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Growth Group Systems
The journey so far
Seventeen months of weekly meetings, corporate prayer, bibliophile semesters, and social impact—documented from the first gatherings in February 2024 to today.
“The earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.”
Our purpose
Why Growth Group Systems exists
The system is designed to disciple professionals, take society's mountains, and keep the harvest through small groups, prayer, and service.
Seven mountains
Take the mountains of society: media & entertainment, politics & government, family, and beyond.
Priestly growth
Help members grow in anointing, healing, church planting, missions, and their priestly calling.
Unity & cohesion
Foster unity, bonding, and cohesion among brethren across branches and groups.
Small groups
Encourage small-group systems and strengthen consolidation in every community.
G-12 structure
Create effective opportunities for the G-12 discipleship structure to flourish.
Pastor–member bridge
Reduce the gap between chapter pastors and members through consistent fellowship.
Social impact
Amplify sector-specific social projects and retain the harvest from outreach across the city.
In the beginning
Launched in Calabar, growing across cities
Growth Group Systems was formally launched in December 2023 by Dr. Jesam Oboma. First meetings followed on Sunday, 10 February 2024.
A launch newsletter carried the vision, recommended books, and proposed names for the first Growth Groups.
Each semester runs 17–18 weeks (~4 months), followed by a two-month break. The second semester runs August through December.
Dec 2023
Formal launch
Growth Group Systems launched by Dr. Jesam Oboma. Vision, books, and proposed group names published in the launch newsletter.
Feb 2024
First meetings
Formal Growth Group meetings began on Sunday, 10 February 2024.
2024 – 2025
Four semesters of growth
Weekly meetings, corporate prayer, bibliophile semesters, social projects, Fun Week, and award services—documented semester by semester.
Today
Expanding nationwide
Headquartered in Calabar with branches across multiple cities—and a leadership platform preparing every Nigerian state workspace.
What we have done
Milestones in seventeen months
Significant progress since the first Growth Group meetings in mid-February 2024—tracked weekly by our Monitoring & Evaluation team.
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Growth Groups
From zero in 17 months
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Documented meetings
Online and offline since Feb 2024
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Total attendance
Across four semesters
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MVPs
Most valuable participants recorded
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Hours of corporate prayer
Weekly Sunday prayer altars
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Books read
~55 books per semester on average
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Social impact projects
Led independently by groups
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Award services
Honouring supervisors & managers
Attendance by semester
4,161 people attended Growth Group meetings across four semesters—with 441 MVPs recorded.
Feb – May
Semester 1, 2024
1,001
Aug – Nov
Semester 2, 2024
942
Jan – May
Semester 1, 2025
1,124
Aug – Dec
Semester 2, 2025
1,094
Profession-based groups include:
EntertainmentMarriagePoliticsMarketplaceChildrenInnovationSisterhoodBankersLawyersTradersEntrepreneursand more
Stories from the movement
Prayer, books, projects, and celebration
Organic growth
From zero to more than 90 profession-based Growth Groups in seventeen months.
Groups span entertainment, marriage, politics, marketplace, children, innovation, sisterhood, bankers, lawyers, traders, entrepreneurs, and more—each meeting weekly with clear reporting.
Weekly meetings & reporting
Over 1,700 documented meetings with a standard report every week.
Managers submit Growth Group reports using a shared template. The Monitoring & Evaluation team collates submissions and publishes a comprehensive weekly summary—meetings, attendance, MVPs, and study materials included.
Corporate prayers
Sixty-eight Sundays of corporate prayer—an hour or more each week.
Corporate prayer powers the Growth Group Systems. Prayer champions have emerged, the altar stays aflame, and groups also organise independent weekly prayer for at least an hour.
Bibliophiles
160+ books read since inception; Laws of Proper Speech across six states in 2025.
In semester 2 of 2025, all 93 groups read Laws of Proper Speech by Dr. David Ogbueli. Over 1,100 people across six states reviewed the book chapter by chapter for seventeen weeks. Innovation Growth Group donated copies to Afokang Correctional Centre during a social impact visit.
Social impact projects
Sixty-plus projects—from correctional centres to medical outreaches.
Every semester, groups give back through visits to Afokang Correctional Centre, motherless babies homes, church renovations, pad and back-to-school donations, love crusades feeding 800+, market fairs, tech conferences, and medical outreaches.
Fun Week
End-of-semester celebration—the largest Christian party in Calabar.
A full week is dedicated to eating, drinking, and creating memories as semesters close. The vision: make it the largest Christian celebration in Nigeria.
Dinner & Awards Service
At the close of each semester, a special Sunday honours Growth Group supervisors and managers for excellence, leadership, and growth. Four award services have been held to date.
Locations
Headquartered in Calabar, expanding across Nigeria
From Dominion City Calabar HQ to branches in Lagos, Port Harcourt, Enugu, Awka, and beyond—the movement is growing city by city.
Dominion City Calabar HQDC Calabar RoadDC AfokangDC MarianDC Mary SlessorSchool of Nursing AbiUnicalDC AbakalikiEbonyiDC LagosPort HarcourtDC EnuguDC Awkaand counting
Photo reel
Life across the groups
Moments from fellowship, outreach, study groups, dinners, and Fun Week across Dominion City Calabar.
What we see
“The earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.”
Habakkuk 2:14