Summer Program of Believer Group

I… Summer Outdoor/Indoor Program

1. Fishing and Picnic: Salisbury Beach, Salisbury, MA

• Coordinators: David (in general), LiangLiang (food), Guorong.
  
• Time: 7/23 or 7/30
  
• Activities: fishing, swimming, picnic, beach sports, scenic viewing, ...
  
• More details about Salisbury Beach:
  

http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/northeast/salb.htm
http://www.salisburybeach.com/camping.htm
http://www.salisburychamber.com/

• David will pick a date (7/23 or 7/30) depending on the b/s' availabilities, weather and other factors. David will let us know about the fishing restriction and what equipment we need to bring. David and Liangliang will decide whether we do picnic or BBQ.
  

• Other:
  1) We need one more person to take care of ride arrangement.
  2) We start to count people as soon as David makes a date.

2. Community Services

• Coordinators: MIAO Fang (in general), Lily, and Yin-Chu
• Time: One of weekends.
• Possibilities:

- Chinatown street cleanup and/or flyers;
- Visiting nursing house / singing / talking;
- Food bank
- Others

We will do at least one task in this summer. We could have more plans but they could be for future or optional or unofficial events.

3. Book Club

• Coodinator: Leo
• Time: 8/5, 2nd SGN (We may consider it to be on Saturday, Aug. 6, if some of Gospel group believers like to join us.)
• Book range: Basically they should be Christian books, but it is also acceptable for the books which challenge Christian belief and faith (such as, Da Vinci Code)
• Format is not very restrictive. Depending on how many books will be presented. Each one has about 10 - 15 minutes to briefly describe:
  

1) Why do you choose the book?
2) The author
3) Contents
4) A few minutes for Q & A.

4. Hymn Appreciation

• Coordinator: Jessica (in general), MIAO Fang
• Time: Either the weekend of 8/13 or 8/20.
• Format: 1st session: hymn appreciation; 2nd session, music worship

5. Movie nights

• Coordinator: Yin-Chu
• Optiontal and informal

II.. Group Fellowship Buildup

1 Friends help friends

• Friendship can also make a better fellowship. Within the believer group, what can we do for our friends?
  

- Care about friends' Christian lives;
- Pray for friends' spiritual growth and daily needs;
- Be a good testimony and encourage friends' faith;
- Remind friends of regular Bible and spiritual reading;
- More and more ...

• This is not mandatory but strongly recommended because I think this is good way to build up friendship in Christ.

2. Secret praying angels

• We encourage you playing as an angel regularly pray for 2 members in the believer group. Then each b/s has 1 to 2 angels praying for him/her. I will make a list and bring it to SGN on 7/1. If both positions of angels for one b/s are filled out, you then will have to pick up other b/s who still have space for angels.

3. Grouping

• July: A chance to build up brotherhood and sisterhood, we will divide the believer group into one sister group and one brother group.
• August: preliminary groups for fall session. The fall groups will be micro-adjusted based off the dynamics of preliminary groups. (Principles for August grouping has not been decided yet.)
  
• Whether we extend the fall group to the next spring session or re-group, depends on review of fall session.

4. Summer book discussion leaders

• The current book discussion leader will approach the next book discussion leader. Book discussion leaders follow the standard book discussion format: book review and understanding of the related Biblical truth -> case study and applications -> Sharing and group praying. For the details please visit this book blog.

5. Happy Birthday management

• Coordinator: Priscilla
• Promote monthly birthday celebration and write happy-birthday card to those who have birthdays in the month.