We believe that life change happens best within the context of a community actively pursuing Jesus in relationship with each other and inviting them to speak into your life. We believe Jesus had a relational strategy for drawing people into relationship with Him.
That’s why we’ve developed Life Groups. Our life groups give us the opportunity to Experience and Express the Essence of Jesus at 3 different levels. We describe this relational strategy using environments that we are all familiar with: the Park, the Coffee Shop, and the Living Room.
The Park
A park has lots of people doing activities side by side, but not much is required relationally. We have the opportunity to expose ourselves to the brokenness of the world and expose others to the hope of Jesus. These groups are also a great way to invite someone in to introduce them to the community of Grace Chapel.
The Coffee Shop
Our next level of groups resembles a coffee shop. This is a place to more intentionally discover more about who God is, what He is doing in us and the world, and what He wants to do in us. These groups require a little more of you relationally, but are often limited by a time frame, a very specific focus or the number of people present.
The Living Room
The Living Room is where we invite people into deeper relationship, an opportunity to process what we have discovered about God and ourselves and to be launched back into each of the environments with the desire to experience and express the essence of Jesus at a deeper level. We share more of our hearts and lives in the living room. We believe that this is the BEST environment for long-term, consistent life change, and learning to live on mission with Jesus therefore we call them a discipleship community.
Contact: Jen McCourt | jen@gracechapelonline.org | 503.570.2988 ext. 1002.
