Elim Church Centre - Loughborough
Connect Groups
Connect Groups are our small group (or Cell Church) expression. They provide
mid-week fellowship, Bible-study, prayer and discussion groups. They are
held in local homes in and around Loughborough.
The Connect Groups meet mid-week (Tue,
Wed or Thu)
usually at 8:00pm.
The Connect Group format is built around the "4 W's" - Welcome
You can view and print our "Who's
Who in Elim"
leaflet
here.
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Our Connect Group Leaders are as follows:
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| Ivan Groom | Mike & Alison Eames |
Steve Gordon |
Mark Restell |
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| Zoe Felton | Nick & Lesley Whipps |
Diane Payne |
Jo Leatherland |
Our Connect Groups and their Leaders are cared for by four Coaches:
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| Paul Stevens (Pastor) | Angie Hamilton | Steve Cosgrove | Jan Inglis |
Which group you join is down to you. You can choose based on locality or one that you feel most comfortable in. For information as to where and when they meet, please ask any of the Coaches or Leaders, or email the Church Office.
Connect Group Format
Each meeting has the same simple format so that it can be replicated easily:
WELCOME – so that we get to know each other, the experiences of the past week and to set the scene for the Word section.
WORSHIP – a time to focus on Jesus in a variety of worship styles and activities.
WORD - part of the discipline of Connect Groups is that you are accountable to the fellow members of your group. The aim of this section is to apply the Word of God to ourselves so that it affects our life style, not just inform our intellect. It is based on the Sunday morning preach.
WORK - discipleship calls for faith to believe what you have been taught and then put it into practice!! We do this by praying for friends and neighbours and looking to develop opportunities to build bridges to them and win them for Jesus.
Connect Group Values
We encourage the following values in our Connect Groups: