What's a Group of Three (G3)? It's a simple way for university students to connect around their faith in Jesus Christ by:
§ Reaching out with the Gospel to their friends
§ Sharing what God is teaching them
§ Being and making disciples
§ Praying for one another
By
simply meeting to pray and support each other in small groups a few
students can become a contagious group. Students are moving from just
trying to survive with their faith to being the salt and light
messengers of life that Christ called us to be. Connecting in community
for a quick power-up and finding God’s power through prayer is the
beginning of taking seriously the call Christ gave to reach those around
us with His Good News.
Download the G3 Discussion Card for Groups of Three
Groups of Three are usually
just three or four students meeting weekly for about an hour. Just
three students are often the first seed of a spiritual network that
reaches into every social corner of the campus, planting many new
communities. Our hope is to see spiritual movements everywhere, so that
everyone knows someone who’s authentically following Christ. As
visitors drop in and then start their own groups the spiritual community
expands. Intentionally planting groups on a campus or in an unreached
corner of a campus is often the best way to give every student a chance
to hear the Gospel.
Download "The G3 Handbook: How to Start and Lead Groups of Three" G3 Training Manuel
Real fellowship and community is
more than a few students. Occasionally, student leaders pull everyone
together for worship, community service, and outreaches. The
whole movement from the big gatherings and retreats down to each group's
meeting is about GIVING, GROWING, GOING & PRAYING the Gospel,
...and this DNA is passed along from one group to the next. We like to think of it as a kind of holy virus that has the potential to spread and transform a whole campus.
Download the "Go Small To Reach Them All Lifecycle" Campus Strategy Article or just the "Go Small to Reach Them All: Lifecycle Diagram"
Imagine
this- what if campuses were full of G3s doing these four simple things?
What if every American university student had at least a 'friend of a
friend' who was passionately loving people and following Christ daily –
so that everyone knew someone who was authentically following Jesus?
Download the "Simple Movements of Faith on Campus" Campus Vision Article
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Watch the amazing "G3 Spiritual Movements for Life" video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghy2PhD36zw |
It’s not a big commitment, only 60 minutes; but it's a
significant commitment, because it influences how you live the other 167 hours of your week. You’ll make great friends, grow deeper in
your faith, and rediscover the adventure of being salt and light on your
campus. If you’re the first to catch the idea, good news, Groups of Three are easy
to lead and you can start one up yourself. Starting one up by praying is a
sure bet.
Download "Better Bubbbles or Incarnational Ministry?" Campus Philosophy Article
Note: This article and Group of Three Spiritual Movements resources were created by Keoke King & The SF Metro Team ~2005 as inspired by Neil Cole's Life Transformation Groups ( Philosophy: Download Cultivating-NeilCole-chap8 ; Tool: Download LTG-card Red) plus a host of other missional thinkers --- edited by Daniel Curran with GradCru Networks ~2010 --- G3's originated in the Bay Area and the idea has spread Download FAQs about G3s --- G3's have been successfully modified and used by campus ministries at San Jose State, Univ of Michigan, Harvard, San Francisco State, Univ of Oklahoma, at community colleges, and on the isgodcalling.com discipleship website.
Here are various G3 Logos to opensource brand your own G3 system:
