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    This document provides guidance for household leaders in Couples for Christ on conducting meetings for new members over their first three months. It outlines 9 objectives for the orientation phase including developing trust and sharing life experiences. Meeting topics are suggested such as introductions, expectations, worship practices, Bible reading, prayer, family and personal lives. The role of household leaders is to help members adapt to the CFC pattern of life and appreciate its values through fellowship and discussion.

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    COUPLES FOR CHRIST

    ORIENTATION OF NEW HOUSEHOLDS TO CFC

    This manual is for the use of household leaders in conducting their household meetings right
    after the Christian Life Program (CLP). It covers the three-month period between the CLP and
    the next part of our formation program, the Covenant Orientation.

    OBJECTIVES

    Following are the objectives of the Orientation Phase:

    1. To develop an atmosphere where members feel comfortable with one another and are
    growing in their relationship as brethren.
    2. To explain the purpose and dynamics of household meetings.
    3. To establish clear expectations:
    a. Role of household head.
    b. Role of household members.
    c. Meeting place, time and schedule.
    d. Attitude of members to household head and to each other.
    4. To develop an atmosphere of trust and openness among the members.
    5. To begin to share and experience a life lived under the power of the Holy Spirit.

    ROLE OF HOUSEHOLD LEADERS

    Overall, the role of the household leaders is to introduce the members into the pattern of life of
    CFC and to see to it that members are gradually being integrated into the culture of CFC.

    More specifically, household leaders are expected to do, among others, the following:

    1. Help members adjust and adapt into a new pattern of life and behavior;
    2. Help members develop an attitude of trust and confidence in the Lord and with one
    another;
    3. Assist members to appreciate their new way of life;
    4. Help members to understand and appreciate the values and practices of CFC.

    CONTENT OF THE MEETINGS

    Since there are 3 household meetings in a month, this 3-month phase may encompass 9
    household meetings in all. Following are the proposed contents for each of these meetings. The
    household head may opt to have topics or content other than these, as long as the basic objectives
    for this phase are met.

    CFC PFO. August 15, 1995. 4 pages.

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    Meeting No. 1

    1. Have a short prayer to start. Have one song and then a prayer by the household head.
    2. This meeting is a joint meeting (husbands and wives together).
    3. Start off with brief introductions by each couple, including the leaders, who should go
    first.
    * These should be only basic information, such as: name, age, residence, work,
    children.
    * It should be only about 5 minutes per couple.
    Note: It would be good to collate basic information about the household members and
    give these out to everyone for their respective references. This can include: names,
    residence, birthdates, anniversary, telephone, work info, children.
    4. Explain the following (refer to your household head's manual):
    * Purpose of household meetings (Sec. A-2)
    * Your role as household head (Sec. B-2)
    * Your wife's role (Sec. B-3)
    * Attendance (Sec. C-2)
    * Ingredients (Sec. D-3)
    5. Expound on how you will be conducting the time of worship starting the next meeting.
    * Explain the sequence (Sec. D-3-a).
    * Exhort participation--in singing, praising, exercise of spiritual gifts, individual prayers
    of thanksgiving and petition.
    6. Have a time for questions and answers.
    7. Agree on your subsequent meetings.
    * What day?
    * What time? Have an "arrival time" and a "starting time", usually about 15 minutes
    later. Stress that the meeting will start punctually on the designated starting time.
    * Where? For ease of remembering, do the rotation of venues based on the surnames of
    the members, going alphabetically.
    8. Remind everyone to have their own Bible and to bring it to every meeting.
    9. Have your time of fellowship. Try to keep the whole meeting within 2 1/2 hours.

    Meeting No. 2

    1. Have full worship.


    2. This meeting again is a joint meeting.
    3. If anyone was late, exhort all to punctuality.
    4. Examine the time of worship.
    * Did people participate actively?
    * Discuss the dynamics a bit.
    * Exhort all to greater participation and openness to the leadings of the Holy Spirit.
    5. Go over the desired attitudes of members (Sec. C-1).
    6. Go quickly over the Bible Reading Guide.
    * Does everyone have his/her own Bible?
    * Encourage faithfulness to daily Bible reading, using the guide.

    2
    7. Encourage all to read one spiritual book a month, drawing from our publications in
    CFC/FLAME Ministries.
    8. Surface any concerns the members might have.
    9. Have your time of fellowship.

    Meeting No. 3

    1. Have full worship.


    2. This will now be a separate meeting, i.e., the men meet separately from the women. The
    household head's wife will lead the women in their meeting.
    3. Before the sharing, encourage openness. Reiterate the principle of confidentiality (Sec.
    C-1-b).
    4. Have the time of sharing.
    Topic:
    * How they were introduced to CFC and what made them decide to join.
    * What changes are they observing or experiencing in their lives--home, office,
    relationships.
    5. Surface any concerns they might still have regarding CFC and their household group.
    6. Have your time of fellowship.

    Meeting No. 4

    1. Full worship, a separate meeting, fellowship.


    2. Topic: Share on personal prayer and Bible reading.

    Meeting No. 5

    1. Full worship, a separate meeting, fellowship.


    2. Topic: Share on personal life--interests, hobbies, work, schedule of activities, etc.

    Meeting No. 6

    1. Full worship, a separate meeting, fellowship.


    2. Topic: Share on family life--relationship with spouse, relationship with children, family
    schedule, family prayer, family recreation, etc.

    Meeting No. 7

    1. Full worship, a separate meeting, fellowship.


    2. Topic: Share on how they are experiencing growth in and through CFC.

    Meeting No. 8

    1. Have full worship.


    2. This meeting is a joint meeting.

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    3. Discuss the CFC logo.
    * Do they understand what CFC stands for?
    * Where are they at in relation to who they ought to be and what they ought to be for in
    CFC?
    4. Have your time of fellowship.

    Meeting No. 9

    1. Full worship, a separate meeting, fellowship.


    2. Topic for sharing:
    * How are they experiencing personal conversion and developing their personal
    relationship with Jesus?
    * How are they appreciating God's call to be in a particular body, which is CFC?

    Note

    1. Whenever there is a fifth week in the month, this can be devoted to a time of fellowship
    or a purely social activity. You may choose to do a variety of activities, either in a home
    or outside.
    2. The next phase after this Orientation of New Households is a one-day recollection
    referred to as the "Covenant Orientation". In case this is scheduled early, some of the
    topics of the abovementioned meetings will have to wait for another time. In case the
    recollection is late, then there will be added household meetings where the topics will
    have to be decided on by the household head. You have a variety of sources for topics:
    the CLP talks, the Ugnayan "Growing in the Lord" articles, Christian books, etc.

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