Episode 0045 Season 3 Harry Toews on the importance of small groups

Welcome to Episode 0045 Season 3 of the FOUR12 Canada Podcast!

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Small groups might be called life groups, Bible study groups, or something else, but they are an essential part of many churches today.  Listen as Harry Toews shares about challenges and successes in small group ministry.

Harry is on staff at Faith Huntsville as the Senior Associate Pastor of seniors and small groups. He has served Jesus Christ in pastoral ministry for over 30 years.   His dream is to travel and explore the many cultures and countries that make up this amazing world of ours, and his claim to fame is that he once held a Guinness World Record!  You'll have to listen in order to find out which record!

In this episode, we chat about small groups and their importance for every follower of Jesus.

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PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS

Small Groups

• Challenge people to dig into God's word
• Changes your life when others model prayer and a life in God's word
• Are important because knowing God is important
• We are called to be in relationship with others
• Paul was with others in prison when he was writing and they supported each other and had an impact on their jailer
• Join a small group to know God more deeply

Challenges of Leading a Small Group Ministry

• Spiritual warfare
• Know that we don't wrestle against flesh and blood
• The enemy doesn't want us to meet together
• Prayer is our weapon

"Humble ourselves and pray together." - Harry Toews

Success in Small Groups

• Success is not just numbers or willing participants
• Godliness is success
• To be godly means we are growing to be Christlike
• Love God with all your heart soul and strength, and love our neighbours
• Passionately love God and one another

Future Plans

• Core Curriculum
• Support to our small group leaders
• Leadership handbook
• See our groups multiply
• See everyone back in community
• Helping people intentionally and giving a pathway for small group leaders to help others move towards maturity in Jesus Christ

Impact on Others

• It refreshed others
• Puts a spring in their step
• Causes them to pray for each person in their group
• Built up a connection

For Those That Lead a Small Group

• Be faithful
• We don't know what God is doing a person's life

Rev 2:10 " Be faithful unto the end..."

No Small Group?

• Try it out
• Reach out to Harry
• Pray about it and (re)connect with a group 

Thanks for listening! We hope this episode has equipped you for greater influence through serving. We don’t want you to miss a single episode, so if you haven’t done so already, subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. Help us reach more people by writing a review on the Apple podcast app and other podcast apps that you use. The FOUR12 Canada podcast is a ministry of Faith Baptist Church in Huntsville, Ontario. Explore everything FOUR12 Canada at four12.ca. Thanks for spending some time with us. See you next time!

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Up Next Season 3 Episode 0046: Encouragement

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