Life Group Central

As you are probably aware, we track both worship service attendance and Life Group attendance. Numbers aren’t everything, but they are an indicator of health and growth. During the spring semester, Sunday morning attendance was in the 500-550 range. Our average weekly Life Group attendance was 222. So, nearly half of the people attending a worship service also attended a Life Group. That’s awesome! For a more detailed breakdown of Life Group attendance, see this document:

Spring 2009 Life Group Attendance

The spring Life Group semester will officially end June 13th. The fall semester doesn’t begin until August 30th. However, several groups will continue meeting during the summer. If there’s a group you’ve been attending or have been contemplating checking out, be sure to call the Life Group leader listed in the Spring 2009 Menu to find out if/when they’re meeting this summer.

This Saturday, April 18th, we’re having a beach party at the Crab Trap on Okaloosa Island. Come out around 4 pm. We’ll meet near the volleyball nets and playground. Questions? Call Heather at 621-3017.

Click here to see pictures from the last Beach Party.

Last fall, Ryan and Erica Manthey led Date Night. Since they had a baby in December, they decided to take the spring semester off. Until they’re ready to lead this group again, Andy and Lori Saczynski have taken over. Last night the group met at Harbor Docks. Click here to see pictures!

Daniel Austin will be leading Creation Science on Monday nights beginning March 2. Call him at 543-6282 for details. Click here to watch a promotional video for the group.

Last summer, we had our Life Groups take lead on our “Serve Day” projects during our “Road Trip” series (example: Beach Clean-Up). We are doing a Part 2 of that series and calling it “On The Road Again.” The series runs February 8th-22nd and we’ll be talking about the same 3 areas (global, national, and local missions). It will culminate with a church-wide local serve day on February 28th. We are asking each of our Life Group Leaders to lead one of about fifteen projects (obviously, some groups will double up). Since some of our Life Groups won’t officially start until Get Life Day on March 1st, all the spring leaders will be our point of contacts and, hopefully, this “Serve Day” can be a way to recruit people into those new and returning Life Groups. More information to come, but I wanted to get the word out early so you can reserve the date… February 28th!!!

Get Life Day has been postponed until March 1st. So sorry that you’ll have to wait another month!

Shoreline’s next series, Censored, will start January 4th and run for five weeks. The final message in this series will be February 1st, which is GET LIFE DAY! What an awesome finale to a much-anticipated series!

You will see ads recruiting new Life Group Leaders on December 21, December 28, and January 4. Many of the Fall 2008 groups will be continuing, but we’re also looking for some new leaders. The Spring 2009 semester kicks off with Get Life Day on February 1.

Perhaps you’ve thought about hosting a Bible study in your home, but aren’t sure what to discuss or where to start. Shoreline has a collection of DVD curriculum that you’re able to borrow. That way, you don’t feel the pressure to “teach” – you just need to be willing to open your home.

We’re also looking for leaders of activity-based groups. If you have a hobby or interest, make it a group!

The deadline for signing up to be a leader is MONDAY, JANUARY 12. Please contact Lori, Shoreline’s Life Group Coordinator, at 217-9495 or lori@saczynski.com to discuss your options.