GROW = Community is the context for spiritual growth.
We worship a triune God, who has eternally existed as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. In identifying the tri-unity of God, we recognize that God is communal in nature. We are made in the image of God, so we are called to reflect this reality.
Though each Christian has a personal relationship with God, that relationship is not individual or private. The Christian faith is not intended to be lived in isolation. We were made for community - relationship with God and with each other. The local church is not merely a place that we attend but a people to whom we belong. The Bible calls us members of the Body (1 Corinthians 12:12-31) with the expectation that we contribute to the Body for the glory of God and the good of His people.
A Christ-centered community is a high calling amid a culture of mere attendance and casual involvement. Jesus came that we might have life, and live it to the fullest.
The good life involves mutual love, care, consistency and authenticity as we seek to mirror the person and work of Christ in how we live.
Life Groups are places where our people can connect to the Church Body. You can share stories, talk about the Bible, eat good food together, and serve together. No two groups are the same, and we don't expect them to be. Groups are not perfect and those who participate in them will find them messy at times.
However, our hope is that group members will be committed to transformation from within. This takes time, prayer, effort, patience love, trust, and hope.
Acts 2:42-47, Hebrews 3:12-13, 1 Corinthians 12:12-31