Life Group Expo Night - Summer Session 2010

This past Sunday we held our first ever Life Group Expo. It was the kickoff event for our upcoming Summer Session that starts this Sunday, Jun 6th. Let me just say, and I'm a little bias, but it was off the stinking CHAIN!!! I'm not the only one that thought so either. I got to talk with a number of people that thought it was pretty sweet. And a number of SHIFT First Time Guests signed up for a few Life Groups, which all by itself is pretty awesome.

We started the night with me sharing about what Christ has called us to as a community of believers and what community within theSHIFT looks like (HINT: the goal is that it looks like it does in the Bible) and how Life Groups fit in to community. Here are some of the high points of what we talked about:


• Community is more than just showing up on Sundays and talking with each other.
• Community allows us to come together and live life together, By living life together we are able to experience love and loss, happiness and sadness, success and failure together, we are able to experience life in Christ together.
• Christ said, “So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.” (John 13:34-35, NLT)
• If you don’t feel close to God hopefully the community can lift you up whether in prayer or even by just being there for you.
• Through community we are able to build each other up and serve one another. A Community mindset also keeps us from the pitfalls of cliques and selfishness.
• We are called to live in community. Paul wrote, “You were all called to travel on the same road and in the same direction, so stay together, both outwardly and inwardly. You have one Master, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who rules over all, works through all, and is present in all. Everything you are and think and do is permeated with Oneness.” (Eph 4:4-6, The MSG)
• How do we live in community? For some people it may be as simple as becoming more involved with theSHIFT. By being available and serving the College/20 somethings community in Cheyenne.
• A great start for some people may be to simply engaging more in the discussions in breakout groups, maybe serving in the available outreach opportunities. If that isn’t a challenge for you then maybe it’s time to start attending a life group.
• Life groups are smaller community.
• They provide a place for a more intimate connection with others that are “SHIFTing”.
• Life groups are about living life together.

So here’s the list of available Life Groups. You can also find them on theSHIFT website (HERE).

Talmadim
Lead: Austin (307.421.6601)
Co-Lead: Steven
Info: Mondays, 7pm at Steven’s

Band of Brothers
Lead: Jared (307.640.6452)
Co-Lead: Kyle
Info: Mondays, 7pm at Bruce’s

Escaladies
Lead: Lacy (308.289.6493)
Co-Lead: Brook
Info: Mondays, 7pm at Lacy’s

S.O.S.
Lead: Sheri (307.760.3509)
Co-Lead: Christy
Info: Tuesdays, 6:30pm at Sheri’s

On The Brink
Lead: Dani (307.921.9462)
Co-Lead: Sean
Info: Wednesdays, 6:30pm at the Brink’s

Pursuit
Lead: Thomas (307.220.3340)
Co-Lead: Bruce
Info: Wednesdays, 7pm at Bruce’s

Release
Lead: Jeremiah (307.214.4395)
Co-Lead: Tori
Info: Every other Saturday (Starting Jun 5, 2010), 9am at Starbuck's on Central Ave.

theTEMPLE
Lead: Andel (562.704.9339)
Co-Lead: Brook
Info: Saturdays, 9am at Tony’s

For info on attending, meeting location or stuff you just wanna know about a specific Life Group feel free to contact the above leaders at the number next to their name or email us at theshift@elementweb.net. For general info about or interest in starting a Life Group, contact our Connection/Community Director Thomas at 307.220.3340.

I am excited to see God work through these groups for His glory.

In Him,

Bruce