2. The Call and Discipline of a Mission Group

The Call of the Group

Each group has a clear written "call," describing the purpose of the group. A call emerges before a group is formed. When the group can no longer live out its call, it is ended so that participants are free to respond to some different call. In Seekers, the small group is the structure for support and spiritual accountability for living out God's claim or call on our lives.

When an individual participant in a group no longer feels an internal identification with the call of the group, the participant is expected to discuss this with the group, receive the blessing of the group and leave to seek God's new call in some other place.

A Spiritual Discipline for Growth

Each Seekers group has adopted a specific commitment to nurture the spiritual life of each participant in the group. Typical elements of mission group discipline include:

• Regular attendance and participation in the mission of the group;
• Commitment to discovery and use of one's gifts through ongoing reflection and interaction with group members;
• Prayer, scripture reading and reflection on one's life in light of the lectionary scripture;
• Writing a report covering both inward and outward journey, given to the designated spiritual guide at mission group meetings;
• Regular attendance at Sunday worship, usually with Seekers;
• Attention to giving one's time and money for the larger community and mission of Seekers.

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