New Life Stage Connection Groups

God has recently placed on my heart the need to ‘group’ people up depending on life stage or interest. For instance, I absolutely love my small group, I’ve been with these married couples for over 5 years now and one of the best parts is that we all have young kids between ages 1-9 so we share a lot of experiences together. We’ve all gone camping together, been to our kids baseball games and tons of other things. Its these common interests that have really bonded us because we GET IT! And to be honest I think many people want a place like that.

So in the new year I plan on starting new Connection groups on campus for specific groupings of people. Some of the ideas have been groups for married, newly married, dating/courting, men, women, singles, young adults, college, parents with toddlers, parents with elementary, parents with teens, blended families, single parents or people dealing with certain care needs like anger, eating disorders, grief, cancer, 12 Step for men and women, divorce recovery.My question for you is would you be interested in helping facilitate one of these groups. We need people with a heart for these areas to that would be interested in gathering people together that are going through the same things and build community. I would help you decide on a book you could use and how to facilitate the discussion. The group would be for 5 weeks.


We would begin these groups mid-February 2012 during the week. Let me know if you are interested and definitely be prayerful for our new adventure!


Contact us at pdetken@thecrossing.com if you're interested.

New FUEL: Bible Studies in 2012

FUEL: Bible Studies will be offered 3 nights (each night a different study available) on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.FUEL: Bible Studies will begin on January 16,17 and 19 and last 5 weeks from 6:30-8pm. Each study is $10. You can officially sign up http://www.thecrossing.com/story.aspx?storyid=446


Monday Bible Studies starting January 16th


John (For Men Only) – To RSVP contact Marty Whitecotton martywhitecotton@gmail.com
John begins his first letter with a lengthy introduction in which he assures the readers that what he is going to tell them about, he saw, heard with his own ears, and even touched. He wants them to understand that his message is grounded in reality, a reality he himself was witness to. You will experience what he saw and how it applies into your life!

Luke (Co-ed) – To RSVP contact Jaime jhuff@vanguard.edu
Jesus as portrayed in the Gospel of Luke. Together we will learn how to use regular bible study as tool for helping us live the same kind of life that Jesus did. Our series will focus on careful study of five key passages in the Gospel of Luke. We will provide students with study tools each week, including short readings from Luke (Understanding the Bible Commentary) by Craig Evans

Tuesday Bible Studies starting January 17th

1st and 2nd Kings (Co-ed) – To RSVP contact Brett Detken at bdetken@thecrossing.com
Following God means giving Him everything you got! If you are serious about stepping up your walk with God, come and learn with us, as we study the lives of people who did,(and didn’t) trust God, and discover how that decision impacted the rest of their lives...

Ephesians (For Couples Only) – To RSVP contact Patrick Detken at pdetken@thecrossing.com
All throughout Ephesians you notice 3 key themes. Learning to sit in the knowledge of who God tells you who you really are, learning to walk in the Lords ways and then standing on the truth of God's perspective. We will be diving into this letter from Paul and how affects our relationships.

1 John  (For Women Only) To RSVP contact Nicole Romero at nromero@thecrossing.com
What does it mean to really follow God in a world full of confusion? What does a Christ-Follower look like? Inside & Out. Body & Soul. Join us as we study 1 John and explore how to live as true children of God: Loving, Bold and Free in every possible way.1 John addresses big questions like "How do I know I am a Christian?" and "How do I live a Godly life inside and out?" It also digs deep into how we can each give and receive love boldly and deeply. We think this little book is great way to study daily Christian living and get to the heart of God. We will be using either John Ortberg's 1 John study.

Thursday Bible Studies starting January 19th

James (Co-ed) – To RSVP contact Randy Clark at rclark@thecrossing.com
As united believers we could all understand a lot about James by simply reading his letter, the Book of James. Our desire is that this study on the Book of James will bless you and inspire you go deeper into God's word and be excited to pursue a deeper and more committed relationship with Jesus. James will help us reflect on wisdom, action, judgement, perseverance and patience. James 5 chapters are broken down into life lessons. Practicality crossed with proverbs. This study will be broken down both in historic and practical perspectives."


1 Peter (For Women Only) – To RSVP contact Mindy Wolford at vbwohlfy@pacbell.net

I Peter is a “letter” from Peter that encourages us as believers to have HOPE in Christ no matter what happens in our lives and to ASSURE us that we can DEPEND on the sufficiency of God’s GRACE. Peter is writing to help us understand the wonderful gift we have been given through the suffering of Christ, the blood that Jesus Christ poured out for us, and His resurrection. Our former understanding of the world is no longer valid, but a new understanding is given in God's word ~ and it is what we can rely on. What used to be our former life, is no longer, but now we have a new life. We will suffer in this world but the best suffering is because of our new way of living, according to God's word. To suffer because we follow Christ is worthy suffering. I Peter will show us how to live well in a shattered and helpless world because God will equip us to live at peace in the midst of tough times. (I Peter 2:2-3)


Titus (Co-ed For Singles Only) – To RSVP contact Ethen Thacher at ethen.thacher@gmail.com
As God's people, we are called to be holy in our character and conduct. But how do we walk that out in our daily lives? Please join us as we learn God's perspective on leadership, as well as conduct, both inside and outside of the church.Want a sneak peak of what we have planned? Click on the link below.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QCkBL2DfVg