Emmanuel's Orchard: A Plan for Growing in Christ
Whether you have been with us for a long time or are new and planning to be with us for only a few years, we want to help you mature as a follower of Jesus. We have been pursuing this aim since we began but recently decided to be more explicit and systematic about it through what we are calling our “Emmanuel’s Orchard Plan” for Christian growth. The plan, fully described in the “Emmanuel’s Orchard” pamphlet, will include some new church-wide initiatives and will unify and use our existing offerings in new ways. And since a lot of our people are with us for only three years, we have designed it so that it can be gotten through readily in that amount of time.
Orchard Sundays | (the second Sunday of each month) are an integral part of "Emmanuel's Orchard." Stay for a free lunch, fellowship, a talk, and practical and lively discussion in small groups. Childcare provided.
Below are some resources from previous Orchard Sundays:
Accountability Relationships | Guided and intentional small groups (2-5 people) whose purpose is mutual growth in the knowledge and love of Jesus. We have developed an easy to use manual designed to help groups get to know each other and encourage each other's spiritual development in the following areas: applying the gospel to life, making the most of Christian friendships, praying, profiting from the Bible, benefiting from the sacraments, and beginning to discover direction in life. Copies are free and available on the welcome table on Sunday mornings. You can also download it. No training necessary. For more information please contact Jim Ziglar.
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