Small Groups

Small groups exist to help our people connect with others, care for each other, converse about God and His Word, and chase others. Small Groups are organized by location or life stage. We hope to see you at a Small Group this week!

We Come As We Are

We are not perfect people, and we all need a safe place to gather and be whose are. Small groups are that safe place. What is said here stays here, and we do not gossip about information outside this group. **However, if someone shares something that endangers him/herself or others, or if there are legal implications, the leader will share information with a pastor.

We Put Others First

We are here to serve and love one another, not simply to receive care ourselves. We all participate in the discussion either as active listeners or speakers. We each keep our sharing to 3-5 minutes each, and remain actively engaged as others are speaking.

We Engage and Comfort

In Christ, we have the power to be present with the fullness of the Spirit’s presence within us. We acknowledge that we can’t fix or change one another, so we instead promise to provide care, encouragement and comfort. We don’t express judgement or disgust towards one another’s struggles. And we don’t give unwarranted advice! When we want to give additional counsel, we ask permission after the gathered time.

We Journey Together

We are relational beings, created in the image of a Triune God. Because we are created for community, we need each other to grow in Christlikeness. We seek to connect with each other and walk through life tighter, following up with one another throughout the week. Because God never gives up on us or leaves us alone, we commit to stick with one another through thick and thin.

We Focus On Christ

We don’t get side tracked by unhelpful issues in sports, politics, pop culture, and so on. In some cases, we can engage cultural issues from a Christ-centered perspective, but typically we delay these discussions until conversing about God and with God is over. We focus instead on Christ, who alone changes others and us, and whose presence only brings about grace, truth, and healing.