Is My Group A GROWTH Group?

Fol­low­ing the brief­ing at Envi­sion on the adjust­ments to our KBC Group strategy, lead­ers may be won­der­ing whether or not they are now regarded as a GROWTH Group.

What is a GROWTH Group?
A GROWTH Group is one where:

• The leader has been trained in the vari­ous prac­tices and policies of KBC through STEP 4, or plans to undergo that train­ing over the next twelve months.
• The group works towards the five key wins of group life* (as appro­pri­ate for the life stage and unique cul­ture of the group)

Is There Room to Move?
Yes. Every group is unique in cul­ture and matur­ity. Not all the “wins” will be emphas­ised equally at one time, and some may need to be delib­er­ately de-tuned for exten­ded periods.

What Do I Need To Do Dif­fer­ently?
In prac­tice, for the great major­ity of exist­ing KBC groups can already be regarded as a GROWTH Groups as they have been aligned to our agreed prac­tices since incep­tion. The only change required is that your leader train­ing is brought up to date.



How Do I Con­firm That I Am Now A GROWTH Group?
For the sake of sim­pli­city, all exist­ing groups will be auto­mat­ic­ally regarded as GROWTH Groups unless the leader advises that they do NOT wish to be one. Our staff will con­tact any group lead­ers dir­ectly if there are any poten­tial reas­ons why their group will not qual­ify as a GROWTH Group. This will nor­mally only be required for Spe­cial Interest Groups which meet a dif­fer­ent set of needs to con­ven­tional groups in KBC.

Thank you to all our lead­ers. You again have been over­whelm­ingly cooper­at­ive in adopt­ing changes. You con­tinue to be the healthy heart of our church.

* The five key wins are con­nec­ted to the 5 pur­poses of group life:

Com­munity: Cul­tiv­at­ing healthy, con­trib­ut­ing rela­tion­ships
Cel­eb­ra­tion: Remem­ber­ing the reason they meet
Cul­tiv­a­tion: Applic­able growth toward the Spir­itual DNA
Care: Ensur­ing no one stands alone
Com­mu­nic­a­tion: Mul­tiply­ing influence