We have Small Churches all over the north Metro. Scroll down to learn more about Small Church or CLICK HERE for a list of Small Churches that currently have openings.
For more information about Small Church, email Katie Hoganson (Katie.hoganson@emmanuel.church).
What is Small Church?
Small Church is Emmanuel Covenant Church intentionally gathering in neighborhoods in order to bring the Experience of God into our communities.
Small Church is a group of people dedicated to growing closer together and closer to God. At its core this discipleship model will have three guiding principles.
Discipleship divorced from service is not discipleship. We don’t just exist to invite people to come and Experience God With Us. We also go out and bring the Experience of God With Us to the World. Therefore, Small Church will provide opportunities designed to get us out of our walls, out of our comfort zones, and into the lives of those in our neighborhoods, our communities, our schools and on those on the fringes.
Making an Impact– Every Small church can find ways to serve and bless our communities. Need help finding your group’s impact? We have ideas for you!
F O O D | eat together
Food is magical. Meals played a central role in the ministry of Jesus. Jesus’ first miracle was at a wedding feast. Jesus ate with everyone: religious leaders, prostitutes, tax collectors, and friends. Food matters. Hospitality is a spiritual discipline that can be a great form of evangelism. The food can be anything from a box of donuts, to sit-down dinner, to celebrating communion together. It will be different in every group, and that’s part of the beauty.
W O R D | grow together
Small Church study will be shaped by God’s Word and our Church-wide Sunday morning teaching series. We will do our best to provide great biblically based teaching every week in Big Church as well as supplementary materials and questions for each Small Church to dig into together.
L I F E | be together
Small Church is about doing life together. We gather to celebrate, support, pray, and even mourn and laugh with one another. By simply being together we intentionally make room for life-giving relationships with others. It also provides us the opportunity to learn and practice how to care for one another.
I M P A C T | serve together
What happens in Small Church is meant to equip us to go outside of our walls, contexts, and comfort zones to serve our communities in Jesus’ name. We continually ask how we can take what we have learned and live it out in our communities.
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Click here to see some other ways that Emmanuel is doing Group life.
