{"id":221,"date":"2008-03-03T09:54:24","date_gmt":"2008-03-02T22:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newchurchlife.com\/index.php\/ideas-for-planters\/northpoint-life-groups-multiply\/"},"modified":"2015-12-23T21:05:08","modified_gmt":"2015-12-23T10:05:08","slug":"northpoint-life-groups-multiply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newchurchlife.com\/northpoint-life-groups-multiply\/","title":{"rendered":"Life Groups Multiply!"},"content":{"rendered":"
God is doing exciting things through Northpoint Church’s Life Groups<\/font><\/strong> (in (Melbourne, Australia). In 2007 the number of small groups multiplied from 3 to 7<\/strong><\/font>. Last week, Betty’s group – which had over 12 people attending – multiplied to give birth to the eighth Life Group in this church plant. The new group is led by Kinnie who was trained as an apprentice leader – with the support of Delia, one of the pastors. Betty is out door-knocking to add to her group again. Church planter Loren Pratt says that he is deeply moved when he sees the groups love and support each other – some who, like the young mother who lost her little one in a house fire last September, have experienced devastating trauma. “I saw my Life Group care for her and she left knowing that there is a God who cares for her,” Loren says. "Life Groups change lives<\/strong>,"<\/font> reports Greg Pratt – associate planter. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" God is doing exciting things through Northpoint Church’s Life Groups (in (Melbourne, Australia). In 2007 the number of small groups multiplied from 3 to 7. Last week, Betty’s group – which had over 12 people attending – multiplied to give birth to the eighth Life Group in this church plant. The new group is led… Continue reading