We call our small group meetings Connect Groups. As a small group attendee, you get a level of intimacy, care, and accountability not always found in typical Sunday morning attendance.
What are Connect Groups?
Each year we have Winter, Spring, and Autumn sessions, which run for 8–10 weeks. Connect Groups do not meet in July, August, or December. However, due to the current pandemic, we are holding Connect Groups online.
With this online format, our Friday evening group will start back up on February 5 at 7:00pm. If you would like to join this group, please contact Elder Joe Thompson.
Our Sunday evening group is still in development. It will recommence online soon. Contact Pastor Justin Baker if you are interested in this group.
Connect with People
Part of our church’s mission is “connecting with each other.” Connect Groups are a great way for us to do that. They’re a place where the real ministry of the church takes place as we study the Bible while supporting and sharing our lives with one another. An average meeting lasts about an hour and a half, followed by some light refreshments.
Grow in Your Faith
In our Winter 2020 Session, our Woodbridge group that meets on Sunday evenings went through a course of study called, Jesus Is ______. And our Friday night group that meets in Stafford studied the Bible book of Hebrews. And beginning with this session, we started a special group tailored for our teens that will meet on Sunday nights in Dumfries.
In some of our past sessions: We studied the lives of Daniel and Jesus, learning how to stand strong, stay engaged, love others, and do good in the ever-shifting ungodly culture around us in The Daniel Dilemma. We went through a course called Crash the Chatterbox. We examined the story of Gideon, learning that our weaknesses can be God’s strength. We studied Paul’s letters to the Colossians and Philemon. We went through a course called, The Christian Atheist. We explored the subject of Discerning the Voice of God. And we learned together about rethinking Heaven, the resurrection, and the mission of the Church, with a study of Surprised by Hope.
In some sessions, we discuss further the principles and ideas introduced in our Sunday sermons and sermon series. In these “sermon-based” small groups, imagine the previous Sunday’s sermon as a lecture on Christian living, and your Connect Group as a lab where you get to roll up your sleeves and discuss how the sermon works in real life.
Committed-to-One-Another Community
We hope that you’ll attend all nine to ten weeks of each session. We also realize life can get very busy, but we hope you’ll commit to the other people in your group. Even if you have to miss a week, keep in contact with your group. This commitment to relationships makes Connect Groups work. At the end of each session, you will have the choice of recommitting for another session, trying a new group, or taking a break from Connect Groups altogether. Remember: bite-sized commitments can produce long-term relationships.
Sundays
Time: 6:30-8:00pm
Where: Woodbridge, VA (Please contact the Connect Group Leader for location and directions)
Leader: Pastor Justin Baker
Contact: justin.baker@churchpluggedin.com
Sundays (for grades 6–12)
Time: 6:00-8:00pm
Where: Dumfries, VA (Please contact the Connect Group Leader for location and directions)
Leaders: Pastors TJ & Karrianne Hall
Contact: karrianne.hall@churchpluggedin.com
Fridays
Time: 7:00-8:30pm
Where: Stafford, VA (Please contact the Connect Group Leader for location and directions)
Leaders: Elders Joe & Tracye Thompson
Contact: jethompson25@aim.com