Small Groups

What if I want to lead or host a Small Group?

The minimum guidelines for Small Group Leaders at Cornerstone Fellowship are:

• Leader has accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
• Leader has been baptized by immersion.
  
• Leader has completed Cornerstone 101 class.
• Leader has made Cornerstone their home church
• Leader has committed to completing all remaining CLASSES 201-401 within a reasonable period of time.
• Leader is filled with integrity and committed to moral excellence:
    Hebrews 13:7-8
  Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
• Leader will have small group material approved by staff before starting.
  

Small Group Covenant

We agree to the following primary values for our small group:

Priority:
We will give the group meetings priority and if we are unable to attend or are running late, we will call ahead. We will meet for 12 weeks then evaluate our direction. We will meet from 7 to 8:30 and strive to start and end on time.

Participation:
All questions are encouraged and respected. Everyone should be given the opportunity to participate. If homework is assigned, it should be given priority by the group members.

Confidentiality:
Anything of a personal nature that is shared is never repeated outside the meeting.

Open Chair:
The group stays open to new people as long as they understand the ground rules. The guidelines for filling the open chair in our group will be…

Group Birthings:
After the appropriate time, this group will help start or birth other groups as the Holy Spirit leads.

Apprentice Leaders:
We will strive to identify and develop the apprentices in our group.

Community Project:
We will agree upon a community project once a year that will help further God’s kingdom or serve others less fortunate.

Staying on Topic:
We will strive to stay on topic and keep our conversations biblical always making God our priority during the time we are together. No group member shall dominate the discussion.

Prayer Time:
We will set aside time each meeting for those asking for prayer.