Stage 5: Growth and Sustainability

Frame the weekend, set expectations, invite participants fully into the journey.

Ensure key notices are shared. 

Reminder of the Building Blocks as a key part of the Pathway.

As this stage ends the Myriad Pathway, the devotion is a reminder of the importance of soul care. It looks at the question Wesley posed, ‘How is it with your soul?’ and reminds leaders and teams to prioritise this question.

This session allows each team to present where they are up to in the formation of their new Christian community.  Teams should refer back to the actions they determined at the previous gathering.

This session introduces the idea that growth is natural, should the right conditions be in place. It also sets realistic expectations of growth patterns and asks teams to ascertain where they are at in the stages of growth and to consider anything that might be hindering growth.

This session will give participants an opportunity to bless one another, as they pray for one another. 

‘The Blessing’ song can be used as prayer is happening and for corporate worship at the end of this session.

This session explains that raising new leaders is a crucial aspect of discipleship and growth. It explores the culture needed to do this and some of the conditions that should be in place. Teams will consider who and how they can be developing new leaders in their context.

This session explains that raising new leaders is a crucial aspect of discipleship and growth. It explores the culture needed to do this and some of the conditions that should be in place. Teams will consider who and how they can be developing new leaders in their context.

This is a shorter action planning session than previous gatherings, reflecting the fact that this is the final gathering. Teams are asked to identify the one most important action they need to address. Teams will report back but there is no prayer in this session, as there will be a time for prayer in the next (final) session.

In this session, participants will pray for each other,  in groups of 4-5 people from different teams. Having heard the final action planning, this time of prayer for each other concludes the pathway before the celebration.

This session should allow for an appropriate form of celebration and commissioning for each team. This will be different for each hub and should reflect their context and tradition. Ideally, a regional/network leader, a  bishop or VIP should be invited to present and bless / commission teams.

Resources:

• Example Blessing Liturgy

Point out to the teams that although this is the last gathering (no Mid Stage 5), Stage 5 continues for the next 6 months. As such, there will be three important meetings for them to organise; with their oversight, with their mentor and with the hub leader. The hub leader will contact each team leader to meet. It is the responsibility of the team leader to organise the meetings with the oversight and their mentor.