Life Groups are a special type of small group that gather in a host home with a meal. These groups grow up to 12 people before “closing.” This is not to be exclusive, but to foster a safe place for people to share the hardest parts of their walk with God.  Life Groups have proven to be an incredible tool for discipleship in all age groups.  New Life Groups are starting up throughout the year, and we already have more than 200 people meeting together each week in homes around Kingsport!  If anyone wishes to join a Life Group and current groups are full, a new one will start in order to meet the need.  If you would like to join a Life Group or feel called to host one, please contact Retta Overturf at 423-378-4245.

 

We want to be sure to point out that our Sunday school classes and other small groups are unique at First Broad Street because they more closely resemble Life Groups than at most churches. Our small groups have certainly developed our church in a wonderful and worshipful way.  We will continue to support and do whatever we can to lift up our existing groups who have served our church so well.  Life Groups are just another option for people who don’t feel comfortable joining into a long-established group or who like the smallness and closeness of a Life Group.

 

The primary purpose of life groups is faith formation and making disciples of Jesus Christ.   In long-term life groups, members meet regularly for study, prayer, fellowship and food.

NOTE:  YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE A MEMBER OF FBSUMC TO BENEFIT FROM OR ATTEND ANY OF THESE GROUPS.

What takes place in life groups that promotes spiritual growth?  Members engage in…….

 

Study and discussion

Sharing and prayer

Support and accountability

And fun, fellowship…and food

 

And what happens to the members of the group?  They develop…

 

A sense of meaning and belonging

A feeling of trust and intimacy

A spirit of community to each other

And a deepening of their faith