…how I kept back nothing that was helpful, but proclaimed it to you, and taught you publicly and from house to house. (Acts 20:20) 

We believe that Sunday morning worship is a time (to borrow from John Piper) when we “go hard after God.” We worship together as one fellowship, hearing the Word, giving our testimonies and our offerings, singing praises to the One who is King and Lord. 

Midweek “Shepherd Groups,” then, are a time for us to “go hard after each other!” We seek to do the “one-anothers” that are so plentiful in Scripture: pray for one another, exhort one another, love one another with the love of Christ.  

Each Shepherd Group is led by two men who have been chosen by the elders because of their spiritual maturity, their knowledge of the Word, and their commitment to building up the saints. The Shepherds meet with the Elders once a month for training, encouragement, prayer and accountability. The Shepherd Groups meet once a week (Wednesdays or Thursdays, usually) for singing, Bible Study, prayer and fellowship. Every 6 weeks or so, the whole body comes together on a Wednesday night for several reasons: to give the host families a much-needed break, to share a special teaching that the elders want the whole fellowship to hear, to enjoy a special concert, to hear a missionary report, to have a time of concentrated corporate prayer for a need in the body, or maybe just to have fun at the park playing volleyball!