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FELLOWSHIP MEMPHIS’ SMALL GROUP MINISTRY It is our deep desire that Fellowship Memphis help facilitate our people toward a deep connection with God and each other. We want to move people from the isolation and individualism that rules our day toward the radical and counter-cultural idea of Biblical community. When our people take the bold and courageous step from Sunday attendance to doing life together...we corporately make the rare move towards a truly Biblically functioning community. OUR SMALL GROUP PHILOSOPHY? DISCIPLESHIP! Jesus was fairly clear on His mandate to the church before He went to be with the Father in Matthew 28:18-20. “Go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. And teach them to observe all that I have commanded, and lo I am with you always, even until the end of the age.” Our desire at Fellowship Memphis is to fulfill Jesus’ command to us to reproduce reproducing followers of Christ through our small group ministry. After all, Jesus gave His disciples what they needed to go and make other disciples in the context of a small group of followers, and so it seems to make sense in our setting to do the same. We love building authentic community among our members, which we believe will take place as you are equipped to make disciples. We love engaging in rich Bible study, which we will do while we equip you to make disciples. But understand, our desire is not just community for community sake. Nor is it Bible study for Bible study sake. Our desire is for you to be able to take the community that you build and extend it to others. To take the Bible study you have done and teach it to others. Just like Paul said to his disciple Timothy, our goal is for you to, “entrust the things which you have heard from me…to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.” It is a goal that is worth giving your life to, and an adventure that is more exciting than any other. For an explanation of what our discipleship process entails, click here. To sign up for a Community Group now, click here. |
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