When people come to a church, whether it is a church 100 people or 1,000 people, there is often a desire to be part of something smaller — not just to hear a sermon but to get into other peoples' lives. God made us for relationship, and we believe that every person who attends gracespring should have an opportunity to build relationships with a few other people in our church body. That is why we offer Groups of all shapes and sizes — so that you can find your people!
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People often ask us, "How do I get into a Small Group?" For us, our typical "Small Group" is called a Life Group.
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Life Groups are the primary way we disciple and care for one another at gracespring. Life Groups are made up of 8-12 people that meet at least twice a month to build relationships, study scripture, pray together, and eat together.
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Life Groups typically take a deeper dive into the sermon series — utilizing our Growth Guides, working through a resource from our Discipleship Pathway, or studying a book of the Bible of their choosing.*
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Life Groups form through a variety of different ways at gracespring:

• Neighbors who decide to form a Life Group with a few families from their neighborhood.
• People who meet in a Connect Group or Common Interest Group and decide to form a Life Group.
• A group of new attenders or members who meet at our First Step Class or our Membership Class and decide to pursue forming a Life Group.
• Families, singles, or couples who reach out to our Groups & Care Director and get placed in an existing Life Group.

For the sake of shepherding care, we ask that our Group Leaders meet with our Groups & Care Director for initial and ongoing training.

**All Life Group Leaders have access to RightNow Media, which is a great resource for video-based Bible studies of all kinds!