Life Leader

Life Group Facilitator — Ministry Job Description

The Streams Church

Ministry: Life Groups
Position Type: Volunteer Ministry Leader
Reports Directly To: Pastor Tonda Nomessi
Meeting Format: Weekly via Zoom on the group’s designated day
Meeting Length: 59 minutes

Purpose

The Life Group Facilitator helps people grow in their relationship with Jesus Christ through Scripture, prayer, meaningful relationships, and practical application of God’s Word.

This role supports The Streams Church’s vision to Engage the World, Enrich Believers, and Expand the Work by creating a welcoming community where people can belong, grow, and serve.

Worship and Discipleship Expectations

Facilitators are expected to:

Actively and consistently attend Sunday worship services.
Connect daily with the Wake Up With the Word Podcast.
When unable to attend a live podcast, plan to watch and listen to the recorded podcast on YouTube.
Download and work through the weekly Wake Up With the Word Devotional and Journal.
Encourage group members to download and work through the weekly devotional and journal and come prepared to share their reflections.

Primary Responsibilities

Prepare and lead discussions

Prepare for each meeting through prayer, Scripture study, and review of the weekly devotional and journal.
Ensure that every Life Group discussion connects with the weekly theme as outlined in the devotional.
Use the devotional’s Scriptures, daily themes, reflection questions, and applications to guide discussion.
Do not introduce topics that veer from the weekly theme. Gently redirect unrelated conversations and refer questions requiring further attention to Pastor Tonda Nomessi.
Encourage participation, making room for different personalities and levels of biblical understanding.
Keep conversations respectful and help members identify practical ways to apply the weekly teaching.
Facilitate learning and discussion without feeling responsible to provide every answer.

Honor the meeting schedule

Hold the group weekly via Zoom on its designated day.
Begin on time and plan the gathering to last 59 minutes, including the closing prayer.
Guide the discussion so the scheduled gathering concludes with prayer by the end of the 59 minutes.
Clearly announce the conclusion so participants feel free to leave.
Following the closing prayer, the facilitator may choose to continue a discussion with those who wish to remain.
Clearly communicate that additional discussion is optional. No participant should feel obligated to remain connected beyond 59 minutes.

Welcome and register new members

Welcome members and guests warmly and help newcomers become connected.
Instruct every new group member to complete the Life Group Registration Form at www.thestreams.org/lifegroups.
Follow up with new members to encourage completion of the registration form.
Provide the group’s meeting day, start time, Zoom details, and participation expectations.

Build relationships and provide care

Pray regularly for group members and their needs.
Follow up with absent members.
Encourage members to support one another through prayer, fellowship, and practical care.
Report significant pastoral needs and concerns to Pastor Tonda Nomessi.

Encourage spiritual growth

Help members develop consistent habits of Bible study, prayer, worship, and service.
Encourage faithful Sunday worship attendance and daily connection with Wake Up With the Word.
Reinforce regular use of the weekly devotional and journal.
Help members identify steps of obedience and opportunities to serve.
Identify and encourage potential assistant facilitators and future group leaders.

Communicate and coordinate

Report directly to Pastor Tonda Nomessi for guidance, accountability, and ministry coordination.
Maintain an accurate group roster and attendance record.
Communicate meeting reminders, Zoom details, and schedule changes.
Submit brief attendance updates, testimonies, and care concerns to Pastor Tonda Nomessi.
Participate in required facilitator training, leadership meetings, and periodic check-ins.
When unable to lead, coordinate an approved substitute and notify Pastor Tonda Nomessi and group members.

Qualifications

A Life Group Facilitator should:

Have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and demonstrate a growing, consistent Christian walk.
Support the beliefs, vision, and leadership of The Streams Church.
Demonstrate faithful Sunday worship attendance and daily engagement with Wake Up With the Word.
Demonstrate humility, integrity, reliability, and a teachable spirit.
Listen well and show compassion toward people from different backgrounds.
Be willing to prepare, receive feedback, and follow the church’s weekly teaching direction.
Be able to host and guide a Zoom gathering or be willing to learn.
Complete required orientation, training, and any applicable screening.

Formal theological education is not required. A willingness to learn, care for people, and faithfully guide discussion is essential.

Ministry Boundaries and Expectations

Use Scripture faithfully and remain aligned with the weekly devotional theme.
Protect personal information shared within the group. Explain that confidentiality has limits when someone’s safety is at risk or a report is required.
Bring serious concerns, conflict, or doctrinal questions to Pastor Tonda Nomessi promptly.
Refer needs beyond the facilitator’s training to appropriate pastoral or professional support.
Follow church safeguarding policies, including applicable requirements for groups involving minors.
Do not use the group to promote personal businesses, solicit money, or advance political agendas.
Respect participants’ time and their freedom to leave at the conclusion of the scheduled gathering.

Time Commitment

Commit to Sunday worship attendance, daily participation in or replay of Wake Up With the Word, completion of the weekly devotional and journal, meeting preparation, the weekly 59-minute Zoom gathering, member follow-up, and required leadership training.

Indicators of Faithful Service

Members feel welcomed, heard, and cared for.
New members are directed to complete the Life Group Registration Form.
Discussions consistently follow the weekly devotional theme.
Meetings begin on time and conclude with prayer within 59 minutes.
Members understand that remaining for additional discussion is optional.
Members engage with Sunday worship, the daily podcast, and the weekly devotional and journal.
Members apply Scripture and grow in prayer, relationships, and service.
Communication, follow-up, and reporting are consistent.
Emerging leaders are encouraged and developed.

Facilitator Commitment

With God’s help, I will prepare faithfully, lead humbly, care sincerely, and protect the trust of those I serve. I will actively attend Sunday worship, connect daily with Wake Up With the Word, and encourage members to work through the weekly devotional and journal.

I will keep discussions aligned with the weekly theme, direct new members to complete the Life Group Registration Form, and respect participants’ time by concluding each scheduled gathering with prayer within 59 minutes. Any discussion afterward will be clearly optional.

I will serve in unity with The Streams Church and under the guidance and accountability of Pastor Tonda Nomessi.

Complete the facilitator acknowledgment form below.