Understand what the Bible teaches about serving God and others.

1. Meet twice during the first month: in the first and fourth week
2. Study the following Scripture: Rm 12:3-8, Mk 10:45, Jn 12:26, Mt 23:11, 1 Pet 4:10-11, 1 Sam 12:24, Heb 6:10
3. Develop a list of 12 people in your life that you are in a position to serve
4. Identify areas within Four Mile that you can serve as part of a team where relationship building is the focus
5. Identify specific service opportunities in your neighborhood, workplace, and family
6. Write out a paragraph on what motivates you to serve and what the objective of serving is for you
7. Discuss how sharing the Gospel message can become part of all acts of service
8. Conduct a study on Serving using https://www.gotquestions.org/
9. Begin studying: Developing a Servant’s Heart by Charles Stanley: one chapter/week

Apply what you learned in month 1 to deliberately planned and spontaneous serving opportunities.

1. Break into teams of 2-3 people and meet two times during the month either by phone, Zoom, or in person
2. Discuss opportunities that God has given you to serve Him and others in the past week with your teammates
3. Pray with your team for a servant heart, service opportunities, and the relationships that will be built
4. Discuss the role that humility, joy, and gratitude play in developing the atmosphere you create when you serve
5. Deliberately plan to serve someone in your sphere of influence two days during the week
6. Spontaneously serve someone in your sphere of influence two days during the week
7. Participate as a pillar in some serving capacity within the community
8. Continue studying: Developing a Servant’s Heart by Charles Stanley: one chapter/week

Engage in serving God and others in your Every-day Ordinary Life.

1. Switch teams and meet at least twice during the month; meet as a pillar once in month three
2. Catch new teammates up on your progress to date and pray together for each other
3. Continue deliberately and spontaneously serving those in your main sphere of influence
4. Stop at least once each day to thank God and give Him the glory for the privilege of serving others each day
5. Journal daily on the impact that you have witnessed when you respond in obedience to service opportunities
6. Observe a Sabbath rest from serving at least one day during the week (does not have to be a Sunday)
7. Continue studying: Developing a Servant’s Heart by Charles Stanley: one chapter/week