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I’m excited that next year we get to try something really fresh in HSM in 2008-2009. Today I announced a cool new direction for our small groups in the Fall – we’re doing them in The Refinery for 10 weeks with a unified curriculum. We’ll jump back into homes after the Christmas break, but we need to spend some time getting our arms around the program and unify and build community in our volunteers.
The nights (both Tuesday and Wednesday) will consist of a leader welcome (w/food, naturally), vision, training and encouragement. We’ll go over the night and spend a few minutes in prayer together. Then we jump into our main meeting room for opening announcements, prayer and maybe an overview of the night, then spread out all over the building for small groups. Groups end at the same time give or take, so students can mingle and play until the end of the night.
We’re also going to beta-test the first year of a 4-year small group material put out by Simply Youth Ministry. We’re in the early stages of co-creating a 4-year ideal world curriculum from freshman to senior years of high school. Couldn’t be more excited about the upcoming shift in location, community and curriculum!
JG
Why the format change? What was the thought process behind being in the building compared to homes? Just interested.