Breaking: Here’s What’s Next for Parkview Life Groups

It’s been great to see many of you stopping by the Community Life Booth (Orland) and the Guest Information Booth (Lockport)!  Keep it up!  We love connecting.

Many of you are asking what’s coming up for Parkview Life Groups in early 2012.  Here are two very important details you’ll want to keep in mind:

GroupLife Midwest 2012: We are really hoping that every life group leader, co-leader, host, and even anyone who helps make your group happen is planning to join us for GroupLife Midwest 2012.  You can read more about it and sign up to attend right here.

It is not a stretch to say, we expect you to be there for this event.  As a group leader or co-leader, you’ve taken on a responsibility (regardless of how you got into it) and should want to do the best job possible.  One of the things that keeps popping up in our conversation on the community life team is that whatever we ultimately want to happen in the lives of group members…has to happen in your life first.  This event will really help you jump-start your year.

This is such a cool opportunity we’ve even opened it up to area churches.  You can read more about it and sign up right here.

Next Sermon Alignment Study: We know many of you love doing studies that go along with the weekend message series.  Beginning February 11-12 there is a 5 week study that goes along with what you’ll be hearing on the weekend.

I’ll update you on the name of the study as soon as it’s available.  I can tell you it’s based on Jesus teaching in the portion of the Sermon on the Mount that follows the Beatitudes (“You’ve heard it said, but I say…” ).

Important Note: The study that begins on February 11-12 is an optional study.  Most years we’ll have one study (usually in the fall) that we’ll encourage most groups to join.  For example, in 2010 we did 40 Days of Purpose and in 2011 we did WEiRD: Because Normal Isn’t Working (’11 was a little out of the ordinary, because we also provided a study that accompanied Cannonball).