Woodinville Alliance Church

For more information or for help finding a group for you please contact the church office or Laura Donelson, WAC Small Groups Administrator, at smallgroups@wachurch.us or 425-483-1599.

  

 

Common Values of Small Groups

 

We hold these values for small groups to be representative of the character of Christ for the purpose of developing meaningful communities that support transformed lives in the areas of First Life, New Life, Just Life, Deep Life and Sweet Life.

Deepening Walk with Jesus  Groups will meet on a regular basis for the purpose of pursuing increasingly deep spiritual lives.  Leaders will disciple the members of the group as they grow in a transforming relationship with Jesus Christ by loving, supporting and holding them accountable.

Deepening Walk with Each Other  Group members will laugh and weep with one another as nurturing, spiritual friendships grow.  Groups will learn to work through conflict in a healthy way.

Service  Small groups will serve together in order to deepen bonds within the group and to reach out beyond the group.  Service is encouraged in the church body (supporting a specific ministry area or meeting needs as they arise), in the community (reaching out to bless and witness to the community) and in missions (‘adopting’ a missionary or supporting a specific mission project).

Inclusiveness   All people will be welcomed and encouraged to be involved in a small group that will deepen their relationship with Christ.  Each small group will proactively discuss their group’s capacity and their ability to incorporate new members.  New group members will be connected in thoughtful ways and will be assisted in finding a new group if an initial connection does not work.  Each small group member will prayerful discern the ways they can engage in the greater life of the church body.

Preparation  Leaders will strive to grow in their leadership skills through individual study, mentoring by small group sponsors and participation in the training provided by Woodinville Alliance Church Small Group Ministries.  Potential new leaders will be prayerfully identified and intentionally grown. 

Support  Small Groups and their leaders will be supported in holding these values through prayer, training  and organizational structure provided by the small group sponsors, the small group administrator and the leadership council.