What is a Micro Group? 

(Indebted to the work of David Putman and The Gospel Disciple Life quick start guide)

A Micro Group is a simple disciple-making process that allows for the making of disciples who make disciples. Each Micro Group consists of three people (same gender)

Micro-Groups have five key principles.

1. Simple enough to reproduce. Micro Groups are intended for multiplication and can be led by anyone, at any time, in any place. Multiplication takes place after your Micro Group gets through the four gospels.

2. Scripture is our curriculum. Since Mark is the shortest and easiest to read, we recommend all micro groups start with Mark.

3. The Holy Spirit is our teacher. One key to Micro Groups is learning to hear and follow Jesus through His Spirit. While reading Scripture ask, “What is Jesus saying to me?” and “What am I going to do about it?”

4. Following Jesus is our ultimate objective. A disciple is a follower of Jesus who is learning to live, and love like Jesus. Our goal, then is to learn to see God at work, hear His voice, understand His ways and follow Him.

5. Relationships are our vehicle. The gospel naturally travels from one relationship to another. Micro Groups are limited to three people.

Micro Groups consists of two rhythms:

1. Daily Bible Reading. Your daily Bible reading plan will take you through the four gospels one chapter at a time beginning in Mark. The goal is to complete five chapters each week. This daily rhythm of reading the Bible means that you will read one chapter from one of the gospels using the S.O.W.I.N.G method.

   Scripture- We read scripture daily. Each day we read one chapter out of the Gospels as we systematically make our way though all four gospels with our micro-group of three. Since the Holy Spirit is our teacher, we are prayerfully asking God to speak to us through at least one specific verse. Once we have identified this verse, we write it down.

   Observation- We make observations about that verse. Now that you have a verse, go back through the chapter making observations that bring light to your focused verse. Make a list of those observations, related to your one scripture. The goal of your observation is to answer the question, “What is Jesus saying to me through the Scripture?”

   Walk: The Focus of our reading is on following Jesus. When we see Him at work, hear His voice, discern His ways, and obey Him, we are following Him.

   Invite: Invite Jesus into your day. Our goal isn’t to be hearers only of the word, but to be doers of the word. Once we know what Jesus is saying to us, we are now ready to invite Him into our day. Our goal is to follow Jesus. This leads us to the question, “What are we going to do about it?”

   Nurture: Nurture relationships. Who is God calling you to nurture relationships with today?

   Good News: Share Good News. Our mission is to share the good news of Jesus. Who is Jesus inviting you to share Good News with? What are some practical ways you can share that good news?

2. Weekly Micro Group- Meet with your group of three, either face-to-face or virtually for anywhere between 30-90 minutes. During your once a week Micro Group we would recommend using these 6 C’s to guide your micro group time.

   Connect: Simply doing a little life together before you jump into any kind of agenda.

   Celebrate: Take a moment to celebrate. Just completing your assignment is something to celebrate.

   Check-In: A way to hold each other accountable. Ask some accountability questions like “How did your time go with God this past week?”

   Coach: Coaching is not the sole responsibility of the facilitator, but the responsibility of the micro group. The focus is on peer-to-peer learning. The role of the facilitator is to keep things on track. Our primary tool for coaching is asking three strategic questions: 1. What did Jesus say to you last week? 2. What did/will you do about it? 3. How can we pray for you?

   Care. Spend time in specific prayer for one another Make sure everyone has time to share anything they may need prayer for and encourage everyone to pray out loud.

   Communicate. Share any relevant information about your micro group.

If you have interest in starting a micro group, or would be interested in participating in one, please reach out to Ryan at mail to: ryan@veritaschurchpa.org