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As we read in the book of Acts, when the Christian church
was getting its start, the believers met together as a large group and in smaller
groups in the homes of the believers. Today, we meet together for worship in large
groups on Sunday morning and Wednesday nights. 
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The L.I.F.E. Groups will gather around five key elements:
Prayer, Teaching, Worship, Community and Care, and Missional Service. LIFE
Groups are an opportunity for 6-20 people to connect regularly on their journey
through life. They help each other grow closer in their relationship with God
and with each other. A trained leader facilitates and encourages the group's conversation
and activities. LIFE Groups meet around friendly conversation, refreshments, fellowship,
and the topic discussion.
LIFE Groups meet on various days of the week and
at a variety of times and locations. Not only
that, groups have a unique look and feel based on the different interests and
life experiences of the members. February
12 - Life Group Leadership Event 3-5 pm
at Trinity Rm 147-149
All LIFE Group Leaders are invited to attend a training
event and enjoy fellowship as we have a meal together. We will share with each
other, continue to grow in how we pray, and to gain more tools for the use of
prayer in our LIFE Groups. Please feel free to invite a potential LIFE group leader
to the event. Please RSVP by emailing Mary
Yoder or calling 826-6202.
| How Do I Join
a LIFE Group? 1. Beginning Sunday, September 11th you will
have an opportunity during worship to join a group or request more information
about a group. When you complete your member or visitor registration card, you
can simply write the group letter and number on that line of the card. When you
pass your card in, we will help connect you to the group of your choosing or we
will be in touch with you to answer questions about any group 2.
You may also email Chuck
Bahn, Director of Christian Growth or call 834-3203 or Tandy Allison, Lay
Director of Christian Growth at 828-3485. | | New
LIFE Groups for 2011-2012
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Type: General (All ages, single, married) | |
G1 |
Wide Angle Your
worldview is the foundation for how you view God, yourself, and other people.
It effects how you think about everything. This group will spend the first few
months learning about worldview and how important it is in everything we do. |
| Leaders |
Chuck/Kathy Bahn | |
Day |
Sundays 2nd/4th 7:00 PM | | | |
| G2 |
Prayer This
group will study and apply disciplines of prayer and daily Bible study. Preparation
will consist of sharing Scripture verses from personal devotion time, along with
learning about different methods and disciplines of prayer. |
| Leaders |
Sandra Underwood | |
Day |
Thursdays 1st/3rd 7:00 PM |
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| G3 |
Lifelight This
group will study the book of Job and gathers on Wednesday nights to discuss the
"homework" from the previous week. If you are looking for a group that digs a
bit more into the Bible this is for you. No matter what your Bible knowledge is,
you will learn a lot and enjoy the process. | |
Leaders |
Mary Timler | |
Day |
Wednesdays 7:00 PM | | | |
| G4 |
Newer Members If
you are a "newer" member of Trinity this group is especially for you. Sheri is
also a newer member and would like to be able to gather with others as you help
each other get to know more about Trinity and each other. This is a great opportunity
to be in a LIFE Group with other like minded and experienced people. |
| Leaders |
Sheri Grieff | |
Day |
Thursdays 1st/3rd 6:00 PM |
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| G5 |
Good and Beautiful God This
group will dig a little deeper into what it means to be a disciple or perhaps
an "apprentice" of Jesus. Each week there will be a reading assignment and a personal
application activity. We will gather on Sundays to discuss what we learn about
ourselves, and most importantly about God, and His love for us. We will meet for
10 weeks. The first week (9/18) will be to go over the how the group will work
and then 9 weeks of great group meetings. | |
Leaders |
Chuck Bahn | |
Day |
Sundays 12:30 PM | G6 | Our
Family Heritage We will utilize different brief
topics from the wonderful new resource, Lutheranism 101, to focus our study and
discussion on amazing truths that belong to us as members of God's Family. We
are thinking we would meet twice each month-perhaps once to study together and
another time dedicated either to informal fellowship or service together. An informational/organizational
gathering will be coming very soon. | Leaders | Pastor/Lisa
Steinbeck | Day | days/times
TBD |
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Group Type: Married Couples |
| C1 |
The Marriage Prayer An
excellent group no matter how long you have been married or if you are engaged
to be married. "Father, I said, 'Till death do us part,' I want to mean it." Part
of our focus will be growing in prayer with and for each other. |
| Leaders |
Jason/Ruth LaRose | |
Day |
Thursdays 2nd/4th 6:00 PM |
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Group Type: Parent Groups |
| P1 |
Effective Parenting in a Defective
World This group will focus on how to grow
in being effective parents to pre-teens and teens. The DVD and group discussion
will surely be a blessing to parents who want to share in discussion and know
they aren't alone in some of the joys and challenges of parenting. |
| Leaders |
Paul/Lynda Krueger | |
Day |
Sundays 1st/3rd 6:30 PM |
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Group Type: Men |
| M1 |
Rules of Engagement This
book and discussion (over breakfast at a local restaurant) will help men lead
their most important missions- love of God, love of spouse, love of family, love
of community, and love of country. | |
Leaders |
Jason LaRose/Chris Bolden | |
Day |
Saturdays 2nd/4th 7:30 AM |
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Group Type: Women |
| W1 |
Becoming a Woman of Prayer This
DVD study takes us through the Psalms of Ascent. These Psalms were sung by the
Jewish people on their way to the great festivals. They would also be sung as
important parts of their worship at their festivals. | |
Leaders |
Rachel Wille | |
Day |
Thursdays 9:00 AM | W2 | Historical
Context of the New Testament This DVD-based
study looks at the culture and people during the times when the Bible was written.
The group is currently discussing the New Testament books of the Bible | Leaders | Cyndy
Diederich | Day | Tuesdays
9:00 AM |
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Group Type: Special Interest |
| F1 |
Rock Climbing- Men This
group will meet during the winter months at Upper Limits in Bloomington. No experience
necessary. If you need training, we will take a class. "Hanging out" with a group
of guys is the goal and a little exercise never hurt anyone. |
| Leaders |
Chuck Bahn | |
Day |
Saturdays or Sundays | | | |
| F2 |
Iron Horses A
fellowship group for those on less than 4 wheels, who enjoy riding the back roads
of central Illinois and eating at "out of the way" restaurants. Most rides would
be on Saturday or Sunday afternoons, and would begin and end with prayer. No alcohol
please. Most rides would be under 100 miles total, and would be about 4 hours
or less total time. | |
Leaders |
Mark Heidloff | |
Day |
Saturdays/Sundays | | | |
| F3 |
Faithbooking Faithbooking
is about creating a scrapbook or pages in a scrapbook that are an affirmation
to the person you are scrapping about. Faithbooks will do two things: affirm and
build self-esteem, and encourage and increase faith. There are a variety of ways
faithbooks can be created. A faithbook can be an "I hope . . ." or "My prayer
for you . . ." book made specifically for someone or faith pages can be woven
into a family or child's scrapbook. Whether you are (or want to be) a traditional
scrapper or a digital scrapper, or have never thought of scrapping till now, you
will enjoy this LIFE Group! | |
Leaders |
Pat Backsmeier | |
Day |
2nd Thursday | F4 | Fellowship
Groups If you have a group of friends you
would like to gather with them on a more regular basis to enjoy each other's company,
we can help you form a LIFE Group. Maybe you have an interest in movies, books,
sporting events, or a particular hobby. Maybe it would be fun to meet with some
friends on a more regular basis for lunch or dinner. In this day of various electronic
forms of connecting with people, sometimes it's just nice to sit down with others
to catch up on the day, share joys and to celebrate what we have in common. |
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Printable
L.I.F.E. Groups Guide (44 kb .pdf) Please pray:
“God, how might You want L.I.F.E. Groups to be a part of my life in the future?
Should I find out more about possibly being a leader? Help me consider what a
blessing it would be to gather with a group of your people to be encouraged by
them and to use my gifts to encourage others.” | |
Groups with completed enrollment |
| These
are groups that are either continuing from a previous year or are newly formed
and have already achieved the maximum group size. |
| C10 |
An Ordinary Day With Jesus - Brett/Mary Bloebaum |
| C11 |
Bible Study - John/Toni Boomgarden | |
G10 |
Bible Study - Jay/Mary Yoder | |
G11 |
Overload Syndrome - Kurt Busse | |
M10 |
Rules of Engagement -Chuck Bahn | |
P10 |
Parents: School Age Children - Mark/Laura Kosinski | P11 | Parents:
School Age Children - Michael Irving | W10 | Prayer
- Kathy Clark | |
Questions?
Please contact Chuck
Bahn or 828- 7233, #203
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