Life Group Leader Guide
Welcome life group leaders!
This guide is a resource for you as you pray and consider how you lead your group towards being with Jesus, becoming more like Jesus, and doing what Jesus did, together!
Updated 08/18/25
Dinner / Fellowship
(Briefly welcome the group & pray before eating.)
We share dinner together as an act of fellowship. Throughout the gospels, we see Jesus constantly interacting with people over a meal. The act of eating is so universal that eating together both fills a practical need and helps us open up again to community together. As we eat and share, let’s intentionally reflect on God’s presence in our lives. Encourage people to share, not report.
Optional: you can have the elements of communion to take communion together to start or end the meal.
We share dinner together as an act of fellowship. Throughout the gospels, we see Jesus constantly interacting with people over a meal. The act of eating is so universal that eating together both fills a practical need and helps us open up again to community together. As we eat and share, let’s intentionally reflect on God’s presence in our lives. Encourage people to share, not report.
- What is something you’re thankful for?
- How have you encountered God this past week?
Optional: you can have the elements of communion to take communion together to start or end the meal.
Announcements
1. We are encouraging everyone to fast and pray on Wednesdays for encounters with God on Sundays. Also join us in the Annex at 7:30-8:30am Wednesdays as we contend in prayer to see God move among us weekly.
2. Come study God's word in depth on Sunday mornings from 9:00-9:50am at the church. We are currently diving into 1 John together!
If you need more vision/information for any specific event, you can find it on the event page on our website.
2. Come study God's word in depth on Sunday mornings from 9:00-9:50am at the church. We are currently diving into 1 John together!
If you need more vision/information for any specific event, you can find it on the event page on our website.
Discussion
Topic: Navigating The Changing of Seasons
Leading Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
Questions:
1. How did God show up in your life over the summer?
2. When you consider the 4 fold approach we as a church family take to apprentice to Jesus, which aspect felt lacking over the summer?
- Being with Jesus. (Devotion)
- Becoming more like Jesus. (Discipleship)
- Do what Jesus did. (Witness)
- Together. (Community)
3. Which aspect felt life-giving over the summer?
4. Which aspect do you feel led to invest more of your time and heart in this fall?
5. What aspect of your personal journey with Jesus do you feel excited about as you approach this next season?
Leading Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
Questions:
1. How did God show up in your life over the summer?
2. When you consider the 4 fold approach we as a church family take to apprentice to Jesus, which aspect felt lacking over the summer?
- Being with Jesus. (Devotion)
- Becoming more like Jesus. (Discipleship)
- Do what Jesus did. (Witness)
- Together. (Community)
3. Which aspect felt life-giving over the summer?
4. Which aspect do you feel led to invest more of your time and heart in this fall?
5. What aspect of your personal journey with Jesus do you feel excited about as you approach this next season?
Weekly Practice
Here is a practice you can do with your group and encourage your group to use throughout the week.
End With Prayer Together
Consider this time as an opportunity to minister to each other through prayer. Follow the spirit's leading.
A leader should close out the night with a final prayer over the group as a whole and thank everyone for coming.
A leader should close out the night with a final prayer over the group as a whole and thank everyone for coming.