We are currently preaching through an 8-week series on the book of Acts, providing some great material for new groups to work through as you begin forming relationships and growing in faith together. We will learn how the early church formed its identity after Easter as they met in homes, shared meals, and prayed together.
Rev. Jonathan Hart, Pastor of Discipleship | jonathan@shalimar-umc.org
Kim Margold, Program Director | programs@shalimar-umc.org
We are making an exciting church-wide effort to unify what we offer in terms of discipleship and expand in a new direction. Growth Link is made up of two defined categories – 1) small groups and 2) classes. The vision of Growth Link, then, is becoming better disciples and making disciples through small groups and classes. This will be our first long term initiative to establish an intentional network of small groups so that everyone who comes on Sunday morning to experience God’s grace in worship will have opportunity outside of our corporate worship services to experience true Christian community. We cannot simply come to worship on Sunday morning and expect the kind of brotherhood, sisterhood, life-sharing, and burden-bearing that we all need to live abundant lives. There are a good number of Sunday school classes and Bible studies that already fit the “small group” criteria. We look forward to building off of what we already have and branching out even off campus to homes and other public locations.
