{"id":2299,"date":"2015-11-17T22:52:21","date_gmt":"2015-11-17T22:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/journeyonleadership.brentwoodbaptistonline.com\/?p=2299"},"modified":"2015-11-17T22:52:21","modified_gmt":"2015-11-17T22:52:21","slug":"setting-goals-for-your-life-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadership.brentwoodbaptist.com\/adult-discipleship\/setting-goals-for-your-life-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting Goals for Your LIFE Group"},"content":{"rendered":"
By Jay Fennell<\/address>\n

You probably have a lot of experience setting goals in your life. Professional goals, financial goals, spiritual goals, relationship goals\u2026but have you ever, as a LIFE group leader, thought about establishing goals for your LIFE group? Have you ever stopped to consider what God might want to accomplish through your LIFE group this year? Goals are important. They give us direction and purpose. As we wind down the calendar year and prepare for the New Year, it\u2019s a great time to begin praying and thinking about goals for your LIFE group.<\/strong>
\nSome of you might be thinking\u2026is goal setting unspiritual? I\u2019ve heard some leaders say, \u201cI just allow the Holy Spirit to do what He wants to do in my group, so I don\u2019t make any plans like that.\u201d I agree that we should not simply make our own plans, but instead should be receptive to God-centered, God-sized plans. And that takes diligent prayer to discover how God wants to work and what He wants to accomplish in your group. After all, the group you lead belongs to Him. The people in your group are His, and you are simply a steward of the group at the moment.
\nBut Jesus was a planner. When he called his followers he told them, \u201cFollow me and I will make you fishers of men.\u201d This little statement contains both Jesus\u2019 goal and his three-year plan for his disciples. The Goal: for them to become fishers of men. The Plan: to follow Him. In Acts 1:8, Jesus said to the disciples, \u201cYou will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you, and you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and the ends of the earth.\u201d The Goal: for the gospel to reach Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and the whole earth. The Plan: To be his witnesses through the Holy Spirit\u2019s power. It\u2019s okay to set goals, but they must be the goals that God wants for your group.
\nSo what does that look like in your group at Brentwood Baptist? Well, you know that our groups are defined by 4 functions expressed by the acronym L.I.F.E.<\/p>\n