Becoming a Small Group Leader at Anchor Point

Thank you for your interest in leading a small group at Anchor Point. Small groups are a very important part of our community and we’re grateful for your desire to lead one. Please see the information below about the mission and vision for our small group leaders. If you’d like to learn more, please contact Aaron Miatke.

Vision

Mission, Maturity & Multiplication.  Small group leaders working in collaboration with church leadership, ministry coaches, team leaders and other small group leaders to shepherd people of Anchor Point and in our community toward: 

  • the life changing discovery of the gospel. (Mission)

  • deepening community and spiritual growth. (Maturity)

  • service, leadership and disciple making. (Multiplication).

Desirable Traits/Experience

  • Heart to connect people to God & others

  • Welcoming and including posture

  • Heart for the gospel reaching the spiritually lost

  • Passion for reading, studying and applying God’s word

  • Organized

  • Takes initiative

  • Asks good questions

  • Listens well

  • Willingness to facilitate group discussion

Responsibilities

Connect People to Community

  1. Work with team leaders and other small group leaders to get to know new and involved attendees during Sunday worship service and other Anchor Point gatherings.

  2. Know the leaders and details of Anchor Point small groups so that you can Invite new and involved attendees to your small group and/or another group that may be a good fit for them/their family. Introduce to other small group leaders as is helpful.

  3. Communicate with your small group and those you’ve invited sending out invitations and reminders

  4. Take attendance weekly in order to know who is coming and how regularly people are coming to your groups.

  5. Spend time with those attending your group outside of small group time (individually and with others) in order to get to know one another, understand the spiritual journeys of one another, and provide vision/opportunity for growth, service and/or leadership.

Connect People to God

  1. Create a small group plan in order to ensure that you are organized and are incorporating all the desired small group components for your group over time. Consider Anchor Point Sermon based content on our website (menu/be involved/groups)

  2. Use your plan to prepare each week's scripture/content, open ended questions that cause your group to observe, interpret, and apply the content to their lives.

  3. Gather prayer requests and help your group pray for one another.  

Connect People to Kingdom Mission

  1. Identify and schedule regular opportunities for your small group to reach out to/engage with people in our community who do not know Jesus yet. This could include inviting friends, colleagues, neighbors and others to your group. It could include going out into the community together to have spiritual conversations. It could include planning a special event or activity together once a month to help build relationships and move toward others with gospel intentionality.

  2. Help those in your group discover a place of service within the body of Anchor Point Church. Help identify gifts, connect to potential teams/leaders and discover a place of meaningful and joyful service. 

  3. Participate in quarterly leader gatherings.

Key Relationships

  • Elders/Pastors - Provides theological direction, vision, mission, values for all leaders to align around and integrate into their ministry roles and service.  Works with Ministry Coaches to ensure consistent alignment.

  • Ministry Coaches - Provides ministry training, accountability & ongoing coaching/support; leads in goal setting and aids leaders in executing small group plans

  • Other Small Group Leaders - provides encouragement, collaboration, sharing of resources and best practices to be increasingly fruitful in our goals and plans together.

Team Leaders - provides connection to attendees who are not connected to small groups and insight on needs/opportunities for service.