BEGIN WITH PRAYER · 5 MINUTES

Gather together as a Community in a comfortable setting (around a table, on the couch, the floor of a living room, etc.). Have somebody lead a prayer asking the Holy Spirit to lead and guide your time together.

MAKE ANNOUNCEMENTS · 5 MINUTES

Take this time to go over any details pertaining to any gatherings of your groups that may be upcoming. Additionally, invite the participants of your group to take out their phones, open up the Missio Dei App and navigate to the Events Tab on the App. Highlight a couple of events that are upcoming that you feel are pertinent to your group.

EXPRESS PRAISE IN THE FORM OF AFFIRMATIONS DURING YOUR GROUP TIMES · 20 MINUTES 

Take this time to express gratitude and praise for one another by way of affirmations. This time could be more organic and freestyle. It could be organized and your group could take turns offering affirmations to one another. This is something that we do not do enough of from my experience. For several years we’ve done this as a staff to celebrate birthdays, and as a family, we’ve used affirmation as a way to celebrate the good, beautiful and true things about one another as part of our Sabbath rhythms. 

TALK THROUGH THE DISCUSSION QUESTIONS LISTED ON THE PRACTICE PAGE · 40 MINUTES 

Weekly Questions can be found on the Groups Page for the appropriate month that you are in. 

CLOSE IN PRAYER · 10 MINUTES

Create a public forum space where people can pray and offer prayer for one another. Fight the urge to talk more about prayer than you do spend time praying. Invite someone to begin this time and someone to end this time together. Remember, silence is not the enemy of a time of prayer.