RBBC LIFE GROUP

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

QUESTION:  I am already in a Life Group. Do I need to sign up each semester for a Life Group?

ANSWER:  Each semester provides a new opportunity to recommit to your current Life Group or to branch out and host and/or facilitate one of the new Life Groups. So we ask all existing Life Group leaders to fill out a Host Home sign-up card indicating their continued participation and noting if they can handle additional people.  Existing Life Group members should also fill out a participant sign-up form noting your desire to participate in your existing Life Group or if you desire a new Life Group.

 

QUESTION:  How do I sign up to be a Host?

ANSWER:  Sign-up forms are available in the church foyer, pews, office and on the Church website.

QUESTION:  If I host, how many weeks will I need to open my home for the Life Group?

ANSWER:   You may wish to host every Life Group meeting or your group may decide to rotate homes.

QUESTION:  How do I sign up for a Life Group?

ANSWER:  Sign-up forms are available in the church foyer, pews, office and on the Church website.

QUESTION:  How will I know what Life Group I’m in?

ANSWER:  Normally, you will receive a phone call from a Host inviting you to their group.  If you do not receive an invitation and you have filled out a participant form, call the church office at 678-6062.

QUESTION:  How long will the Life Group session last each week?

ANSWER:   Typically a session should only be approximately 1 1/2 hours but it may vary depending on your particular group.  The maximum length for each Life Group meeting should be 2 hours, including informal fellowship time.

QUESTION:  What are we to do with our children? 

ANSWER:  Each Life Group should make their own arrangements for child care.  There are several options for those families with small children.  Select which option will suit your small group best. 

 

·      Have everyone in the group be responsible for their own babysitter.

·      Pool your money together and hire a baby sitter who can watch the kids in another room at the host home.

·      Keep all the kids at another group member's house with a babysitter.

·      Parents weekly rotate watching kids in another room.

·      Swap childcare duties with another family whose group meets on a different day or time.

QUESTION:  How will Life Group assignments be made?

ANSWER:  During the month of sign-up, the congregation is asked to sign up to participate in a Life Group.  Based on certain information criteria, such as your ABF, your neighborhood, family size, etc., you will be assigned to a Life Group. and they will make arrangements directly with you to join them. Existing Life Groups will be kept together, if requested on the individual sign-up form.