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Discovery Groups
Using a discovery process, volunteers facilitate a simple Bible Study with people who are spiritually open, willing to meet, and ready to gather a small group of family or friends. It is obedience focused, discovery based, and Scripture centered. Each time the group meets, they ask 7 core questions, including “What does God say?” and “What will you do about it?”
Learn more about Discover Groups here!
If you would like to learn more about starting Discovery Groups, please contact Steve.
Discovery Group Questions (English)
- What are you thankful for?
- What is the biggest challenge you are facing today?
- Is there someone we can help or encourage?
- How did you do with what you learned last week?
- What does God say?
- Read selected Bible passage aloud (in 2 different versions if available)
- Have someone re-tell the passage in their own words
- Ask the group what else they have to add (“What caught your attention?”)
- Ask:
- “What does it say about God?”
- “What does it say about people?”
- “What does it say about God’s plan for us?”
- What will you do about it? (How will you apply it this week?) “I will…”
- Who will you share it with? (To tell someone what you are learning)
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Preguntas de Discovery Group
- ¿De qué estas agradecido?
- ¿Cuál es el mayor desafío al que se enfrenta hoy?
- ¿Hay alguien a quien podamos ayudar o animar?
- ¿Cómo te fue con lo que aprendiste la semana pasada?
- ¿Qué dice Dios?
- Leer el pasaje de la Biblia seleccionado en voz alta (en 2 versiones diferentes si están disponibles)
- Haga que alguien vuelva a contar el pasaje con sus propias palabras.
- Pregunte al grupo qué más tienen que agregar (“¿Qué llamó su atención?”)
- Pedir:
- “¿Qué dice acerca de Dios?”
- “¿Qué dice sobre la gente?”
- “¿Qué dice sobre el plan de Dios para nosotros?”
- ¿Qué vas a hacer al respecto? (¿Cómo lo aplicará esta semana?) “Lo haré …”
- ¿Con quién lo compartirás? (Para decirle a alguien lo que está aprendiendo)
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Prayer Ministry
Depending on God
The desire of Mission Southside is to bathe everything we do in prayer. Prayer calls upon God to do what we cannot do. God wants to do exceedingly abundantly more than we could ever expect or imagine. Prayer says to God that our trust is in Him. If we pray according to His will then He promises to hear our prayer. The Bible makes it clear that using His people and His resources to meet the needs of those who feel forgotten or alone are an important part of God’s will.
If you would like to volunteer to pray consistently for Mission Southside, please contact Steve.
Specific ways that you can pray for the ministry of Mission Southside:
- Pray for the leadership of Mission Southside that they might see and use the opportunities that God has placed before them to further His kingdom.
- Pray for volunteers who donate time, money, and material goods to Mission Southside that they might give generously with cheerful hearts and that they will be blessed through their service to the community.
- Pray for more Neighborhood Team volunteers, and for those that are serving on a Neighborhood Team to be effective in extending Help through Hope, and to be strong in the Lord and His mighty power.
- Pray for those receiving donations and participating in Discovery Groups and other programs that they might experience God’s love in a personal way and might come to know and follow Christ.
Service and Discovery
Service and Discovery is a group of 40-45 middle and high school kids from the communities we have neighborhood teams in, who come together twice a month to focus on God’s word and putting it into action. They meet every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month.
Youth Mentors – Serve as a mentor to disciple a middle or high school student. Participate in group activities during Service and Discovery and on the off weeks maintain contact with the student.
Sports Ministry
Sports are something most of us enjoy participating in and/or watching. Many of the kids we serve do not have the opportunity to participate at the club level, let alone recreational. For many, the first time they pick up a volleyball or basketball is in Middle School.
The Mission Southside Sports Nights are Tuesdays in June and July, from 6:30-8:00 p.m. They are held at our Ministry Center located at 414 E Dennis Ave. Kids are given the opportunity to play volleyball, basketball, soccer, baseball and football. We share a meal and a devotion or testimony. The whole family is encouraged to attend. Are you interested in helping kids with sports skills or even sharing a testimony?
Sports Night
Tutoring
With the educational challenges virtual and hybrid school schedules have created, many of the kids we serve have a need for help navigating their studies. Wednesdays from 4:30-6:00 p.m. we provide tutoring to middle and high school students at 514 S Kansas Avenue. We have a sign up for kids from the neighborhoods we serve to insure social distancing occurs within the building.
Are you interested in helping in a specific area?
Neighborhood Teams
Neighborhood teams are groups of volunteers who are committed to relationship with a specific apartment or mobile home community with the residents who live there. TOGETHER the leaders in the community and the volunteers navigate life together.
Language Classes
Our language goal is that the students will become more proficient in English by engaging in relationships with native speakers.
Our language classes are built on relationships and the social aspect of learning another language. We believe that language proficiency is acquired more through social activity than through the traditional academic classroom. For our students to become fluent, they need to engage in relationships, conversations, and activities where the new language will be spoken. Our classes and outside activities give the students this opportunity.
Each student has a language partner who is a native speaker. The classes are informal. With our guidance and an informal short placement test, we allow students to help us place them in level 1, 2, or 3. These classes are free to our neighborhood team participants with a ten-dollar suggested donation to support the language program.
English Class Schedule for the Fall 2024 Semester
Monday and Tuesday Evenings 6:30 to 8:00 pm
September 16th through December 10th
Level 1, 2, and 3 are offered on these nights. (Co-ed classrooms)
Students come both nights. The focus will be on grammar and vocabulary on Mondays and reading and conversation on Tuesdays.
Location: Mission Southside 514 S. Kansas Ave. Olathe, KS 66061
Wednesday mornings 9:30 to 11:30 am
September 18th through December 13th
Multi-level women’s class.
Location: Mission Southside 514 S. Kansas Ave. Olathe, KS 66061
Wednesday evening Zoom class 6:30 to 7:30 pm
September 18th through December 13th
Multi-level women’s class.
Location: Zoom (online)
*Questions or want to enroll in a class? Email Darla at darla@missionsouthside.org
Christmas Store
The annual Christmas Store is an opportunity for families to shop for gifts for their children during a time that is financially challenging. They receive gifts, food, and other items to help bless them this season. They also receive the hope of Jesus through a time of prayer with individuals.
The Greatest Generation Ministry
*Ages retired and up
Purpose:
1) To restore a place of belonging and the feeling of being needed and useful.
2) To engage the Greatest Generation of our community into the life of serving on mission with Mission Southside.
3) To provide meaningful opportunities for all “ability” levels to serve with the Mission.
Opportunities may include:
- The Encouragement Team
- The Food Co-op Team
- The Backsnack Team
- The Warehouse Team
- Join a Neighborhood Team
- Prayer Team
- Coffee Zone Team