Base Groups
koinonia, according to the New Testament, assumes and requires face-to-face communication. Three things marked New Testament Christian community: It was centered in Jesus Christ (believers met together as Jesus’ followers, constituting his body); this fellowship was a gift of the Holy Spirit; and the community was missional. That is, the New Testament community was directed toward a purpose outside itself—actually being a living witness to Christ and the gospel’s power in the world.
We want to have more than the superficial idea (and experience) of community of what is to be a Church. As Christians, in these end-times, we do not want to be mistaken for mere cordiality, courtesy, or sociability or a least-common-denominator “fellowship” community, not much different from the Kiwanis club or a neighborhood potluck; we want to challenge the values of surrounding pagan society. The answer to this is the “one another” aspect of Christianity, focused on feelings and actions as well as in attitude.
Several things stand out when we look at the many “one anothers”—such as “be devoted to one another” (Romans 12:10), “serve one another” (Galatians 5:13), “carry one another’s burdens” (Galatians 6:2).
All the “one another” passages imply a social context—appropriate structures in which these behaviors can In the Theocratic Church most of the “one anothers” happen through base groups, which are the ministry’s backbone and have been implemented to solve the need of direction and discipleship.
Nearly all the “one another” passages are imperatives—instructions about actual behaviors, not reminders of abstract spiritual truths we can enjoy meditating upon. Base Groups are the mission and strategic cell units, part of the THEOCRATIC MOVEMENT outreach program. Each group meet up in various venues around the city for coffee, something to eat, spending time together, forming bonds of friendship, spreading the vision, reaching out to those who need to hear about the Word and to understand the vision of the Kingdom.
Hebrews 10:24–25 shows that mutual encouragement (“Spur one another on toward love and good deeds”) was a primary church function. The Apostle Paul tells his brothers and sisters to be intentional: Consider how you may prompt one another to the practical living out of your faith. That’s is actually what the Theocratic Base Groups are about.
Welcoming People to Fellowship!
Pursue them: Being pursued by a church can be either helpful or scary. What we pursue is to be responsive to people’s needs and to make a genuine effort to connect them, without stalking them. If someone shows interest in what Christ has to say through His church, and wants to be a part of it, we want to show them, with acts, that they are welcome. If someone is already part of the church, don’t let them fall to the wayside.
Take People out to eat: I was offered by a couple of Bishops I got acquainted lately for lunch, as they were interested in what I had to tell them regarding to the Kingdom of God. At minimum in my years of ministry anyone that requested info we’d offer to take out for coffee.
Ask about People’s story and show genuine interest: When we meet people, pretty decent job of wanting to know my story, at least as it related to my church background. What was missing was a genuine interest in my whole story, not just the part that applied to their context. 
Find out how they are really doing and pray for them: “I’m good…I’m fine, thanks… not too bad.” This affirmation is the most frequent lie out of people’s mouths. The divine aim that the Lord Jesus imparts in us is to really care how people is doing. We must be prepared if instead of “things are good” someone says “my life is falling apart”. We don’t want to let them get away with “I’m fine”. We want to the ready to share a prayer need, pray for people right then and there. We are sure that people would be pleased to do the same for us, if we need.
Show interest in people’s hobbies: Knowing how someone chooses to spend their free time can be immensely useful. Is their a hobby others in the church share that would allow for connections to develop? People tend to exercise skills in hobbies they may not otherwise get to use. Those skills can likely also benefit the church. We want to be able to put people’s gifts in practice; so we ask!
Help people get involved and see that they do: It is indeed a continuing struggle to get people connected and, sometimes we absolutely drop the ball on that. But people do want to make a difference, and we want to make it easy for them to do so.
Seek people’s input: My old pastor’s fam
ily took me out for lunch once and he asked me to tell him everything I’d change about Church if I had a year to recreate it into an outward-focused Christian community. We frequently ask that question to people we talk to. On seeking people opinion, we can provide a culture where people in the church are comfortable providing input on how the diverse ministries in church are “done” and how the city is being reached.
Invite people to “hang out”, as friends: One of the many buzzwords in the church is “relationship”. One of the most lacking things in churches today is relationship. Life is best lived in community and one cannot be sharpened or sharpen another in isolation. We don’t just want to send someone off to a home group; we want to invite them into our life.
Tell people your story and how God transforms: We understand that as much as people love to share their story and testimony, they also want to hear ours. Knowing how God has transformed our life gives hope about how he can transform theirs. Having a two-way dialogue is the difference between friendship and counselling, and that is important for us. 
When people sick, check up on them: We want to give people a call just to make sure they are feeling better and see if they need anything. Being sick is no fun and it’s even worse when no one seems to care. So, whatever people around us are sick, we will always sincerely and happily offer our Assistance.