Small Groups

WHAT is an Antioch Small Group?

Midweek subgroups of the whole Antioch church family that meet for discipling and caring for our members. We have two main categories:

(a) Standard Wednesday night groups, mixed, all ages (See lists below)

(b) Speciality Groups – ladies’ studies, Ironmen, Youth & Young Adults, Cedars, Monash outreach study, etc.

Amorosa
Joel Kirby 083 975 5031
Pieter van der Merwe 082 820 6357
Wednesdays @ 7:00pm

Berario/Fairland
Robin Brown 076 695 4274
Bryn George 082 529 6124
Wednesdays @ 7:30pm

Cresta
Damon Cafetzoglou 082 440 5959
Dave Mew 082 557 6739
Wednesdays @ 7:00pm

Eagle Canyon
Gavin Davis 083 399 5646
Duncan Govender 084 580 0080
Wednesdays @ 7:00pm

Ferndale/Beverley Gardens
Neil Kruger 072 088 9862
Ntumba Katabua 084 504 6329
Wednesdays @ 7:00pm

Honeydew
Moshe Mashiane 082 821 4158
Wednesdays @ 7:00pm

Kelland
Danie van den Berg 084 232 6320
Wednesdays @ 7:15pm

Northgate/North Riding AH
André Pieterse 083 228 0808
John Crain 083 256 6477
Wednesdays @ 7:00pm

North Riding AH
Graham McFarlane 063 615 0396
Tim Adams 071 365 1422
Wednesdays @ 7:00pm

Sundowner
Tim Cantrell 076 312 4542
Wednesdays @ 7:00pm

Weltevreden Park
Claudio Monzeglio 065 885 5856
Hendrik Dirker 082 816 8327
Wednesdays @ 7:00pm

Small groups are a critical way through which we fulfil our biblical purpose as a local church, as stated in our Declaration of Faith, that we exist “for the purpose of exalting God through evangelising the lost and edifying and equipping the saints for service” (Eph. 4:7-16; Col. 1:28-29; Acts 2:42-47; Rom. 11:36; 1 Thess. 2:7-8; Heb 13:17)

WHY do our small groups exist?

Antioch small groups exist for the following six biblical purposes:

(a) For Deacons in assisting the Elders in shepherding the flock through member care and counsel in their small groups (Acts 6:1-7; 20:28; 1 Thess. 2:7-8; Heb. 13:17)

(b) For practicing the biblical one-anothers and living out our Church Covenant by loving and encouraging one another, bearing one another’s burdens, praying together, and building godly friendships (Acts 2:42-47; Gal. 6:2; Heb. 3:13; 10:24-25; Prov. 7:5-6, 9-10, 17; 1 Pet. 4:7-11). Small groups are also a crucial way to display our true Gospel unity across the barriers of age and culture, to experience inter-generational and cross-cultural fellowship in Christ that only God’s Spirit can produce and that displays to the world the Gospel’s power (Eph. 2:14-16; Jn. 13:34-35).

(c) For further teaching in sound doctrine and in helping our people apply biblical truths (Ps. 19:7-11; Ps. 119; 2 Tim. 3:16; Heb. 5:14; Jam. 1:22-25)

(d) For discipling newcomers and younger believers at Antioch into membership and maturity, and for being discipled by more mature believers (Phil. 2:12-13; Eph. 4:11-16; Col. 1:28-29; Heb. 5:12; Matt. 28:19)

(e) For equipping future leaders for the Church and to start new small groups to reach more members and newcomers (1 Tim. 3:10; 1 Tim. 5:22; 2 Tim. 2:2)

(f) For evangelising the lost (Matt. 4:19; 28:19; Acts 1:8)