Hey Trailblazers!
It's hard to believe that August is just days away. We're less than 3 months from our SHAKEN series beginning in October and Vision night will be coming up soon(more on that in a future episode).
In this episode, I want to share with you about some upcoming details about LifeGroups, why they're crucial, and how you can be involved.
Blazing the trail with you,
Nathan
Transcript:
Hi, this is Nathan. I am glad that you are listening in on our Trailblazer updates.
I firmly believe that God has called you to be a leader or influencer here at White Oak.
What we want to do with these bi-weekly updates is to engage, encourage, and equip you as a Trailblazer as we continue our journey through the SHAKEN initiative and prepare our church family to begin their journey this fall.
Believe it or not, it’s time NOW to get ready for some important next steps for the fall. I am glad that you are partnered with me and with White Oak to accomplish the mission God has put on all our hearts.
That is… to connect people to full life in Jesus.
A crucial way we go about accomplishing this is through the relationships and discipleship that occurs in our life groups.
A crucial way we go about accomplishing this is through the relationships and discipleship that occurs in our life groups.
As Trailblazers – that is, those who go first and clear a path forward for others -- I’m calling on you to join me and consider leading a life group this fall. As we continue to see many new people come through our doors here at White Oak, it’s critical that we have spaces for them to connect in community.
Let me share with you some important information and dates:
Investigate Life Group Leadership Meeting: Come and find out what it means to be a life group leader. Gather information and get your questions answered in order to make a decision to lead a group.
Dates: August 8 or 16
Life Group Training: Training for Life Group leaders as they prepare for a new Life Group session. Leaders for both campuses. Nathan to speak at this event.
Date: August 23 (both campuses)
Now, this super important as we get into the public launch of the SHAKEN initiative. I’m asking all life groups during the initiative to go through our SHAKEN life group material.
Remember, our #1 priority with SHAKEN is that 100% of our people are engaged in it. This means, we’ll need new life groups to form later in the fall for the sole purpose of doing the SHAKEN material. These will be short-term SHAKEN Life Groups who will meet for the duration of the initiative.
Remember, our #1 priority with SHAKEN is that 100% of our people are engaged in it.
Perhaps you feel God nudging you to lead in that capacity. We’ll need you to do so in order to reach our goal of 100% engagement and get everyone into a group this fall.
Life Group Leader Shaken Training: Training for Life Group leaders as the prepare to lead their groups through the Shaken Life Group material.
Dates: October 4 or 5
Be watching for communication as to how to sign up, attend, and get involved with group leadership.
Guys, I am convinced that God is moving now AND preparing us to be SHAKEN as individuals and as a church family. He’s showing me so much evidence that he is drawing out of us bold steps of faith and that he will shake the places where we meet and our own hearts as well as we trust him more.
Stay tuned as we’ll have more Trailblazers share their stories on this podcast on some future Tuesdays as to how God is already at work in shaking up their faith and moving them to be bold.
This is going to be a powerful season. I’m grateful to God that we get to be on this journey together.