The large-group assembly is a vital time to come together as a church to hear the Word of God together and respond in celebration through song, the Lord’s Supper, and prayer. However, the large-group gathering does not allow us to interact with God’s truth in the way smaller groups do. To facilitate that better, we offer more classes during the Bible study time.

There is another thing that the large-group assembly doesn’t allow for very well… that is the ability to get to know one another in a meaningful way. We have other venues for that, like small groups that meet in homes and getting involved serving regularly in a ministry area, but it can be a big step from being relatively anonymous on Sunday morning to jumping into a small group or finding the ministry where you are ready to serve on a regular basis.

So we are taking some additional steps to make the second half of Sunday morning more relationally oriented, creating environments where we connect with one another as we connect with God through the study of His Word. We are calling this “Connections” because we connect with God and each other.