Following Jesus was never intended to be an individual activity, it's a team sport.
Lives are changed when we follow Jesus together, not just in a large group setting, but in small groups, as well. We want you to be connected with others who are following Christ so you can walk through real-life issues alongside people who really know you.
Community groups are a place where you will encourage, support, and pray for one another as you challenge each other to continue growing in your knowledge and love of God, as you do three things: Be with Jesus; Become like Jesus; Do as Jesus Did.
Community groups are more than a Bible study, though you will study the Bible. These groups are more about transformation than about information. We aim for intentional formation and life change, not just collecting more information. We push for engagement, not just attendance. We want to be on mission with God.
This is where "abundant life" happens, like Jesus talked about in John 10:10. It happens together, on mission with God, alongside others.
Resources for Community Group Members
The Spiritual Health Reflection is a self-assessment tool designed to help you gauge your inner life with God and the person you are becoming in Christ. It typically takes about 5 - 10 minutes to complete.
The Reflection is designed as an ongoing tool to track the trajectory of your formation over time. Once you’ve completed more than one Reflection, the results will include visualized data to indicate movement in key areas of your apprenticeship. The aim is to better name Jesus’ loving direction in your discipleship journey.
End-of-Season Survey. Complete this form to give us feedback regarding your community group. Answer questions like, "What was the best thing about your group" "How can your group facilitator improve their leadership of the group?" and
Balancing Your Priorities
For most people, one of the biggest obstacles to spiritual growth is that they're not living a daily life that reflects the priorities they want to have. One of the best ways to overcome this obstacle is to clearly identify your desired priorities, then track your daily/weekly schedule and see where things aren't lining up. Use this simple tool to help you get started: (download this .doc file or this .pdf file)
And here is a spreadsheet you can use to actually track the hours you're spending, and see how reality matches up with your priorities: Jathan's Time Budget/Tracker
Ideal Week Spreadsheet
After getting your priorities aligned by using the tool(s) above, try using this spreadsheet to help you plan your Ideal Week.
Daily Hourly Planner
Now let's get REALLY PRACTICAL (where we can see real change) by tracking how we spend our time hour by hour. Just like a budget for your money, a time budget is simply a plan for how you will spend your time each week, each day, down to each hour. The beauty of this tool is that having a detailed plan gives you the power to take control of your life; it empowers you to live the life you want, and to accomplish the goals you have. Living without a plan for how you use your time means you are just letting life happen to you.
Isn't it time for you to take control of your schedule and live by the priorities you actually value most? Try this Daily Hourly Planner.
