Leadership Group Guide - March 2023

There is a harvest of new people groups God is calling us to reach. At our February Coaches Training, Pastor Billy Lile taught how we could reach these groups by identifying, training, and sending new leaders from our existing Small Groups.

Watch the video of the training and review its notes before attending your Leadership Group. Be ready to discuss.

“‘Your servant has nothing there at all,’ she said, ‘except a small jar of olive oil.’ 3Elisha said, ‘Go around and ask all your neighbors for empty jars. Don’t ask for just a few. 4Then go inside and shut the door behind you and your sons. Pour oil into all the jars, and as each is filled, put it to one side.’ 5She left him and shut the door behind her and her sons. They brought the jars to her and she kept pouring. 6When all the jars were full, she said to her son, ‘Bring me another one.’ But he replied, ‘There is not a jar left.’ Then the oil stopped flowing.” (2 Kings 4:2-6 NIV)


How can we multiply containers for the harvest? I.C.E.

  1. IDENTIFY potential leaders.

  2. CREATE new containers with new leaders.

  3. EXTEND beyond the existing group to reach new people and people groups.


1. Identify potential leaders:

FAITHFUL: They demonstrate a determination to be faithful to the Lord.

FRIENDLY: They demonstrate a determination to love people and to connect relationally.

FACILITATE: They demonstrate an ability to facilitate conversations in small groups and in one-to-ones.


2. Create new containers with new leaders:

EQUIP potential leaders in existing groups so that we can create new containers for new people.

How can we do this?

  • Start by CLUSTERING.

  • Establish CONSISTENT cluster facilitators.

  • EXTEND out to start new groups with new people groups.


3. Extend beyond the existing group to reach new people and new people groups.

Help people to IDENTIFY their people group.

1. People we interact with on a REGULAR basis.

  • Coworkers

  • Activities

  • Kids’ friends

2. People with shared INTERESTS and natural affinity.

3. People God is CALLING you to build with.


Help people to be intentional with their people group. Remember S.A.L.p.T. or S.L.A.P.

  1. START a conversation.

  2. LISTEN for their needs.

  3. ASK follow-up questions.

  4. PRAY for them.


If they are open:

  1. START meeting consistently to start One to One or Purpose Driven Life.

  2. INVITE them to an existing Small Group or church.

  3. OPEN a new pocket for new people.


If they are not open yet:

  1. CONTINUE meeting consistently.

  2. Keep “SLAPping” them.

Discussion Questions & Application (45 minutes):

  1. Where are you in your personal leadership? Are there any potential new leaders in your group?

  2. Do you need to create new pockets for new people? Do you need to extend to reach new people?

Prayer Points (15 minutes):

  1. Pray for new leaders to rise up in your group.

  2. Pray that your group will start new pockets and extensions to reach new people.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Freedom Weekend
If you know anyone in your groups who hasn’t gone through our Freedom Weekend Class, encourage them to attend one of the pockets opening up in March. Freedom Weekend is a powerful class designed to allow God to speak His truth to us, draw closer to us, and transform us in a powerful way. The goal of this class is to help us arise out of our sin and its effects into a new life of freedom and victory.

  • Downtown | March 11, 2023
    Men & Women - City Financial Tower (9:30 am - 2:00 pm)

  • Main Campus | March 25, 2023
    Women’s Main Campus - Worship Center (9:00 am - 3:30 pm)
    Men’s Main Campus - The Hub (9:00 am - 2:30 pm)

Register at pearlside.org/classes

Discipleship Tools | pearlside.org/resources

New Sermon Podcasts
We have a new way to listen to our weekend sermons! Listen to your congregation’s sermons on our Pearlside App and select your congregation, or on Spotify by searching Pearlside Church | [Congregation] (example: Pearlside Church | Pearl Highlands). 

*Main Campus’ Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts as well. (Other congregations to follow)

Pearlside Small Group Leaders Podcast
Listen to our weekly podcast to help prepare as you lead your Small Group. This is a valuable resource that you can use to equip your apprentices to lead a cluster or prepare them to start their own group. The podcast can be accessed on our Pearlside App under Small Group Leaders Resources or through Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Search for Pearlside Small Group Leaders Podcast.

Annual Financial Meeting | Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Pearlside’s annual financial meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 29 at Main Campus in Classroom 1 at 7:00 pm. If you would like to attend, please RSVP by emailing info@pearlside.org by Monday, March 20 at 12:00 pm.