Groups

At CATC we are a family the stands alongside one another. Time and time again in our Life Groups, we see the beauty of brothers and sisters supporting one another, encouraging one another, and growing together. We continue to add people to our groups and often have unbelievers exploring Christianity through our Groups. Every semester we offer 2 rounds of Life Group Connect and each round produces a new Life Group. Last year we started 3 new Life Groups through Life Group Connect. We currently have 34 groups but as we continually start new groups, we need more leaders. If you have benefited from belonging to a Jesus-centered community and have a vision to help others do the same, please reach out to Matt Lear for how you might lead a new group. Our leaders are disciplers and work hard to see their group grow in their love for Jesus. These leaders receive regular care and support through our Life Group Coaches who meet with leaders every semester in a Cohort over a meal.  

Discipleship Groups continue to form through relationships built in Life Groups. These are small groups of 3-5 people meeting regularly for Bible reading, accountability and prayer. Last semester we produced a curriculum for Discipleship Groups, walking members through the book of 1 Peter. Anyone can start a Discipleship Group, just invite a few friends and register for the new fall curriculum walking through the book of Mark. This year our Discipleship Group curriculum will study the same content as our Men’s and Women’s Bible Studies. 

   
Groups as Evangelism  
Our life together is an evangelistic event. When we put Jesus at the center of our community, we show the world the power of Jesus to redeem broken people. Our desire to is to see our groups be a place where unbelievers encounter the love of Jesus. One of the ways we do that is through Front Yard Festivals. The Life Groups and Kids Ministry partner together to empower groups to host festivals in their front yard every year so that members can be a light to their neighbors. This year we saw 21 front yard festivals take place throughout the community!