Everyone needs a community of friends, of people to lean on and do life with. People who will push us to God, to scripture, and to a life of love. But in the busyness of our culture, true community is becoming increasingly hard to find and develop. Our community groups come in all shapes and sizes, some meet in houses, some in coffee shops, some at the church. Some are short term Bible studies, some discuss the sermons from each Sunday, and some are based on interests. But they all have at their core the same purpose, God centered community.
The word disciple simply means student and we are all called to both be disciples of Christ and to make new disciples of Christ. We think discipleship takes three ingredients: the Spirit of God, the Word of God, and the People of God. As these ingredients are increased with consistency and authenticity in a person’s life, growth begins to happen. Our discipleship groups consist of 4 to 5 women with women and men with men who meet weekly to study scripture together, pray for one another, and hold each other accountable. Each person will be trained in methods of personal Bible study and prayer and given a year long reading plan. The goal for each group is to help each person grow into disciple makers.
