Community Groups - The key to meeting other Christians
Why We Should Do Community Groups
Because Jesus modeled it
“Jesus’ entire ministry models what it means to live in community. His pattern shows us why community – most particularly community experienced through small group relationships, is necessary, not an option for those of us who bear His name.” (Bill Donahue, Willow Creek’s Director of Small Groups)
We have become an isolated and fragmented society
Sociologically speaking we are “alone in our masses” in what is called a “crowded loneliness.” Larry Crabb in The Safest Place On Earth says, “The resolve to look after oneself breaks fellowship with God and others and involves a violation of our created nature to be givers. Worse, it cuts us off from the resources we need to live that are poured into us from God and others, resources that are only poured into us when we are openly and vulnerably and trustingly connected with others.”
We need each other
We need each other to call out our glories and help us see our blind spots and rough edges. Crabb goes on to say, “We need spiritual friends, broken people who will provide safety for us to be broken, caring people who want us to live and believe we can live well, giving people who pour the life they have received from God into us, people of vision who see the Spirit shaping us into the image of Christ.”
We need to come together
Finally to coin Rick Warren’s famous opening line in The Purpose Driven Life, “It’s not (just) about us." We need to come together to build ourselves up to go out and share God’s love with others. Community groups will become a major part of our mission strategy.
If you are interested in becoming a community group leader, call Pete Kettler at 325-4541.
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Community Groups are designed to provide you with weekly encouragement, study, fellowship and a place to serve. Please be watching the
video loop and visit Guest Services as many new home Community Groups will be added over the Winter and Spring.
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Sunday Community Groups
Women's Community Group 11:00 AM - Conference Room
Senior Community Group (Age 55+) 9:30 AM - Conference Room
College & Career Community Group 7:00 PM - Upstairs (student ministry room)
Life Decisions
If you've made either a spiritual life decision or are seeking to investigate more about God and His desire to have a personal relationship with you, we'd like to provide you with tools to help you get started on your journey.
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Daily Devotional
Spending time daily in God's word is an important part of your walk with Christ. If you would like to receive a complimentary issue of Our Daily Bread, a daily devotional published by Discovery House Publishers:
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