WEBVTT NOTE This file was generated by Descript 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.089 James Browning: Welcome to week four of the help for host podcast. 00:00:03.250 --> 00:00:08.219 I'm your friend James Browning, and we are going through the fourth 00:00:08.219 --> 00:00:09.709 week of the dream now series. 00:00:09.969 --> 00:00:14.310 This week, we are going to be talking about dreaming now for your community. 00:00:14.629 --> 00:00:19.819 We're also joined by my friend and staff member here on the Central 00:00:19.830 --> 00:00:22.030 Small Groups team, German Perez. 00:00:22.183 --> 00:00:23.483 everyone, good to be here. 00:00:24.983 --> 00:00:30.573 German, not only is on staff here at Saddleback, but also a small groups host. 00:00:30.863 --> 00:00:36.973 If you've ever had a technical problem or an issue signing up, or just a question 00:00:36.983 --> 00:00:40.973 about small groups, you've probably emailed German without even knowing it. 00:00:41.133 --> 00:00:45.903 So German is one of the most in the weeds in depth. 00:00:46.293 --> 00:00:48.603 Expert of small groups at Saddleback. 00:00:49.033 --> 00:00:52.863 We're very excited to have them this week and German. 00:00:53.173 --> 00:00:55.963 We're getting close to the finish line of dream now. 00:00:56.123 --> 00:00:56.603 Yes. 00:00:56.933 --> 00:00:57.923 Super exciting. 00:00:58.003 --> 00:01:00.383 We're almost done with the study. 00:01:00.893 --> 00:01:02.773 What excites me about 00:01:05.963 --> 00:01:06.873 seeing how. 00:01:10.513 --> 00:01:14.583 Even though we're on week four, German, why don't you give us a couple 00:01:14.583 --> 00:01:16.663 tips for wrapping this series up? 00:01:16.693 --> 00:01:19.763 I think most of us are in the rhythm, in the flow of the week 00:01:19.763 --> 00:01:21.973 to week, but how can we land this? 00:01:21.973 --> 00:01:23.146 Well, Absolutely. 00:01:23.216 --> 00:01:28.196 First I just want to say thank you to all of our hosts, , thank you so much for 00:01:28.636 --> 00:01:35.373 leading your group the study and Five, so even though the series is about to end 00:01:35.603 --> 00:01:40.813 we want to make sure that we end not just by being onto the next thing, whether it's 00:01:40.813 --> 00:01:50.403 study or Book together, but we want to celebrate The last week of dream now Start 00:01:50.443 --> 00:01:54.973 thinking about what your group wants to do to celebrate that and whether that's 00:01:54.973 --> 00:02:00.823 a potluck or maybe Outing so start asking your members what they either want to 00:02:00.833 --> 00:02:06.283 bring for that potluck want to do with a dinner as We love to do dinners and 00:02:06.283 --> 00:02:11.373 we love to eat and we love to celebrate with food so we always have these 00:02:11.503 --> 00:02:16.293 discussions beforehand because everyone has just start asking your members what 00:02:16.293 --> 00:02:23.583 they want to do and if you have parents it's also key to be able to ask what 00:02:23.583 --> 00:02:28.813 are ways that you can celebrate together by You know having a babysitter set up 00:02:28.943 --> 00:02:31.773 or maybe families to come together Yeah 00:02:35.523 --> 00:02:40.203 So just use this time this week to brainstorm ideas and 00:02:40.333 --> 00:02:41.493 see how you can celebrate. 00:02:41.888 --> 00:02:45.218 As we've mentioned before, there's a few different types of groups who are 00:02:45.218 --> 00:02:47.268 doing DreamNow during this season. 00:02:47.268 --> 00:02:50.178 There's on campus groups, there are some of you, and we're very 00:02:50.178 --> 00:02:53.968 excited to have you, who are leading a group for the first time. 00:02:54.338 --> 00:02:58.438 If you're an existing group, remember to think about what your next study is. 00:02:58.478 --> 00:03:03.498 Or, if you've started a group and you're excited to be moving on, like 00:03:03.568 --> 00:03:07.813 we talked about in last week's episode, There's a study called base camp. 00:03:07.893 --> 00:03:12.263 There is the new what's in a name study and the mark five through eight 00:03:12.623 --> 00:03:14.393 journey that's on the journey app. 00:03:15.203 --> 00:03:20.093 Again if you're a new group that signed up during dream now or immerse consider 00:03:20.243 --> 00:03:25.493 heading over the website and making it formal and continuing on if you've done 00:03:25.503 --> 00:03:28.763 back to back groups, you've probably gotten to know these people at this point 00:03:29.233 --> 00:03:34.223 and hopefully your schedules align and you can Carry on into the next season together 00:03:34.283 --> 00:03:36.713 as a small group Yeah, really quickly. 00:03:36.893 --> 00:03:40.513 So the website to go check out these studies at saddleback. 00:03:40.513 --> 00:03:42.333 com studies 00:03:44.953 --> 00:03:52.187 And there's a whole library of studies With your group All right, so as always 00:03:52.207 --> 00:03:56.547 before your meeting remember it's a good idea to preview the content. 00:03:57.187 --> 00:04:00.767 People aren't expecting you to have all the answers But they would like it if 00:04:00.831 --> 00:04:02.095 you were prepared when they showed up. 00:04:02.245 --> 00:04:07.555 I think it's super helpful, to be able to preview the content as opposed when i've 00:04:07.555 --> 00:04:15.215 led a group I like to see what exactly the Video is about or Chapter in book is 00:04:15.375 --> 00:04:24.305 about that way If I feel led maybe focus on any questions topic or idea for that 00:04:24.305 --> 00:04:30.810 because for this pastor stacy Talking more in depth about drinking alcohol in our 00:04:30.860 --> 00:04:35.270 community watch the video before meeting with your group and maybe come up with 00:04:35.280 --> 00:04:40.920 some other questions or focus on some part of the video that really stuck out to you. 00:04:42.905 --> 00:04:48.335 And as always pray for your group and for your conversations. 00:04:48.365 --> 00:04:53.105 If Andy or Stacey got up and preached a sermon and you found out that they 00:04:53.105 --> 00:04:56.925 hadn't prayed about it beforehand, you'd probably be a little annoyed. 00:04:57.885 --> 00:05:01.125 And I think that is also true of us as hosts. 00:05:01.135 --> 00:05:05.605 This is an important responsibility, but it's also an easy responsibility. 00:05:06.698 --> 00:05:12.048 Spend some time with them really direct conversations, pray for 00:05:12.048 --> 00:05:18.008 your members, that people are glad to share that people participate. 00:05:18.268 --> 00:05:23.578 We know that sometimes not everyone wants to participate, but Maybe the Holy Spirit. 00:05:27.038 --> 00:05:28.438 I don't give them that encouraging. 00:05:32.318 --> 00:05:33.718 Yeah, that sounds great German. 00:05:34.358 --> 00:05:37.778 And also we want to give you a couple pro tips. 00:05:38.053 --> 00:05:43.993 From not just small group world, but some experience from children's ministry. 00:05:44.153 --> 00:05:47.293 One of the things that works really well in children's ministry, and 00:05:47.293 --> 00:05:53.373 it turns out works super well with adults as well, is to review what you 00:05:53.373 --> 00:05:55.013 talked about in the previous weeks. 00:05:55.583 --> 00:05:59.853 It can be a tendency to just go from week to week and only focusing on that week, 00:06:00.243 --> 00:06:04.423 but why don't you do a quick recap of the things that you've talked about over the 00:06:04.423 --> 00:06:08.983 past couple of weeks, a couple of things that have stood out to you, a couple 00:06:09.033 --> 00:06:13.393 of dreams that people have brought up, encourage them to share more about that 00:06:13.393 --> 00:06:18.763 or to talk about any progress that they've done or anything that can make that 00:06:18.763 --> 00:06:22.533 more concrete rather than just something they said in small group one time. 00:06:22.765 --> 00:06:26.375 So what does it actually mean to dream for your community? 00:06:26.680 --> 00:06:31.690 How can we as a small group or individual dream for the area that we live in? 00:06:32.160 --> 00:06:36.070 This is actually a great opportunity for people who are parents or have 00:06:36.070 --> 00:06:39.310 spent some time in the community for a while, getting connected 00:06:39.310 --> 00:06:41.810 with others in your neighborhood. 00:06:41.820 --> 00:06:45.430 For example one thing that we talk about on a regular basis is 00:06:45.430 --> 00:06:49.300 the going through together, doing a book club with your neighbors. 00:06:49.925 --> 00:06:52.135 Book clubs are super popular right now. 00:06:52.295 --> 00:06:53.645 They are a big deal. 00:06:53.775 --> 00:06:59.605 So it's not going to be that weird or unusual to invite someone over to read the 00:06:59.605 --> 00:07:01.895 New Testament, especially in that format. 00:07:02.345 --> 00:07:06.655 But another thing to do is just being active in community events. 00:07:06.665 --> 00:07:09.255 For example, my daughter is on a softball team. 00:07:09.525 --> 00:07:13.945 Her coach rearranged the schedule so that those who were Saddleback 00:07:13.945 --> 00:07:18.575 members could attend KSG, which also opened it up to inviting the 00:07:18.575 --> 00:07:20.705 other girls to attend KSG together. 00:07:21.045 --> 00:07:26.155 This has a great group effect of a couple of people working together to 00:07:26.195 --> 00:07:28.195 make a big impact in the community. 00:07:29.185 --> 00:07:29.545 All right. 00:07:29.605 --> 00:07:33.625 At the end, as you're winding up the group, what are some ways 00:07:33.625 --> 00:07:35.005 that you can close your group? 00:07:35.445 --> 00:07:37.765 in a manner that's going to be very impactful. 00:07:38.310 --> 00:07:40.160 Obviously, again, prayer. 00:07:40.510 --> 00:07:46.210 This is a great opportunity to pray for each other, to share prayer requests, and 00:07:46.210 --> 00:07:50.720 to pray for each other's dreams, as we've been discussing throughout all of this. 00:07:51.050 --> 00:07:55.060 It's also a great opportunity to pray for your community. 00:07:55.435 --> 00:08:00.925 I would encourage your group as a group to find a passage in the Bible, maybe 00:08:00.925 --> 00:08:06.735 a psalm or something in the Bible that can be the passage that they pray over 00:08:06.735 --> 00:08:09.125 their neighborhood or your community. 00:08:09.545 --> 00:08:15.395 And that could be almost like the theme or guiding passage for your ministry 00:08:15.695 --> 00:08:19.965 to your friends and coworkers and relatives who may live in your area. 00:08:20.395 --> 00:08:21.295 Yeah, absolutely. 00:08:21.295 --> 00:08:25.745 I want to also just take a minute to reemphasize the prayer part 00:08:26.105 --> 00:08:29.665 and just invite a host to be intentional with the prayer. 00:08:29.665 --> 00:08:34.955 If maybe there is something that's shared, that one of your groups is open, take 00:08:34.955 --> 00:08:39.685 some time to pray about that, not only in small groups, but even during the week. 00:08:40.161 --> 00:08:43.981 Because it's obviously something that they wanted to share with the community. 00:08:43.981 --> 00:08:54.611 I think a lot of times we have this about that query request, or that's 00:08:54.611 --> 00:08:58.791 something someone had to share during that time and you didn't follow up with 00:08:58.971 --> 00:09:00.451 me a week after that's a different story. 00:09:00.451 --> 00:09:05.681 I don't know that you guys are caring, but you're listening. 00:09:05.681 --> 00:09:09.101 I 00:09:11.105 --> 00:09:11.795 All right. 00:09:11.815 --> 00:09:15.215 So thank you so much for joining us, German, and for 00:09:15.215 --> 00:09:16.895 your great insights and advice. 00:09:17.105 --> 00:09:20.245 As always, if you have any questions, please contact German 00:09:20.565 --> 00:09:22.425 at smallgroups at saddleback. 00:09:22.425 --> 00:09:25.655 com or your local small group point person. 00:09:26.045 --> 00:09:28.865 And again, keep the stories coming. 00:09:28.865 --> 00:09:31.535 We'd love to hear them and share them on the podcast. 00:09:32.295 --> 00:09:32.985 Have a great day. 00:09:33.365 --> 00:09:34.635 Thanks everyone. 00:09:34.635 --> 00:09:34.650 See ya.