2022-2023
SMALL GROUP OPTIONS
We, though many, are one body in Christ.
Romans 12:5

2022-2023 Schedule
9:15= Childcare Drop Off Begins
9:30= Whole Group: Coffee and Fellowship
9:45= Whole Group: Worship
10:00= Small Group: Bible Study
11:15= Childcare Pick Up Begins
​*Masks optional for all participants.
​ Each small group will have an individual focus and study books for both semesters. 
Below you can learn more about each of these studies and select the study that interests you most. 
***PLEASE NOTE: Groups fill quickly once registration opens.***
If you have a preference for which group you join, please plan on registering once it opens at 8am on Aug. 11!  
Group 1
Leaders: Marlene Murray and Katie Schouten
Care Leaders: Melissa Broski and Heidi Sems
Fall Study: 
Our Security for Eternity: The Gospel Of John
By: Love God Greatly
Do you have questions about faith, Jesus, or eternity?
Have you ever looked for a clear way to explain your faith to friends and family?
Look no further! Our Security for Eternity is a six-week study of the Gospel of John that will deepen your faith and equip you to be able to explain the message of the Gospel to others.

If you long to grow closer to your Savior or hope to understand why Jesus matters to you, join us in our study of the Gospel of John. 

Spring Study: 
None Like Him: 10 Ways God is Different From Us (And Why That's a Good Thing)
By: Jen Wilkin
God is self-existent, self-sufficient, eternal, immutable, omnipresent, omniscient, omnipotent, sovereign, infinite, and incomprehensible.
We're not.  And that's a good thing.

Our limitations are by design. We were never meant to be God. But at the root of every sin is our rebellious desire to possess attributes that belong to God alone. Calling us to embrace our limits as a means of glorifying God's limitless power, Jen Wilkin invites us to celebrate the freedom that comes when we rest in letting God be God.
Group 2: Group 2 has reached maximum capacity and is not open to additional registrations. Thank you!
Leaders: Rachel Adamo and Cari Ekbom
Care Leader: Sarah Bohn and Megan Eleid
Fall Study: 
TruthFilled 
By: Ruth Chou Simons
Many of us want God’s Word to dwell richly in us, but life can get in the way.
We’d never intentionally write chapters of confusion, failure, loss, pain, conflict, or suffering into our stories. No one plans to wrestle with her identity in Christ, to struggle to love her husband, to feel lonely in ministry, or to feel helpless in motherhood. Yet we often find ourselves in these seasons, struggling to embrace the gospel hope we need to fill our discouraged souls.
This 7-week study focuses on the Book of Colossians, where Ruth Chou Simons leads us through a practice of preaching gospel truth to ourselves by studying Paul’s example. In every changing season of life, we can rest in God’s character, rehearse our identity in Christ, respond in faith, and remember God’s provision for us. In today’s culture, there’s no shortage of self help, easy fixes, and worldly advice, but only the truth of God’s Word was meant to fill you up and satisfy you fully.  There are brief videos for each week (all under 10 minutes in length) that are part of the study.

Spring Study: 
Undistracted: Capture Your Purpose. Rediscover Your Joy
​By: Bob Goff
The world has never been more distracting—joy has never been more possible.
​You live with a massive amount of distraction:
  • desperate headlines
  • smartphone scrolling
  • an endless to-do list
Not to mention the nagging questions of your heart:

  • Am I making the right decision?
  • Am I with the right person?
  • Will my past mistakes keep me from my best future?
Through the pithy and inspiring storytelling that has endeared him to millions, New York Times bestselling author Bob Goff invites you to laugh with more gusto, dream with more confidence, and love with more intention in this disarming call to live Undistracted.
Group 3: Group 3 has reached maximum capacity and is not open to additional registrations. Thank you!
Fall Leaders: Julianne Hagan and Chantal O'Driscoll
​Spring Leaders: Kristen Choby and Heidi Koster
Care Leaders: Jill Clarke and Heidi Koster
Fall Study: 
Finding God Faithful
By: Kelly Minter
Trace the path of Joseph’s life in the Book of Genesis to observe how God’s sovereignty reigns, even in our darkest moments. Learn to recognize when God is working during periods of waiting, trust God’s plan when life doesn’t make sense, and rest in the sufficiency of His presence in every circumstance. His provision is enough, His presence is constant, and His purpose is unstoppable.


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Spring Study:
1 Peter: A Living Hope in Christ 
By: Jen Wilkin
Our inheritance through Christ is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading. In 1 Peter, a man of faith and flaws and eyewitness to the life of Christ challenges us to look beyond our current circumstances to a future inheritance. He shares his concerns on big picture issues for the early church, describes believers' true identity in Christ, and ultimately helps readers discover what it means to experience the Living Hope they have in Christ.
Group 4
Leaders: Aide Bustamonte, Katherine O’Grady, Sarah Suarez
Care Leader: Heidi McKenzie

​Fall Study: 
Esther: Trusting God's Plan
By: Nancy Lee Demoss
God masterfully orchestrates and weaves together every detail of our lives in jaw-dropping ways. Nothing and no one can thwart His plan! In this six-week study, explore the subject of God's providence, walking verse by verse through the book of Esther.

Spring Study: 
Labor with Hope: Gospel Meditations on Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood
By: Gloria Furman with Jesse Scheumann
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In Labor with Hope, Gloria Furman helps you see pregnancy, infertility, miscarriage, birth pain, and new life in the framework of the larger biblical narrative, infusing cosmic meaning into your personal experience by exploring how they point to eternal realities. 

You will see that only Christ can provide the strength they desperately need in order to truly labor with hope. 
Group 5
Leaders: Chris Schmit and Sarah McMenomy
Care Leader: Deborah Kaczor
Fall Study: 
Christ, Faith, and The Church
Faith is personal. Our understanding of God is planted early in our life and grows, or doesn’t, based on thousands of factors. We'll explore who God is, ways that we connect with God, and how we respond to God. This group is being designed to be a space where no question is too simple or too complex. Our text book will be the Bible for the first 4 months. If needed, we'll help you choose a Bible from the hundreds of options and will begin to look at God’s story.

Possible discussion topics include, but are not limited to:
  1. Who is God?
  2. What is prayer? How do I pray?
  3. Who are Christians? Why are there so many denominations, or versions, of the church?
  4. What does faith ask of us? How do we “wear our faith” in community?


Spring Study:
Known: How Believing Who God Says You Are Changes Everything
​By Aubry Sampson
 
In a world where information is easily accessible and opinions are many, we are often overwhelmed. These constant streams of information and changes in our circumstances cause us to lose sight of what’s true—even the truths about ourselves. Learning to filter what we hear and hold it up to God’s word seeking truth is not easy. This group is being designed to be a place where no question is too simple or too complex. In the first few weeks we’ll read God’s word together and talk about navigating the Bible. We’ll then begin studying “Known: How Believing Who God Says You Are Changes Everything.” We’ll use the study to practice discerning truth. We’ll seek God using real examples from the news, podcasts, and our own life. We’ll pray for and encourage one another.​
International Group
Leaders: Ariel Boswell, May Ling Chen, JoEllen Park, Rosie Thacher
Care Leader: Yoshiko Abe

The international class welcomes women from foreign countries with an interest in learning the beliefs of Christianity and seeking to improve their English conversational skills.

Is there a God? Can God be known? Who is Jesus?  What does the Bible teach?  If you have ever asked yourself any of these questions this class can help you find answers.

​In each class we study Bible stories which lay the foundation of the Christian faith.  Additionally, we have an English lesson using a textbook whose primary purpose is to expand your vocabulary and improve your conversational skills. Time is given in small groups to practice your English.
Tuesday Night Group
Leaders: Deidra Richards
Care Leader: Funmi Baffour ​
Fall Study:
The Prayer Course
By: Pete Greig
An eight session journey through the Lord's Prayer.
Conversation, testimony and teaching to help you, and your community, to grow and deepen your prayer life, one week at a time.
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Spring Study:
Will be decided as a group at future date.