The first step to starting any small group at Highlands is to attend Small Group Leadership Training. Training is available at every campus during Step Four of the Growth Track, which is held the fourth Sunday of every month. The next step is to register your small group online so others can find your group. Small Group registration opens up a few weeks prior to the start of each semester. If you still have questions about launching your Outreach Small Group, please let us know.
Your group should be built on your spiritual gifts, interests, and areas of passion. You can begin by asking yourself the following questions to help you launch your small group around your God-given purpose
There are a number of different ways you can make a difference in your community through your small group. Keep it simple, make it fun and invite others who have similar interests and skills to join your group.
General Ideas | ||
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Neighborhood landscape group | ||
Teaching healthy nutrition | ||
Nursing home visits (prayer, worship, crafts) After school tutoring | ||
Language classes (Spanish / English) | ||
Disaster Response Preparedness | ||
First Aid / CPR | ||
Missionary support | ||
Shut-in ministry | ||
Computer skills | ||
Job interviewing & employment skill training | ||
Arts & music for underprivileged kids | ||
Clothing drives | ||
Cooking for a cause (homeless, sick, etc) | ||
Home repairs for the elderly or disabled | ||
Teacher helpers | ||
Learning to read (illiteracy) | ||
Blankets for the homeless | ||
Community gardening | ||
Home decorating on a dime | ||
Care packages for hospitalized, sick children, foster kids | ||
Coffee & prayer for police and firemen | ||
Hair care for cancer patients, elderly or low income | ||
Support local ministries administrative needs | ||
Hospital prayer groups | ||
Monthly car wash for local school faculty | ||
Celebrate a teacher each week at a local school | ||
Hospital Prayer Visits in the ER or NICU | ||
Weekly activity for Children’s Hospital or Children’s ward |
Recommended Readings | ||
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Servolution by Dino Rizzo | ||
Conspiracy of Kindness by Steve Sjogren | ||
The Cause Within You by Matthew Barnett | ||
When Helping Hurts by Steve Corbett & Brian Fikkert |