Winning Groups

Leadership Summit

Join the team for fellowship and fun. Meet the Winning Expo Design Team, tonight 7:00 sharp.

Six month multiplication goal-challenge

Leadership development and multiplication
A. six-month goal
1. Our goal is that in six months time, every group will develop one new leader and multiply that group.
2. This is a minimum goal. You may have six new groups by the end of that time! ("According to your faith be it unto you. ")

B. Raising up a leader in six months

1. Find them.
Spend December isolating two or three people in your group who are potential leaders. Invite them to attend a special leadership summit in January. Help them to set goals for the coming year: personally and in ministry. What is the next step will they need to take to accomplish each goal. Do the same for yourself. You may want to work on your goals right along with them.

2. Fan them.
In January, spend special times of prayer with the new leaders. Set up a time once a week where you can be alone with them and teach them how to pray using my "how to pray "book. This will "fan them," stirring up the gifts and callings within their lives.

3. Focus them.
in February, help them to set goals for their group. Help them to identify what they love to do. What are their interests? What are their gifts? What do they do best? These questions may reveal clues as to what type of group they would like to start. What would they like to see God do through them by the end of this year? Find out where there are on the winning track and start them on the next level.

4. Feed them.
In March, monitor their progress on the winning track carefully. Continue "feeding" them the weekly agenda the the winning group agenda

5. Follow them
in April, let them begin to lead your group to some degree. If they are going to multiply the "internally") take four members and start a separate meeting), let those four members began to meet together during the cell night to prepare for their departure. If they are going to multiply "externally" (open a homogeneous group of their own choosing), help them choose their type of group, help them choose a curriculum or outline if necessary, and go with them to the place, if possible, to begin to "size up" what they will need to be successful.

6. Follow-up on them
in May, your group should multiply. Try to attend their first three meetings, to help them make a smooth transition.

Revival: Women's jail

The women's jail ministry is growing so rapidly that we are needing to make adjustments to keep up with the growth. I had a meeting last night with Tomi Cardin the winning group leader, her coach Michelle Turner, and Winning Group director Kitty White.
Tomi took us into her home office, where she keeps a file folder for every woman she ministers to in the jail. She keeps track of what levels they completed in the Winning Track along with other information. So far over 500 Winning Track certificates have been awarded.
We recently had 8 women from the jail ministry, in attendance at a Summit Sunday encounter. They are quickly getting jobs upon release by the favor of God. They are growing spiritually and learning how to apply the teachings they received in the jail, to life on the outside. I look forward to them living an overcoming life, stepping into leadership and reaching back to help those who "are" where they came from.
Many of these women are getting out of jail and plugging right into the ministry of Summit Church. Tomi's house can hardly obtain all of the people who attend the group. She has overflow attendance. Cars are lined up and down the street. She is planning to expand to a 2nd night. Three groups are ready to multiply out of this group.  It's exciting to see the Winning Group vision come to pass; lives being changed by the power and Word of God, and multiplication (fruit).
All glory to God!

Alter Prayer

Leaders,

Just a reminder. At the end of the encounter leaders should go directly to the alter to wait for people requesting prayer.

Dondra

Leadership notes

Purpose
Summit’s Winning Groups help people win in life as we connect to each other and to Jesus Christ--and as we target more people to start and finish the Winning Track.
Vision
"We fulfill our purpose by developing and building leaders. Our primary objective in small group ministry is not to build groups. Rather, we develop small groups so we can build leaders, because leaders build groups. A winning group is never an end in itself. Empowering and releasing people to lead is the goal. Non - Christians must be converted into members and then developed into leaders." (Leadership Explosion, by Joel Comiskey; with adaptations)

Coaches Challenge
Fruit = leader multiplication
Focus - Success for the WG is multiplying; reproducing; making more leaders
Set goals - Bring me some leaders? Who is ready?

Coaches and Leaders Challenge
Memorize Mission, Vision, and Definition of a Leader

Define what a leader looks like (how to become a leader)
1. Member of Summit
2. On WT
3. Attend Orientation
4. Train under a leader
5. Lead a WG

Mental position

Hey breaker,breaker, 1 9 summit got your ears open!!every one knows this is the year of the open door i think i have found something or it found me, to make sure no one miss the open door, this is not just a topic PA is teaching ,it is a word from GOD for us all.Why do some people thrive no matter what happens,while others mereily try to survive? is it talent? breeding or background? im sure all these things help,but they cant explain good enough why some blow up in life  and some breakdown. i think the key lies in the condition of our hearts or the attitude of our hearts ,you see i thought people got on my nerve, but how can someone or thing get on it if theres nothing to get on?our attitude originates in our heart and our power to choose is locked in our attitudes,i have found that our attitudes is more honest and better  consistent than our words, it can never be hidden for long ,it will be expressed in all parts of our lives. if your attitude was a ipod an someone asked to listen to it what would be playin? closed door music or open door music, what is the world hearing through your ipod " aka attitude" better than that what is GOD the Father hearing? i will let everybody answer that for themselves, this may not be everything,but this is why some complain and others rejoyce,why some go through the door and others dont. Attitde affects outcomes more than our smarts,talents,and privileges.and the great thing is you cant blame anyone for your tude dude,but you!!!a brother told me life is 10% of what happens to you and 90% of how you respone. look at some of the words in the declaration of independence,We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creater with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are LIFE,Liberty,and the Pursuit of Happiness....if some say yea right!! these are only words,remember Attitude ok, it gives people only the right to pursue happiness: you have to catch it yourself,now let us catch are tudes and go through the open door just sharing peace chris

Hey whats up Summit Family,I have a question or two for us all,PA ministered on LOVE sunday and it was compelling ,and everybody said ouch!!but heres the questions, what did you come to earth for? i will answer that because thats to easy LOVE, well most of us did, but few are here to cut on the smoke machines in the church,dim the lights and dance with people only they can see, im just trippin, but here is the other question, ready! IS THERE ANYONE YOU LOVE MORE THAN ANYONE ELES? the phone lines are now open.  peace chris

Homegoing for Yulanda Tate

The homegoing for Yulanda Tate will be held on Friday, May 18 at 11:00 am @ Summit Church.

The viewing will take place at Carmichael Funeral Home on Thursday, May 17 from 6:30 - 8:00 pm.

Carmichael Funeral Home
831 E. Jefferson Blvd.
Fort Wayne, IN 46803

422-5359

Thank you Winning Groups and Summit members for your support and prayers for the family.

Happy Mothers Day

Happy Mother's Day to all the beautiful mom's. May your day be full of joy and peace!

Dondra

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