Friendship is a cooperative and supportive relationship between two or more people. The key word here is between. Friendship is not a one way street. In order for a friendship to grow, you must spend time with each other. For God to show us his unconditional support, guidance and love, we need to spend time with Him. ChristCare offers safe and trusting small group communities where people can support, nurture, encourage, and care for one another, while spending time with God.
“ChristCare is a special place where you can grow in your relationship with God and other Christians.”-Elizabeth Pittman
“ChristCare is a comfortable method of building Christian community that allows us to learn, love, and grow.”-Erin Dalton
Nine ChristCare leaders are excited to invite you to join one of their groups. These generous individuals have spent three months learning through the example of the first ChristCare group leader, Jesus.
“As Jesus served us, so now we should do what we can to serve Him.” Claudia Smith
To find peace and comfort within our lives, it is helpful to spend time with other supportive Christians.
“I hope that through friendship, prayer and Biblical Equipping, we can learn to be the people God desires us to be.” -Sydney Gilbert
“I hope that through our ChristCare groups, we can become a community united by the Peace of God.”-Charlie Bolton
“Although we all lead busy lives, the one thing we cannot forget to make time for is God.”-Kellie Morse
ChristCare groups meet together to follow four growth opportunities: Community Building and Care, Prayer and Worship, Biblical Equipping, and Missional service. ChristCare groups put into practice the unconditional acceptance and forgiveness that Jesus shared with the world. Jesus did not live out his ministry alone! He needed his disciples to help him spread God’s Word . As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another, Proverbs 27:17.
“Thank you ChristCare leaders: My spiritual sword was rusty; God gave it newness through this ChristCare training.”-Claude Whitcomb
As we renew our vision for the future, we need to strive to stay connected to God.
“St. Mark’s may grow in numbers, but it will make no difference if we don’t grow in our heart and spirit.”-Mary Ann Gammill
ChristCare groups will meet for an hour weekly or an hour and a half every other week. To learn more about the opportunities that ChristCare groups offer, please contact Luke Gilbert, Celia Martin or any of the ChristCare leaders quoted in this article. These leaders are people who are welcoming and compassionate.
