ST. ALBERT ALLIANCE CHURCH
DISCOVER. CONNECT. SERVE.
What is a DISCOVER ~ CONNECT ~ SERVE GROUP?
A Discover ~ Connect ~ Serve Group (DCGS) is a simple way to release the most essential elements of a vital spiritual walk to people who need Jesus to change their lives from the inside out. It is a grassroots tool for growth which encourages and supports people to follow Christ by fueling internal motivation rather than applying external pressures and ploys. This tool empowers the common Christian to accomplish the uncommon work of reproducing spiritual disciples who can in turn reproduce others.
Here is a simple overview of what a DCSG is:
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DCSGs meet once a week for approximately one hour.
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DCSGs are groups of two or three (the addition of a fourth person is the beginning of the second group and multiplication is imminent).
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The groups are not co-ed, but gender specific.
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There is no leader needed in the group.
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Only three tasks are to be accomplished in a DCSG:
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Discover God through reading scripture repetitively - in context and community.
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Connect with others by confessing sin in mutual accountability.
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Serve the world by praying specifically and regularly for people who are far from God.
The DCSG is simple, yet powerful. It incorporates the value of community, internal life transformation and reproduction of disciples.
There are only two suggested qualifications for starting or joining a DCSG:
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A desperate need for Jesus Christ (Luke 5:29-32).
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Faithfulness in the process itself (2 Timothy 2:2).
These two criteria balance one another to keep the group on track both with healing for hurting people and health for helping people. To compromise either of these principles will slow down or derail the effectiveness of the group.