If you come to The Awakening on Tuesday nights you will recognize that one of our values is authentic community. It has been said here on this blog that we want young adults to walk into The Awakening, meet 20 new people and develop five new friends. One of the ways we foster this kind of culture is through our connection groups.
Each week after our time of worship and teaching, we will break up into groups of 5-10 people in order to discuss the topic shared in the teaching time. This is a great opportunity for two things to happen. By discussing the topic, each person has an opportunity to be heard and hear from others allowing for greater discipleship within a community. Second, this gives each person an opportunity to learn about each other, clearing the way for more personal friendships to arise. Some connection groups will consist of married people, some single, some just for women or men, but we will expect these connections to form organically. No one is expected to stay in the same group each week, in fact, our hope is that young adults will move from group to group in order to meet more people and develop more relationships within this social community.
Each connection group will have its own Connection Group Leader who will be identified by a special name tag. This person will be equipped with prepared questions to help facilitate and guide discussion on the topic of the evening. Get to know these people, they are the real influencers in this ministry and they can help you as we all grow together in community. If you’d like to be a Community Group Leader please let our team leader, Justin Ehle, know by emailing him at justinehle@gmail.com.
Each week after our time of worship and teaching, we will break up into groups of 5-10 people in order to discuss the topic shared in the teaching time. This is a great opportunity for two things to happen. By discussing the topic, each person has an opportunity to be heard and hear from others allowing for greater discipleship within a community. Second, this gives each person an opportunity to learn about each other, clearing the way for more personal friendships to arise. Some connection groups will consist of married people, some single, some just for women or men, but we will expect these connections to form organically. No one is expected to stay in the same group each week, in fact, our hope is that young adults will move from group to group in order to meet more people and develop more relationships within this social community.
Each connection group will have its own Connection Group Leader who will be identified by a special name tag. This person will be equipped with prepared questions to help facilitate and guide discussion on the topic of the evening. Get to know these people, they are the real influencers in this ministry and they can help you as we all grow together in community. If you’d like to be a Community Group Leader please let our team leader, Justin Ehle, know by emailing him at justinehle@gmail.com.
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