Why Should You Join A Group This Fall?
When asked what the greatest commandment in Scripture was, Jesus responded by combining two, saying, “’Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind…’ And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’ All the Law and the prophets hang on these two commandments.”
Jesus weaved these two commands together, making them inseparable; to love God with everything we have will lead us to love others as ourselves, and to truly love others as ourselves we must be motivated and empowered through our love of God.
When asked to define spiritual formation, something that is largely seen as an individual endeavour, professor and author M. Robert Mulholland defined it as “the process of being formed into the image of Jesus for the sake of others.” The call of every Christian is to become more like Jesus, but this happens in and through, and is for, others.
When we enter into relationship with Jesus, he leads us into relationship with others. Here at Soul, we live out this reality through three types of groups; Community Groups, Life Groups, and Discipleship Groups.
Community Groups
Community Groups seek to be places of refuge where people can come in and experience initial welcome, connection, and community here at Soul. Currently, our Women’s, Men’s, and Young Adults groups seek to achieve this by organizing monthly to quarterly large group events that serve their demographic by creating space for people to experience connection with others in a fun and welcoming environment.
Life Groups
Life Groups seek to be places that foster deeper relational growth by doing life together in a smaller group setting. These groups can be social, pursuing relational growth with others through a variety of activities, to study groups that dive into Scripture with one another.
Discipleship Groups
Discipleship Groups seek to be intimate groups that foster an atmosphere of intentionality and accountability as members and leaders pursue Jesus and transformation into his image together. This is done by setting aside time to grow in a variety of spiritual disciplines and practices (e.g. reading Scripture, prayer, silence and solitude, etc.). Doing so creates time and space in our lives to “abide in the vine,” drawing closer to the Father to be transformed by the Holy Spirit, becoming more like Jesus.
Have questions or need help finding a group?
Connect with our Discipleship Director, Mike Mundey.
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