Small groups
Our launch team has been meeting as a small group for the last 6 months and it's been an awesome experience. I honestly believe that these months of connection are one of the reasons why our collective gatherings have been going so well this far. We know each other and see where we can help eachother succeed. Sundays will only be one part of who we are, not the sum total Even though these gatherings are important they are only an hour out of each week, hardly enough time to connect on a deep level.
So starting in January as well are Undercurrents. These will be smaller sub communities of TXC. In many cases these are small groups but we decided to name them something that had meaning behind them. As well, we don't want them to be confined to set pattern of doing things, such as a Bible study every week because that's what a god small group does. We are going to start with Undercurents that will meet for 4 months and then take the summer semester off. Each undercurrent will have it's own flair and no two will look the same. The one guideline that will apply to each one is that they have to connect the disconnected to Jesus in some way or another. So if you can prove to me how a knitting undercurrent could connect the disconnected to Jesus, have at 'er!
What we have to understand is that being a follower of Jesus is not about going to church. It's about life. It's more about every other hour of the week than it is about church. And our goal is that these undercurrents would be an outlet for us to live life together in the middle of The CrossCurrent and connect people to Jesus.
So if you have an ingenius idea of something you would like to do, let us know. They fire up in January so start dreaming!
