Grow Together Leadership

OFF THE SHELF – WEEK 10

Below are the video and small group guide for week 10 of the Off the Shelf series. Please feel free to download the guide and share it digitally with your group members.  There will also be paper copies available at the Welcome Center if you would prefer to pick them up there.

Here is the study guide for this week: Off the Shelf – Study Guide Week 10

Here is the video for this week:

Click here if you can’t see the video.

BIBLE READING PLAN

For those of you who are doing the weekly reading plan, here is week 10: Week 10 OTS Reading Plan. This plan will be emailed on Monday morning to those who subscribed to the “Off the Shelf” email.  Please share this link with anyone in your group who is not signed up: https://www.firstdecatur.org/offtheshelf/

Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you, JG

OFF THE SHELF – WEEK 9

Below are the video and small group guide for week 9 of the Off the Shelf series. Please feel free to download the guide and share it digitally with your group members.  There will also be paper copies available at the Welcome Center if you would prefer to pick them up there.

Here is the study guide for this week: Off the Shelf – Study Guide Week 9

Here is the video for this week:

Please click here if you can’t see the video.

BIBLE READING PLAN

For those of you who are doing the weekly reading plan, here is week 9: Week 9 OTS Reading Plan. This plan will be emailed on Monday morning to those who subscribed to the “Off the Shelf” email.  Please share this link with anyone in your group who is not signed up: https://www.firstdecatur.org/offtheshelf/

Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you, JG

Thank you to those of you who made it to the leader huddle last Sunday.  For those who were unable to make it, I am planning to send a summary of our meeting next week.

OFF THE SHELF – WEEK 8

Below are the video and small group guide for week 8 of the Off the Shelf series. Please feel free to download the guide and share it digitally with your group members.  There will also be paper copies available at the Welcome Center if you would prefer to pick them up there.

Here is the study guide for this week: Off the Shelf – Study Guide Week 8

Here is the video for this week:

If you are unable to see the video, please click here.

BIBLE READING PLAN

For those of you who are doing the weekly reading plan, here is week 8: Week 8 OTS Reading Plan. This plan will be emailed on Monday morning to those who subscribed to the “Off the Shelf” email.  Please share this link with anyone in your group who is not signed up: https://www.firstdecatur.org/offtheshelf/

Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you, JG

LEADER HUDDLE – THIS SUNDAY

Please join us for our Leader Huddle this Sunday, Oct. 20, from 6-7:30 in Mosaic Cafe.  Dinner is provided. This will be the 2nd of 4 huddles this school year.  I would love to see you there for training, prayer, and connection with other leaders.

OFF THE SHELF – WEEK 7

Below are the video and small group guide for week 7 of the Off the Shelf series. Please feel free to download the guide and share it digitally with your group members.  There will also be paper copies available at the Welcome Center if you would prefer to pick them up there.

Here is the study guide for this week: Off the Shelf – Study Guide Week 7

Here is the video for this week:

Off the Shelf Small Group Video Week 7 from Jonathan Grunden on Vimeo.

If you can’t see the video, please click here.

BIBLE READING PLAN

For those of you who are doing the weekly reading plan, here is week 7: Week 7 OTS Reading Plan. This plan will be emailed on Monday morning to those who subscribed to the “Off the Shelf” email.  Please share this link with anyone in your group who is not signed up: https://www.firstdecatur.org/offtheshelf/

Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you, JG

LEADER HUDDLE – 1 WEEK AWAY

Please join us for our next Leader Huddle on Sunday, Oct. 20, from 6-7:30 in Mosaic Cafe.  Dinner is provided. This will be the 2nd of 4 huddles this school year.  I would love to see you there for training, prayer, and connection with other leaders.

If you have not RSVP’d, please do so soon so we can prepare for the huddle. 

OFF THE SHELF – WEEK 6

Below are the video and small group guide for week 6 of the Off the Shelf series. Please feel free to download the guide and share it digitally with your group members.  There will also be paper copies available at the Welcome Center if you would prefer to pick them up there.

Here is the study guide for this week: Off the Shelf – Study Guide Week 6

Here is the video for this week:

Click here if you can’t see the video.

BIBLE READING PLAN

For those of you who are doing the weekly reading plan, here is week 6: Week 6 OTS Reading Plan. This plan will be emailed on Monday morning to those who subscribed to the “Off the Shelf” email.  Please share this link with anyone in your group who is not signed up: https://www.firstdecatur.org/offtheshelf/

Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you, JG

NEXT LEADER HUDDLE

Please mark your calendar for our next Leader Huddle on Sunday, Oct. 20, from 6-7:30 in Mosaic Cafe.  Dinner is provided. This will be the 2nd of 4 huddles this school year.  I would love to see you there for training, prayer, and connection with other leaders.

OFF THE SHELF – WEEK 5

Below are the video and small group guide for week 5 of the Off the Shelf series. Please feel free to download the guide and share it digitally with your group members.  There will also be paper copies available at the Welcome Center if you would prefer to pick them up there.

Here is the study guide for this week: Off the Shelf – Study Guide Week 5

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR THIS WEEK’S STUDY

The study has an element this week that is a bit out of the ordinary for us.  It’s not weird, it’s just not something we often do.  Please take a close look at the section following the video so you can be fully prepared to lead that portion.  Let me know if you have any questions.

Here is the video for this week:

BIBLE READING PLAN

For those of you who are doing the weekly reading plan, here is week 5: Week 5 OTS Reading Plan. This plan will be emailed on Monday morning to those who subscribed to the “Off the Shelf” email.  Please share this link with anyone in your group who is not signed up: https://www.firstdecatur.org/offtheshelf/

Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you, JG

Hello, awesome small group leaders, I hope your weeks and your groups are going well.

WHO’S IN YOUR GROUP?

Dawn Wendt, who is a small group leader and works in the front office, is graciously working on updating all of our group info in the church database.  THANK YOU DAWN!!!!  To help her, please send me an email with the names and contact info of the people currently in your group. CLICK HERE TO SEND ME AN EMAIL.  If you were at the August leader huddle and gave me a card, and nothing has changed, you get a pass.

NEXT LEADER HUDDLE

Please mark your calendar for our next Leader Huddle on Sunday, Oct. 20 from 6-7:30 in Mosaic Cafe.  Dinner is provided. This will be the 2nd of 4 huddles this school year.  I would love to see you there for training, prayer, and connection with other leaders.

OFF THE SHELF – WEEK 4

Below are the video and small group guide for week 4 of the Off the Shelf series. Please feel free to download the guide and share it digitally with your group members.  There will also be paper copies available at the Welcome Center if you would prefer to pick them up there.

Here is the study guide for this week: Off the Shelf – Study Guide Week 4

Here is the video for this week.

Week 4 Off the Shelf Small Group Video from Jonathan Grunden on Vimeo.

If you can’t see the video, please click here.

BIBLE READING PLAN

For those of you who are doing the weekly reading plan, here is week 3: Week 4 OTS Reading Plan. This plan will be emailed on Monday morning to those who subscribed to the “Off the Shelf” email.  Please share this link with anyone in your group who is not signed up: https://www.firstdecatur.org/offtheshelf/

Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you, JG

OFF THE SHELF – WEEK 3

Below are the video and small group guide for week 3 of the Off the Shelf series. Please feel free to download the guide and share it digitally with your group members.  There will also be paper copies available at the Welcome Center if you would prefer to pick them up there.

Here is the study guide for this week: Off the Shelf – Study Guide Week 3

Here is the video for this week.

BIBLE READING PLAN

For those of you who are doing the weekly reading plan, here is week 3: Week 3 OTS Reading Plan. This plan will be emailed on Monday morning to those who subscribed to the “Off the Shelf” email.  Please share this link with anyone in your group who is not signed up: https://www.firstdecatur.org/offtheshelf/

Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you, JG

OFF THE SHELF – WEEK 2

Below are the video and small group guide for week 2 of the Off the Shelf series. Please feel free to download the guide and share it digitally with your group members.  There will also be paper copies available at the Welcome Center if you would prefer to pick them up there.

Here is the study guide for this week: Off the Shelf – Study Guide Week 2

Here is the video for this week.

Off the Shelf Week 2 from Jonathan Grunden on Vimeo.

If you can’t see the video, please click here.

BIBLE READING PLAN

As I’ve mentioned in the last couple of weeks, we would love for your group to participate in one of two Bible reading plans throughout the Off the Shelf series.  For more information about that, please check out the week two reading plan here: Week 2 OTS Reading Plan. This plan will be emailed on Monday morning to those who subscribed to the “Off the Shelf” email.  Please share this link with anyone in your group who is not signed up: https://www.firstdecatur.org/offtheshelf/

As always, please let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you, JG

Hello everyone, and welcome to week one of the Off the Shelf small group series.

BIBLE READING PLAN

As I mentioned last week, we will be encouraging the congregation to participate in one of two Bible reading plans throughout the Off the Shelf series.  For more information about that, please check out the week one reading plan here: Week 1 OTS Reading Plan  We encourage your group to choose one of these plans and read together over the next 13 weeks.

OFF THE SHELF – WEEK 1

Below are the video and small group guide for week 1 of the Off the Shelf series.  These will be available on this page each week for the next 13 weeks.  Please feel free to download the guide and share it digitally with your group members.  There will also be paper copies available at the Welcome Center if you would prefer to pick them up there.

Here is the study guide for this week: Off the Shelf – Study Guide Week 1

Here is the video for this week.

A FEW IMPORTANT NOTES

•  The best method for sharing this video with your group is to stream it to your TV. If that will not work for you, consider showing the video on a laptop or tablet. Please double check your technology prior to group time.   If you have any difficulties, please contact me at jgrunden@firstdecatur.org.
• If you have any questions about anything, please don’t hesitate to ask.  I’m here to help.

Thanks again, and I hope you have a great first week.

God Bless, JG