2023 Evangel Gathering - Friendship and Flourishing for Missions

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b. This group is the oikos circle which God has given me to steward and shepherd. 33

2. Cohort leadership

a. Cohort “Paul”: the study group leader

b. Cohort “Timothy”: the study group co-leader

3. Cohort membership

a. Who are the leaders that will be invited to participate- in the cohort?

b. What criteria will be used to select them?

1) Voluntary

a) Personal invitation

b) General Invitation

2) “Voluntold”

4. Model for cohort meeting

a. Which model will our cohort be using?

1) Model A: Weekly for ten weeks

2) Model B: Weekly for eight weeks

3) Model C: Monthly

4) Model D: Quarterly

b. What adaptions to the model will I need to make due to my context?

33 To learn more about the vital importance of oikos for Christian leaders see Don Davis, Get Your Pretense On! Living as an Ambassador of the Kingdom of God (Wichita, KS: TUMI Press, 2018).