Key Ingredients of Neighboring
A four-week sermon series and small group study
Welcome to the Key Ingredients of Neighboring (KIN)!
We are thrilled that you and your church are participating in the Good Neighbor Experiment! Before attending Workshop 1, we strongly encourage churches to do some prep work. Below you will find three outlined options that you can choose from. The three choices vary depending on how much time you have, how involved you want your entire congregation to be, and if you have your Neighboring team recruited or not. If you have any questions, give our office a call at 316-619-4940.
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Option 1: All Church Sermon Series
This option is for churches who want their entire congregation to be aware of the work of neighboring from the beginning of the GNE OR if you are still needing to discern who should be a part of your neighboring team. As a part of the GNE, you have access to the “Key Ingredients of Neighboring” worship bundle which includes a 4-week worship series guide, 4-week Sunday school material (for participants and leaders), and worship slides which you can find below.
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Option 2: Host a 4 Week Small Group
This option is for churches that want to explore the GNE with a small group that will serve as your Neighboring Team. Perhaps this group is an existing Sunday school class or small group, or a group hand-picked by church leadership to engage with the work of neighboring. Regardless, this Neighboring team will prepare for Workshop 1 by going through the Key Ingredients of Neighboring material that lasts four weeks. Download the participant and leader guide below.
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Option 3: Host a Catch-All Meeting
This option is for churches that don’t have as much time to prepare for Workshop 1. That’s okay! We have an abbreviated preparation for churches that would only require one meeting before Workshop 1. Prior to this meeting, we ask that you send the participants guide to each person on your Neighboring team and encourage them to read it before the meeting. Then, as the leader, you have the opportunity to use the abbreviated guide below to prepare your team:
KIN Worship Bundle
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KIN Leader Guide
Access the four-week leader guide of the KIN that can be used in Sunday School or small group settings:
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KIN Participant Guide
Access the four-week participant guide of the KIN:
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KIN Worship Guide
Access the KIN Worship Guide that is created to assist church leaders in designing this four-week sermon series:
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KIN Worship Slides
Copy the Google Powerpoint worship slides that accompany the KIN four-week sermon series:
Ingredientes Clave de Neighboring (Español)
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La Guía de Líder
Acceda la guía de líder que puede usar por el entorno de pequeños grupos:
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La Guía del Participante
Acceda la guía del participante por los cuatro semanas:
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La Guía del Servicio de Adoración
Acceda la guía del servicio de adoración que fue creado para ayudar su liderazgo de la iglesia con esta serie del neighboring:
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Las Diapositivas del Servicio
Descarga las diapositivas del servicio que acompañan esta serie de los cuatro semanas:
Neighboring Soup Taste Test
In Week 1 of the KIN, we invite you to take a self-assessment to see your starting point for the work of neighboring. Click the buttons below to take the Taste Test online or to download a paper copy:
KIN Supplemental Materials
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"Why Neighbor?" Resource
Click the button below to access a document with reasons why we should neighbor:
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Covid and Cold Weather Neighboring Tips
Click the button below to access a list of supplemental neighboring tips that explicitly address the coronavirus pandemic and/or cold weather:
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Relationship by Design TEDTalk
This video is referenced in Week 3 of the Leader Guide of the Key Ingredients of Neighboring.