Discipleship Circles
ABOUT GETTING STARTED RESOURCES
Getting Started
To launch one CIRCLE
How long will you meet? 8 weeks with the option of continuing? 10 weeks? A school year?
Where or how will you meet? 6 feet apart in a room at church, online with Zoom, in a park or other outside location, somewhere else where social distancing isn’t hard?
What format for meeting will the circle use? See RESOURCES.
Who are potential circle members? Who will invite them, when and how?
To launch multiple independent CIRCLES
Invite people to sign up for circles and to indicate their preference for meeting in-person or online.
Assign people to circles of 4-5, making sure to have enough circles of 4 that there is room to invite newcomers into Discipleship Circles.
Multiple study options may be offered, general Bible study topics and topics relative to specific interests such as women, men, youth, family life, work-life and so on.
Equip each circle with the covenant agreement, the meeting format and location options, and study, prayer, and worship resources
Make sure your website and social media presence invite newcomers in to the circles and give clear instructions about how to join a circle.