I posted this “small group leader job description” last year, but have updated for 2013!
Are you considering using your God-given gifts to lead in the LCCC Family? If so, praise God! Now that raises the questions…What does it take to be a Lake City Small Groups Leader? What does small group leadership include?
Here is the official position description for this significant role:
Lake City Small Group Leader Description
Small Group Leader’s Qualifications:
- Be a member of the church, or be in membership process.
- Attend the leader trainings, in fall and January.
- Small Group Leader Fall Series Material Meeting is Sunday, Sept. 1, 10:50AM (during 2nd service) in the Gym. It is primarily for small group leaders, but open to everyone.
- Ministry Summit is Saturday, Sept. 15, 9am-1pm. It is for ALL leaders of LCCC, including small group leaders.
- Be approved and blessed by small groups pastor and an elder.
Small Group Leader’s Job Description:
(Trying to do less than this will fail almost every time. Co-leaders or “Inner Circles” will share this load.)
Time Commitment: Prayer and preparation before the group; the group meeting time; relationship-building and discipleship time outside the group.
Length of Commitment: Semester and/or entire 9 month ministry year.
Primary Roles:
- Be a model of someone who desires to become like Jesus.
- Delegate leading and caring responsibilities to group members so they can use their gifts for the benefit of the group.
- Regularly contact group members between meetings (through phone calls, emails, cards, coffee, invite for dinner, notes on Facebook, etc.) Follow up with absent members to let them know they were missed.
- Disciple and raise up new generations of leaders, as you are able.
- Complete the simple evaluation reports requested by small groups pastor from time to time.
Tools Provided for Leaders
1. As the small groups pastor, I sit down personally with everyone who expresses interest in leading or co-leading our small groups. I always come prepared with our Lake City Small Groups Toolkit (a collection of our best training materials over the past sevenyears), and an enthusiasm to answer the frequently asked questions and the intriguing questions that are new to me.
2. Because of the importance of this role, all leaders are designated a pastor (that’s me), an elder who prays for and is available to them, and a coach (if desired), for assistance, encouragement and accountability of their own growth as a follower of Jesus.
3. This blog is also an ever-increasingly more comprehensive quick-reference for many areas of small group leadership.
How to Become a Leader
You can sign up to become one of our great team of leaders this year, by:
- Contacting me at reg.overstreet@lc3.com or 253-582-8040
- Marking your interest on a Communication Card in the weekend services
- Attending the Sept. 1 “Why Am I Here?” Materials Meeting
- Attending the Sept. 14 Lake City Ministry Summit
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