Benchmark: Abide

 

Benchmark: Abiding
Learn a little bit more about the importance of “Abiding” in your group.

 

Abiding

Benchmarks are points in your discipling groups journey that allow for the group to stop and evaluate how everyone is doing in a particular area. Before moving on to Phase 2, take one of your group sessions to stop, ask questions, and assess how each member is doing in the area of Abiding.

 

Abiding

Your group has spent the past several weeks getting to know each other well. While doing so, the hope is that you begin to have conversations of spending regular time in God’s Word. The benchmark of ABIDING allows you to see how faithful your group is being with this practice. To move into Phase 2, see if your group has completed the following:

  • A basic understanding of hearing the voice of the Lord

  • Have a faithful rhythm of spending time in God’s Word

  • Each member is able to voice what it means personally to Abide beyond reading God’s Word.

Discipleship Tip:

If the majority of your group checks the three boxes above, move to Phase 2. If they do not, stop here and have a group time of abiding. This may be a point that you have to ReTeach the Seven Arrows and Eat the Word tools so that your group fully understands what it means to Abide.

Other Ways to Abide:

  • Spending Time in God’s Word

  • Time of Worship through Music

  • Prayer

  • Journaling

  • Spending time in Creation.

  • Spending time in meditation/silence.

  • Creating something (painting, drawing, sculpting)