Northwest Baptist Church invites you to join us for a very special event, June 3-4, 2011.   As part of a Worship Renewal Grant, Northwest has engaged Dr. Larry Osborne to speak about the relationship between vital small groups and closing the back door of the church.  Small groups play a crucial role in helping people build relationships, effectively knitting their lives into the fabric of the church and to others who desire Christ-likeness.

Friday, June 3^rd, 6:00-8:00 PM, will target a broader audience, focusing on closing the “back door” of the church with vital small groups, in general, and through Sermon-Based Small Groups, in particular.  Dr. Osborne will speak to the vision of Sermon-Based Small Groups noting the biblical, theological, and modern trends rationale undergirding it.  Through this grant year, Northwest has begun to realize the potential for health that Sermon-Based Small Groups offer, both on the personal level and to the entire church.

Saturday, June 4^th, 9:00-11:15 AM, will target specifically small group leaders, hosts, apprentices, and anyone interested in starting a new group.  This session will focus on nuts and bolts implementation, providing a critique and response to Northwest’s Sermon-Based Small Groups pilot project model.  This session will be more interactive between speaker and audience as leaders dialogue about the details of leading a Sermon-Based Small Group.

This event is made possible through a Worship Renewal Grant from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, Grand Rapids, Michigan, with funds provided by Lilly Endowment, Inc.

Please check out the SBSG Curriculum Resources for leadership guides, participant guides, and other study resources. We would just like thank the SBSG team for working so hard at putting such a great study together! May God use this material to bless our small groups and our entire church family!