I wanted to give you two bits of information.
1) For the next 10 Sundays, we will be combing through the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5-8. In order to help people make full use of a comparatively extended time in one train of thought, we are providing an electronic devotional and meditation guide. It will download automatically with the messages in iTunes, and be available on our website right next to the link to the teaching in PDF form. We are encouraging everyone to utilize these guides daily, and want to come along side you as LifeGroup leaders to create a double encouragement to do so. If you choose to use the Message Based curriculum to take Sunday messages further, you may want to also reference the 10 week guide to get a pulse on how people are doing and growing throughout the week. Between group time, our time together on Sundays, and a near everyday shot in the arm by way of focus, prayer and study- we can look forward to God doing some really cool things over the next couple months at Crosspointe.
2) We have changed the questionnaire a bit to help improve its usefulness for you as a decision making tool. Remember, this form is a great help in determining where your members are in various aspects of their faith so that you can choose a course of study, serving, etc. You'll note that the scale people will now use in answering questions about their own walk are constructed in a way to give you a better overview of where they are, and what kinds of topics and activities may be appropriate to move forward. Also, some of the wording has been changed to help promote good feedback for you. Once your members answer the questions and turn these into you, the hope is that you will have a good general grasp on where your people are, and can then make solid decisions on what to do next from the curriculum guide, discussions with Pam McKerring about serving, plans to make some more time relationally, etc... As we make decisions about study materials, serving and creating environments based on where our people need to go, let's never forget that any questionnaire will have its limitations- this one is no exception. So, plan for the long haul in terms of trying to "get it all in", be okay with not finding any one thing that connects 100% for all your members, and remember that sometimes a little doing together goes much farther than merely a lot of talking.
Thanks for your leadership, for your love and for your continued communal pursuit of the way of Christ.
Steve
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