Current Small Groups |
Oct 2020 - Jun 2021 |
Group 1 | Discovery Bible Study
This approach focuses on seeing God – His character, His actions, His purposes, and His directions – in scripture. Additionally, we see how the people in scripture align with God’s purposes, the struggles they face, their character – the good and the bad – and how the depiction of people has implications for our lives today. You will be challenged to integrate what you have learned and to engage others with your progress. We are currently working through the book of Mark, using the Discovery Bible Study approach. Meetings resume January 03.
GROUP 2 | DISCOVERY BIBLE STUDY
This approach focuses on seeing God – His character, His actions, His purposes, and His directions – in scripture. Additionally, we see how the people in scripture align with God’s purposes, the struggles they face, their character – the good and the bad – and how the depiction of people has implications for our lives today. You will be challenged to integrate what you have learned and to engage others with your progress. This Discovery Group follows the current GBC Sermon Series. We resume meeting January 04.
Group 3 | DISCOVERY BIBLE STUDY
This approach focuses on seeing God – His character, His actions, His purposes, and His directions – in scripture. Additionally, we see how the people in scripture align with God’s purposes, the struggles they face, their character – the good and the bad – and how the depiction of people has implications for our lives today. You will be challenged to integrate what you have learned and to engage others with your progress. This Discovery Group is following the GBC Sermon Series. Meetings resume January 12.
Group 4 | DISCOVERY BIBLE STUDY
This approach focuses on seeing God – His character, His actions, His purposes, and His directions – in scripture. Additionally, we see how the people in scripture align with God’s purposes, the struggles they face, their character – the good and the bad – and how the depiction of people has implications for our lives today. You will be challenged to integrate what you have learned and to engage others with your progress. This Discovery Group is working through the book of Hebrews. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, we are unable to incorporate new members currently. We resume meeting January 05.
Group 5 | DISCOVERY BIBLE STUDY
This approach focuses on seeing God – His character, His actions, His purposes, and His directions – in scripture. Additionally, we see how the people in scripture align with God’s purposes, the struggles they face, their character – the good and the bad – and how the depiction of people has implications for our lives today. You will be challenged to integrate what you have learned and to engage others with your progress. Discovery Groups follow GBC Sermon Series or a selected book of the Bible in their study time. This group resumes meetings January 07.
Group 6 | SERMON-BASED STUDY
Group 7 | SERMON-BASED STUDY
GROUP 8 | PARENTING BOOK STUDY
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This study contains practical examples and illustrations to help parents grow kids' faith, with specific instruction in the power of prayer, wisdom, love of God's Word, getting through trials, controlling the tongue, developing patience, and the surrender of service. This small group includes enriching teaching videos each week along with a Bible study book with personal study segments to complete between the 6 weeks of small group sessions.
Why Small Groups?Believing that Christ calls our church to making disciples of all the world’s nations, GBC Small Groups foster community, encourage spiritual maturity and provide an avenue for reaching out with the Gospel of Jesus Christ through acts of service and evangelistic efforts.
We desire that all GBC members participate in Small Groups. Small Groups provide a natural mechanism for relationship-building and member care in our congregation. Small Groups also play a vital role in pursuing an intentional discipleship path for all those who attend GBC. As such, Small Groups are a key element in caring for member needs, fostering spiritual growth, multiplying believers, and the development of leaders and influencers for the Gospel in Guelph and the whole world.
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Small Group Purpose Elements
Small Groups provide an environment for fellowship, learning, sharing, encouraging, praying, confessing, and celebrating. Through this we grow in community and discipleship. Each member of each small group is an important contributor to health of the group. Relationships developed in Small Groups provide members with the opportunity to pursue life-on-life discipleship in an emotionally healthy context.
- Experiencing Community (fellowship, relationship, mutual encouragement)
- Fostering Spiritual Development (Christ-focused praise & prayer, learning, growth, obedience)
- Integrating Service/Outreach
Build Community and Trust
In a desire to foster strong community ties, all GBC members are encouraged to meet with the same group October 2020 to the end of June 2021. At the same time, some members may choose to opt in or out of select Small Group opportunities, participating in cycles as they are able. Building community, growing as a disciple, and learning to pray transparently all require time and trust. We encourage our members to consider these elements when deciding about Small Group involvement. GBC Small Groups offer a variety of Discussion Topics. Our Small Groups seek to Foster Spiritual Development by engaging with God’s Word using several different approaches.
Equipping and Support
Jacob Ginter and Dan Chapman (GBC Elders) are available for our Small Group Facilitators – answering questions, resourcing, offering advice, encouraging, and providing ongoing training.