Small Group Guidelines

No matter who we are, we all have struggles and pain that can keep us from living the abundant life that Jesus promised us. Thankfully, true healing can come when we connect ourselves to the hope of Jesus and a safe community of people who are willing to love us and walk with us. Our small groups play a huge part in fostering that connection. Every week in the Landing we will have a time for small group sharing, separated by gender. This time is essential to allow us to process through our struggles and hurts, while giving us a chance to connect what we’re going through to the truths we learn here. These groups are an incredible place to find connection, hope, healing, and encouragement, but that can only happen if they are truly safe. To ensure these groups are productive and safe, we use these same five Small Group Guidelines every week:

1. Focus on your own thoughts and feelings when sharing in the group. Limit your sharing to three to five minutes.

2. Please avoid all cross talk. Cross talk is when two individuals engage in conversation excluding all others. Each person is free to express their feelings without interruptions.

3. We are here to support one another, we will not attempt to “fix” one another.

4. Anonymity and Confidentiality are basic requirements. What is shared in group will stay in group. The only exception is when someone threatens to harm themselves or others, or any case of abuse.

5. Avoid offensive language; it has no place in a Christ-centered group.