5 Reasons Why You Should Be in A Connect Group

1. To develop relationships with other people at GBC who can walk beside you in your journey as a Christ-follower.
2. To discover answers to life needs through Bible study, prayer and discussion.
3. To gain a deeper understanding of the Bible and its teachings.
4. To receive support in times of crisis or major life changes.
5. To make friends and have Fun!!!

A Refresher

At the Glade Church we have a very simple strategy for seeing people move toward life transformation. We simply ask that people 1) Come & Worship during one of our services. Then we ask that they 2) Connect & Grow in a small group. It may be a Sunday Morning Group, Lifequest Group, or Affinity group. We ask that people join a group and attend and make new friends. The third part is 3) Serve & Go. After people are apart of worship and a group, we want people to find a place of service. We offer numerous ministries from 1st Impressions to small group leadership and we want people to experience the joy of serving by ministering to others. The GO portion means serving as a team member on a mission trip either within the USA or internationally, You GO and do mission work. There are numerous trips each year as well as local mission projects. We currently are GOing to New Orleans, Birmingham, and Peru. We believe that if people will do these three simple things then they will see their lives transformed.

Radicalis

As I post this I am watching the Radicalis conference at Saddleback Church http://www.saddleback.com/webcast/radicalis/. Andy Stanley just spoke. The main thrust of his message was to bring all of your energy to your message for the day. Prepare and invision who will be in your audience. If you prepare then your message will be clear. If you speak too long then the message becomes me focused versus audience focused. Follow along on the webcast.

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