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Small Group Life

At the Reseda boulevard Church of Christ, our small group mission is to connect people relationally in small groups of six to twelve people for the purpose of growing in Christ likeness, loving one another, and producing fully functional and devoted followers of Christ. We are committed to help everyone find a small group where they can connect to God, to one another and to the Reseda congregation so that Christ's redemptive purposes are accomplished in the world.

Get Connected

If you would like to get connected relationally to a small group meeting near you or within your community, review the weekly schedule of small group meetings to locate a group meeting nearest to you or one with which you would prefer to connect.

A Diversity of Small Groups: there are a number of group types from which to choose. Small groups are identified by a defining characeristic. Some groups may be identified as follows:

• Neighborhood Small Groups - Groups often meet together according to the region, city or town where the members live as describes as . Consider joining a small group of people who live near you. Neighborhood small groups are a great way to build relationships while encouraging one another on your spiritual journeys. More.

• Special Interest Small Groups - Groups often meet together according to shared affinities, such as gender, marital stage, activities, hobbies, work, areas of service, or major life events.

• Youth Small Groups - Some youth prefer to meet with their peers. The youth small groups are gender specific and are led by spiriutally mature adult leaders who are spiritually gifted in facilitating ministry among youth.

• Intergenerational Family Groups - Most of the family groups are Intergenerational Small Groups that minister to the total family. These groups provide for a Kid's Slot in which one of the group members facilitate ministry to the children.

• TLC Support Groups - Groups often meet together according to a desired group emphasis. Some groups emphasize study in their inception as a group, some emphasize service, others emphasize relationships as support groups.

Defining Characteristics of a Small Group - We define a small group as a group of people who meet regularly to intentionally pursue full devotion to Christ and are served by a leader who can help them achieve their purpose. The following are descriptive of our Small Groups:

Nurture Groups - small groups may be described as nurture groups inasmuch as they are structured to provide the necessary elements for members to become fully functional and devoted followers of Christ.

Holistic Groups - most small groups may be described as holistic ministry groups in which all four purposes of the church are fulfilled. Groups are challenged to fulfill the four purposes of the church - gaining souls through ever-expanding relationships, grounding saints in practices of love, growing servants to lead through mentoring apprentices and multiplying groups, and glorifying the savior in all aspects of life. These four components exist in most small groups.

Life Groups - small groups may be described as life groups inasmuch as all aspects of congregational life and ministry are group based. Group members are charged to facilitate Love, Involvement, Fellowship, and Evangelism.

Small Groups: Community with a Cause
Small groups provide the optimal place for...

• Transformation - "Whoever claims to live in Him must walk as Jesus did." 1 John 2:6

  ...growing in mutual accountability, in mutual submission and in the application of scriptural truth, so that seekers and believers become more like Jesus in attitude and behavior.
  

• Community - "Think of ways to encourage one another to outbursts of love and good deeds. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage and warn each other, especially now that the day of his coming back is drawing near." Hebrews 10:24-25, NLT

...creating an environment characterized by authenticity and transparency so that seekers and believers enter into relationships where they are known, loved, accepted, and challenged.

• Compassion - "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God." 2 Corinthians 1:3-4

  ...encouraging group members to grow in love for others so that seekers and believers embrace and serve people in and beyond their small group.

• Mission
  The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest field. Matthew 9:37-38

  ...building a community with a kingdom perspective so that each small group member actively pursues relationships with lost people and considers God's calling to group leadership.