Community groups are small group communities within our church that gather weekly or bi-weekly. The purpose of community groups extends from our ‘loving people’ phase. We aim to take what is written in Acts 2:42 and live that out in our community groups: “They devoted themselves to the apostles teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.”

 

Community groups are broken down into two, four-month semesters (September – December & January – April) and are open for people to join at the beginning of each with a 3 week grace period. A community group will ideally consist of 6-10 people. If a group consistently reaches 12 or more, it will need to split into two groups. Research has shown that it is easier for openness and trust to take place in a smaller size group the following semester.

 

Jericho Road community groups will be encouraged to meet at the home of the individual or couple who are leading the group, but can be held at anyone’s home who is a regular attendee at Jericho Road Church. Community groups are open for anyone to join who can fully commit to consistency. This means at least 3 out of 4 consecutive meetings. It is ultimately up to the community group leader as to what the group will study for each semester.

 

It is also our desire for each community group to take on one service project each semester. Each group is able to choose what they want to do and may glean ideas and specific needs from the Acts 1:8 team.

 

For those interested in leading a community group, we hold our leader training in August of each year. This year it will be on Monday, August 16, 2010 at 7 p.m. at the home of Eric and Jen Wagenmaker: 1683 E. Oakdale, Muskegon.

For more information on how to get involved, please email Eric Wagenmaker.