Small Group Ministry
Meaningful Connections…10 people at a time
Our Purpose: To bring people into right relationship with each other and with the larger world. Members come together to share, develop friendships, and serve the larger community.
These small relational groups made up of five to ten people meet twice a month to establish and nurture themselves in this community. There are two sessions meeting from October - March, and April - September. Groups may decide to continue in their same group for a continuing session. Each group will covenant to perform at least one service project of their choice for the church or larger community during the six month period. Child care will be offered during some meetings. They will be designated on the enrollment form.
Enrollment for the Spring 2012 session is March 4 - 25.
Click here for the Enrollment Form.
What happens at a meeting?
- Chalice lighting and a short reading or piece of music.
- Check-in. 45 minutes of sharing what is happening in each life, for up to four minutes without interruption. This is followed by15 minutes of follow-up conversation.
- Discussion topic chosen to promote reflective adult conversation and introduced by the facilitator. The group discusses the topic for about an hour. The topics will be related to life’s everyday question service.
- Check-out. An opportunity to briefly share reactions to the meeting.
- Closing words or music.
The groups will meet twice a month for no more than two hours at a time. When participants enroll, they will select a regular time slot from among several options, such as 1st and 3rd Mondays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Contact Lori Emison Clair at 244-8603 ext. 103, or dcl@ucdsm.org, for more information.