Learn more about D-Groups at the Kickoff Event
Sunday Night
August 18 at 6 PM
Sanctuary
Like every gospel driven church, we believe that Jesus has commissioned us to make disciples. We strive to make disciples who are developing the mind of Christ, who are obeying the commands of Christ, who are being transformed into the image of Christ, and who are participating in the mission of Christ.
We believe that each disciple needs to be sinking deep roots into the marvelous grace of Christ in order to grow eternal fruit. We grow in our faith by practicing the spiritual disciples of corporate worship, daily Bible reading, meditation, Scripture memory, and conversational and intentional prayer. To encourage the development of these disciplines, we challenge each member to be part of a Discipleship Group (D-Group)
D-Groups are groups of three to five people who meet weekly for the express purpose of becoming disciples who are making disciples.
Our D-Groups meet in the Spring and in the Fall for 13 weeks each. The Fall D-Groups will begin meeting the week of August 18, 2024 and meet weekly for 13 weeks.
The groups meet at a time and location that works for the members of each group. Some groups meet on the church campus, others in homes, and others in coffee shops around town.
D-Groups are based on three pillars: Scripture, prayer, and accountability
D-Groups are…
Peer to peer discipleship groups – D-Groups are not modeled on a “teacher-student” format where the students come to be taught by the teacher. In a peer to peer group, each member of the group is expected to bring something to the group discussion.
Scripture based – D-Groups do not follow a curriculum or study a book. Instead, D-Groups read Scripture together.
Spiritual disciplines – G-Groups are designed to teach and practice the core spiritual disciplines of Bible reading, meditation, Scripture memory, and prayer. We want to develop disciples who are equipped to feed themselves and to feed others.
Multiplication – D-Groups are designed to multiply! Our goal is for each D-Group to become 2 D-Groups within a couple of years. We will strive to avoid the “tick tock the game is locked” temptation because we always want to have an empty chair for new believers in our church’s discipleship efforts. To have room for new disciples, we must always be forming new groups.
At the D-Group Kickoff Event on Sunday night, August 18, 2024, you will discover
· What is a Disciple Group?
· Why are they the central part of our church’s disciple making strategy?
· What would be expected of me if I joined a D-Group?
· How do I join a group?
