While breadth of relationships is important, we also recognize that deep relationships often happen and are fostered in smaller groups. Jesus often withdrew with just his three closest disciples. Our Small Groups are just that, small groups of same-gendered individuals who are intentionally going deep with one another. These are groups of 3-5 men or women (usually, though small groups can be any size that is ‘smaller’) gathering together at least twice a month. They may be part of the same Gospel Community and break-out together as part of their Gospel Community rhythm or they may be gathered around a specific, elder-approved curriculum to go deeper in Scripture with one another and then care for each other. The elements are the same as all our ministry goals: Love God, Love Others, and Make Disciples of Jesus Christ. The context is just a smaller group.

Small Groups follow our same Gospel Community rhythm of starting up in September and going through July, with a break in August. We do ask you to make a commitment to each group as much as possible. The heart is to find that, by God’s grace, you can have a friendship that goes deeper with some individuals as you share more about your life, your struggles, and your need for God to sanctify you. We use Scripture as the basis for these times because we have found that nothing does a better job of cutting to the core of our needs and desires than God’s word. These are meant to be safe places to express personal matters while not being a place for in-depth counseling. Hopefully you find these are people you are excited to invite over for dinner, go hiking with, and spend additional time with outside of your Small Group.