Our Lifegroups are the heart of our church! Thank you for being involved, whether as a leader or group member! If you have questions or comments about these resources, or ideas you’d want to share with other Lifegroups, please let us know here. If you're looking for a Lifegroup, check out the list here.
Lifegroup LEssons
Note: Announcements to share at Lifegroup can be found at the bottom of each lesson or at epicentre.org/events.
EYES OF FAITH SERIES
We're posting Lifegroup lessons on a new platform! Find them here: epicentre.org/lessons
Core Elements & Connection Ideas
- 3 Core Elements of Lifegroup (Look Back, Up, Forward) - If you'd rather do your own format, these 3 guidelines can help guide your time.
- This list of Connection Questions & Group Activities can help you get to know each other, as well as activities you can do to build friendships with each other.
Encounter God at Lifegroup
- Tips for Leading Worship at Lifegroup - A simple guide for both musical and non-musical worship to encounter God.
- Epicentre Spotify Worship Songs - This includes all the songs we sing on Sundays. Many of them have worship lyrics, so you can cast to a screen to make it easy for worshipping together.
- We also include worship videos with lyrics on each Lifegroup Lesson. You are welcome to pick your own too!
- How to Lead a Prayer Gathering (T.W.I.) Sometimes you may want to take a break from the regular format and doing a prayer & worship night as a group. Here's some tips for how to lead it.
Change the World with your Lifegroup
Jesus invites us to love the people around us. That can look like praying, serving, giving, an going on an impact trip together! Check out this list of ideas for how to do that together.
Make disciples in Lifegroup
Discipleship can happen through Lifegroup, whether you form small groups within your Lifegroup, meet in gender groups on the off-weeks, or start discipling in other ways. Here's some resources to get started.
- What is Discipleship? Learn some basic ideas around why we disciple and what it looks like!
- What is Discovery Bible Study? (DBS) An overview of how to use this simple method of learning from the Bible using just 4 questions.
- DBS Study Guides - a list of Scriptures to study (great for people new to faith or for learning more about Jesus!)
- 8 Core Values for Discipleship - This is an 8-week set of lessons you can do with a discipleship group that cover Epicentre's core values!
Kids & Youth at Lifegroup
- Ways to Include Kids & Youth at Lifegroup - Lifegroup is meant to bless everyone, our kids included. Whether you decide to include kids or do childcare, here’s some vision for embracing the next generation in our church family!
- Creative Ideas for Families with Young Kids - it takes some creativity to include families with young kids (who often have early bedtimes). Check out this list of hacks from Epicentre parents!