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COMMUNITY GROUPS
-Community groups are one of the primary vehicles through which Mars Hill Church gathers to live life for Jesus in and among the city: knowing culture, loving people, and seeing lives transformed for Jesus through authentic relationships.
It is our purpose to see lives transformed by integrating all areas of life and faith, developing relationships to live out love for Jesus in community, and to see expressions of gifts being used to further the kingdom of God within the city, ultimately manifesting in the salvation of unbelievers.
WHAT DO COMMUNITY GROUPS ACTUALLY DO
Weekly meetings involve food, conversation, prayer, and discussion for applying the Bible to practical living. Community Groups are an environment for building relationships with one another, which strongly emphasizes challenging one another to drive God’s Word deeply into our lives. Most Groups follow the Sunday sermon series; although some may choose to work through another book of the Bible. Community groups are much more than a Bible study however, they are community, a place where we can laugh, cry, work and play together for glory of Jesus. This means you could expect BBQ’s, yard work for an elderly neighbor, bowling, working in children’s ministry, visiting people in the hospital, birthday parties.etc.
SERMON BASED GROUPS
At Mars Hill Church we have always honored Scripture as the means by which God has chosen to reveal Himself and His Truth to us. In keeping with that conviction, our community groups focus on building life changing relationships around the teachings of Scripture. Our expectation is that the community groups not merely discuss the content of the sermon, but go even further and discuss the actual sections of Scripture upon which the sermon was based. In this way, the collective insights from the personal study of each group member more fully enriches everyone’s understanding of what God is saying through His Word. Each week curriculum is provided for Community Group Leaders to facilitate the discussion.
BECOMING A PART OF THE COMMUNITY
Community groups are for those who call Mars Hill home and for those who are interested in learning more about Jesus. The best way to get connected is to email community@marshillchurch.org and we will assist you in finding a group. If you are a welcome to look through or list of groups and contact a leader near you.
LIFE ON MARS
This site is dedicated to the thought and discussion of what it means to live in community at Mars Hill Church. In addition, it provides an avenue to distribute resources that can be found on the documents page, and weekly curriculum.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Why are Community Groups so important to Mars Hill?
Is a Community Group like a Bible Study?
What does a typical Community Group meeting involve?
Do I have to be a member of Mars Hill to attend a Community Group?
I’m not/don’t know if I’m a Christian. Can I attend a Community Group?
Are my children welcome to attend the Group?
Are there various kinds of Community Groups - bible study focused, service focused, etc?
How big is each Community Group?
What if I cannot attend a Group regularly?
What if there isn’t a Group that works with my schedule?
What if I’ve tried a Community Group and it wasn’t a good fit?
Why isn’t there a Group located near me?
Do I have to attend the Community Group closest to where I live?