Huddle Outline: #

7:00 Arrive and chat

7:10 Pray and give the outline

7:13 Review (from your notes) what each persons plan from the previous Huddle was. Have
each person say if they followed through or not.

7:15 Introduce Content (recap or mini-teaching)

7:25 Have everyone share their Kairos moments (write them down)

7:35 Engage in observation, reflection and discussion

You can go person by person
You can deal with big the big themes emerging
You can hone in one person and walk him or her around the Circle

8:50 Give each person a minute of silence and then have each person articulate what they
believe God is saying to them. If they are wrestling with it, give them some feedback and
help them articulate it.

8:55 Give each person a minute of silence to process one thing they can do (their plan) to live
into what they believe God is saying to them. Again, if they are struggling with a plan
give them a possible plan to help them.

8:00 Give closing thoughts, pray and dismiss.

 Introductory Huddle Meeting
What would you say is the goal of the church?

When would you say discipleship is effective or successful?

What role do age specific or life-specific programs play in the discipleship process?
How do most people view the roll of the pastor in their spiritual life?
o Read 1st Peter 2:9-10; tell story of teaching Essentials (eyes wide, mouth open
that they are priests)

How is discipleship practically done?

Why do you think the church has a hard time with discipleship?
Mark 1:14-20 (Invitation)
Mark 6:7-13 (Challenge)
If you were to rank your life on the spectrum of invitation and challenge, where do you think
you would land?

Invitation
Challenge

Read the Gospel of Mark this week. How do you see Jesus balancing between invitation and
challenge?

Reflect on your life. When did someone balance between invitation and challenge?

Meeting times:
1. December 5th
2. December 12th
3. December 19th
4. January 9th
5. January 23rd
6. February 6th
7. February 20th
8. March 6th
9. March 20th
10. April 3rd
11. April 17th
12. May 1st
13. May 15th
14. May 29th
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Review:
1. How did you see invitation and challenge portrayed by Jesus in the Gospel of Mark?
2. Where have you seen, or felt the balance of invitation and challenge in your life? Who
has modeled for you?

Content:

Matthew 16:13-25

Observe the quadrant below:

High Invitation

Low 3. 4. High
Challenge Challenge
2. 1.

Low Invitation

Take a moment and reflect quietly on the above quadrant. Where would you place certain
areas of your life? For example, do you feel like your spiritual walk would fit into one of these
portions? Would you feel like finances would go into another? How about your down time or
spare moments?

When ready, discuss the following: What portions of your life go into quadrant 1? Quadrant 2?
Quadrant 3? Quadrant 4?
 Huddle Outline: # 4

7:00 Arrive and chat

7:10 Pray and give the outline

7:13 Review (from your notes) what each persons plan from the previous Huddle was. Have
each person say if they followed through or not.
Jonathan was out sick
Kyle felt a leading to really spend time in Iowa resting, reflecting and praying
Patrick is dealing a lot with his fathers recent stroke. Sister is a little jaded
towards Christianity. Mom is feeling a bit stressed.
Kevin is feeling a prompting to invite or extend more grace to Olivia.
Zac met neighbors over the Christmas break. Praying constantly for
opportunities to build bridges and relationships with them.

7:15 Introduce Content (recap or mini-teaching)

Begin talking about shapes
Matthew 7:24-27
o When are you like the wise man? The foolish man?
Introduce the Life-Shapes
o Chronos vs. Kairos
o Mark 1:14-15Introduce the Kairos Moment

6. Act 1. Observe
BELIEVE

REPENT

5. Account 2. Reflect

4. Plan 3. Discuss

7:35 Take a moment and reflect quietly on the above circle. What observations can you make
about your faith? Reflect on that moment. When ready, discuss.
You can go person by person
You can deal with big the big themes emerging
You can hone in one person and walk him or her around the Circle
7:50 Give each person a minute of silence and then have each person articulate what they
believe God is saying to them. If they are wrestling with it, give them some feedback and
help them articulate it.

7:55 Plan for the week: Bring three Kairos moments from between now and the next huddle.
This will help us continue to unpack our day to day living and find ways that God is
speaking to us.

8:00 Give closing thoughts, pray and dismiss.

 Huddle #5 Handout

Content Review:

Matthew 7:24-27

Mark 1:14-15

6. ________ 1. _________

5. __________ 2. ________

4. ________ 3. _________

Personal Review: Think over the last week, where did you see Kairos moments come through?

Take a minute of silence and think through the questions God is saying to me? Articulate it.
Where in your faith are you apathetic, comfortable or stressed?

In light of the question what God is saying to me what is your personal plan for the week?
Ultimately, answer the question how will I obey?
 Huddle Outline: #9

7:00 Arrive and chat

7:10 Pray and give the outline

7:13 Review (from your notes) what each persons plan from the previous Huddle was. Have
each person say if they followed through or not.

7:15 Introduce Content (recap or mini-teaching)

What was the first commandment God gave humanity?
Be fruitful and multiply.. get it on. But more importantly, a call to live productive lives.

What happens when people fail to live productive lives?

1. Unemployment causes our life to fall below what is standard
2. There is no such thing as retirement
3. There must be work in heaven.

The question we must ask: Do you rest from your work, or work from your rest?

Note on how grapes are pruned. Cultivated then planted. As it grows, its actually cut back
and pruned. Branches and vines are too weak. Finally, after time of strengthening, its allowed
to grow then bring forth fruitfulness.

Abiding/Rest Fruitfulness/Work

Pruning Growing
John 15:1-8

Why do you think rest is hard in our culture? Is rest honored? Why?

Are you introverted or extroverted? How does extroversion and introversion impact rest??

7:35 Kairos moments.

o Think through this content. What do you see?
o Whats difficult for you?
8:50 Give each person a minute of silence and then have each person articulate what they
believe God is saying to them. If they are wrestling with it, give them some feedback and
help them articulate it.

8:55 Give each person a minute of silence to process one thing they can do (their plan) to live
into what they believe God is saying to them. Again, if they are struggling with a plan
give them a possible plan to help them.

8:00 Give closing thoughts, pray and dismiss.

 Huddle #9 Handout

Review from last weeks plan

New Content:

Do you from your , or from your ?

1._____________ 4. _____________

2. _____________ 3. _____________

John 15:1-8

Personal Review: Think through this content. What do you see? Whats difficult for you?

Take a minute of silence and think through the question what is God saying to me? Articulate
it. A helpful prompt would be to reflect on where you are apathetic, comfortable or stressed.

In light of the question what God is saying to me what is your personal plan for the week?
Ultimately, answer the question how will I obey?
 Huddle #10 Handout

Review from last weeks plan

New Content:

The first commandment in all of scripture.

Relationship between work and rest.

Do you rest from your work, or work from your rest?

1._____________ 4. _____________

2. _____________ 3. _____________

John 15:1-8

Personal Review: Think through this content. What do you see? Whats difficult for you?

Take a minute of silence and think through the question what is God saying to me? Articulate
it. A helpful prompt would be to reflect on where you are apathetic, comfortable or stressed.

In light of the question what God is saying to me what is your personal plan for the week?
Ultimately, answer the question how will I obey?