A Guide to Community
Weekly/Bi-Weekly Groups
A flexible 90 minute gathering
Gather + Eat (30mins)
Eating together is the secret sauce to creating deep and fun community. So grab a bite to eat. It doesn’t have to be fancy, either. Ordering pizza, putting out chips and guac, or having a potluck dinner are all great options. If a meal is too much then go simple. Put the kettle on and have tea and dark chocolate.
Content (60mins)
This is our time to dig in deep to what God wants to teach us, and to grow together into the likeness of Jesus. This time together will be beautiful if everyone leans in, commits to being safe listeners, and refuses to be anything other than vulnerable in our heart posture before God. It is in this place we must humbly come before God and say, “Lord I want to meet with you, I want you to change me, and I want you to do it alongside and in the midst of this community of brothers and sisters.”
Pray
(5 mins)
We begin with prayer. Invite the Holy Spirit.
CHECK-IN
(15 mins)
As a group we interact with each other and make sure to have some intentional time to check in with one another and press deeper into life together as a community.
Learn
(20 mins)
We then turn to this week’s content - either watching the video, reading the content, or engaging with the past weeks teaching.
share
(15 mins)
Wrestle with the topic, ask questions, wonder out loud with each other, and share openly about how the content impacts us, and what God is doing in our hearts and lives.
pray
(5 mins)
We then close by praying as a community, interceding for each other, contending, encouraging, and comforting each other in prayer.
During the course of the week/s, between your time meeting together, there are things we can lean into so that we may continue to grow in our day to day life. This could include a sermon or podcast to listen to, and will often include some kind of life practice such as prayer, mission work in our city, reading scripture, journaling, talking and praying with a friend etc.