Leader Bella Chernoglaz Phone (+375.17) 265.30.39, 265.31.39

e-mail root@kalvary.minsk.by Web-site www.jesuschurch.by

Leader Boris Chernoglaz Phone (+375.17) 265.30.39

e-mail support@jesuschurch.by Web-site www.jesuschurch.by

Purpose

Reaching people in the world with the preaching of the Gospel, bringing people into fellowship with God, helping them to find their place and assignment in the Kingdom of God.

And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature". (Mark 16:15).

Goals:

1. Reaching new people for the Lord;
2. Healing the person and restoration in all spheres of human life;
3. Spiritual growth;
4. Education of home groups members, of the Church amd society and general;
5. Spreading the influence of the Kingdom of God in the society.

Plan of fulfilling:

1. Evangelism. Developing the strategy of evangelism by home groups.
2. Couseling. Personal ministry to every home group member.
3. Prayers: personal, common, prayer chains, participation in church prayers and fasts.
4. Mentorship.
5. Teaching and establishing the basics of faith and doctrine.
6. Getting to know the will of God. Discovering one's gifts and callings.
7. Equipping and empowering: training and preparing for the ministry.
8. Releasing into the ministry, working in the gifts.
9. Having thematic home group meetings twice a month; themes – main direction of the fulfillment of Church's Vision.
10. Spend 15-20 minutes of every home group meeting to discuss the past Sunday's sermon: main thought, main Scriptures, revelations received, questions related to the sermon.

History of the ministry:

Home groups' ministry was started practically in a few months after the Church of Jesus Christ in Mink was born. God was adding many people to the church - they needed someone to lead them in growing up in Christ and to care about them. Main purpose of home groups originally was fellowship. Those new born Christians that were given by pastors several lessons of leadership were becoming ministers of home groups. They were becoming leaders who grew in the Lord together with their groups, with their church. During the whole history of the church home groups were growing, splitting, multiplying.

In 1998 there were 85 home groups in the church.

When authorities forbade us to rent the hall at Matusevicha street, for several months church was gathering on Sundays in home groups where pastor's sermon, recorded on videotape, was watched. This way whole church was receiving the same food and the church members realized the special importance of home groups.

Home groups are arranged by districts of Minsk. They are supervised by regional pastors. Right now there are 41 home groups in the church.

Districts:

West - Y. and L. Golovan' - 11 home groups.
Center - N. Varenick - 11 home groups.
South - M. Konovalova - 8 home groups.
West and South-West - A. Pavlovich - 8 home groups.
"King's Kids" ministry - A. Drigaylo - 3 home groups.