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Meetings

 

The leader uses this script to facilitate reviewing better habits with your ARMOR group in a weekly meeting.​ This meeting should finish within 60 minutes, and sharing should be concise and on topic for the sake of time.

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Introduction & Prayer

• Hello and welcome to this meeting for ARMOR, which enables better habits to overcome bad habits that hurt relationships with God, others, and self.

• Please help to minimize distractions by taking this time to silence your cell phone, and keep in mind that what is said here stays here.

• Before we pray, let’s introduce ourselves and announce any prayer intentions. (eg. My name is _____, and I pray for _____.)

• We'll offer up these intentions as we pray the Hail Mary.

 

Reading & Discussion

• Now we'll begin the reading & discussion part of the meeting, and we'll read _____.  (Pick from spiritual works.)

• Each person is invited to read a paragraph before passing to the next person. If you prefer not to read, just say "pass" when it's your turn. Who would like to start the reading?

• (After finishing the reading...) Let’s take some time now to discuss briefly our thoughts on the reading, being mindful of staying on topic for the sake of time. Who would like to start the discussion? (Use a timer as necessary.)

• (After everyone has shared...) That ends our time for sharing thoughts on the readings.

 

Accountability

• Now we'll begin the accountability part of the meeting, keeping in mind that we do not suggest what others should or should not do and that the objective is for us to listen and learn from each other's experiences about what has worked or not worked while striving to exercise better habits during the last week.

• Using the Better Habits page as a guide, let's briefly share our experiences in striving to exercise better habits during the last week, being mindful of staying on topic for the sake of time. Who would like to start the sharing? (Use a timer as necessary.)

• (After everyone has shared...) Thank you all for your participation. If you would like to share more or learn more about what was shared here, please follow-up with someone here after the meeting.

 

Closing Announcements & Prayer

• Before we close the meeting:

  • Remember that ARMOR's Better Habits approach to overcoming bad habits involves a daily commitment to exercising better habits, tracking better habits, and reviewing better habits.

  • Prayerfully consider supporting ARMOR and its mission to enable better habits by making a tax-deductible donation and/or buying promotional ARMOR merch at ARMORministry.com.

  • Remember that our next group event for fun, food, and fellowship...

    • is open for suggestions in the group chat/text.

    • will be _____ (when & where).

  • Who would like to lead the meeting next week?

• Finally, let’s close the meeting with the Lord's Prayer.