Will you consider hosting a group?

Small Group Hosts are being recruited now. You can be a Small Group Host in your home or at church, whichever works best for you. A lot of hosts are needed! The more hosts volunteer, the more people can get involved in Small Groups. Watch the impact this can have on the success of this program as Zion reaches out to help others in our church and community.

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Small Group Hosts

This coming Lenten season we will be having a spiritual growth campaign called 40 Days of Community at our church. This campaign is designed to answer the question, “What on earth are WE here for?” The events of the campaign will give us opportunities to not only learn about why God calls us to be connected in community with each other, but why it is also important to serve our community together. One of the most exciting aspects of this campaign is the opportunity to do a service project in our community with your small group. For six weeks the small groups will gather in homes or at church, watch a weekly video teaching session and review and discuss our 40 Days devotional book. Then you will take action on what you are learning by doing a community service project together.

Right now, we are looking for people to Host groups in their homes or at church. We want to have enough hosts so that EVERYONE – that’s 100% of our congregation – can be in a small group study. That means we need a lot of hosts! Will you consider hosting a group for the Campaign?

Here’s what you DON’T need in order to become a Host:

Children’s & Youth Committees

Throughout the planning process these groups will work as liaisons with the Zion Youth Governing Board and with the Christian Education Directors to help ensure that every member of each family has the opportunity to go through this campaign together.

Co leaders of the Children’s Committee are Roxie Otten & join this committee. Other members of the Children’s Committee are join this committee.

Co leaders of the Youth Committee are Myron Crawford & Amy Chalupnik. Other members of the Youth Committee are join this committee.

Small Groups Committee

One of the most critical thrusts of the ’40 Days’ program is to get people in community with one another by assimilating them into small groups. The Small Groups Committee will help to implement the strategy for launching new small groups and getting every person in Zion into a group. The team will also be responsible for recruiting and training hosts.

Co leaders of the Small Groups Committee are Kathy Swanson & Rosie Myrlie. Other members of the Prayer Committee are John & Marie Wright, Lori Tenney & join this committee.

Mission Projects Committee

This group will organize and develop local mission projects for the small groups to perform.

Co leaders of the Missions Project Committee are Rick Johnson & Judy Halseth. Other members of the Misions Project Committee are Dave Nerothin, Jeff & Cindy Bonde, Jill Davis, Jill Hanson, Barb Janski, Nancy Elam, Karen Mattson, Sue Lungstrom & join this committee.

Prayer Committee

This group will implement prayer as a focus for the campaign team. This will be a church-wide prayer team recruited to develop and implement a prayer strategy throughout all of the church’s ministries and age groups. Committee members must have a model life of and passion for prayer, be well respected in our spiritual community and be able to cast the vision that motivates people to pray.

Co leaders of the Prayer Committee are Cheryl Mager & Rodger Hessedal.
Other members of the Prayer Committee are Sue Foster & join this committee.

Carry It Forward Committee

Co leaders of the Carry It Forward Committee are help lead this committee. Other members of the Carry It Forward Committee are Beth & Kelly Hanson & join this committee.

Weekend Services Committee

This group will work with the worship planners to include special features for weekend services. By finding creative ways to help drive home the theme of each week, this group will be resp9onsible for a powerful addition to the weekend worship services at Zion.

Co leaders of the Weekend Services Committee are Sherilyn Burgdorf & Diane Paulu. Other members of the Weekend Services Committee are join this committee.

Celebration Sunday Committee

This group will put together the closing event that captures the essence of the ’40 Days’ campaign, and gives our people a way to celebrate what God has done.

Co leaders of the Celebration Sunday Committee are Sherilyn Burgdorf & Diane Paulu. Other members of the Celebration Sunday Committee are Beth & Kelly Hanson & join this committee.

Ministry Fair Committee

This will organize and develop an event where people become connected into serving in Zion’s ministries.

Co leaders of the Ministry Fair Committee are Sam & Lois Monson. Other members of the Ministry Fair Committee are join this committee.