Group Description: Monday nights are for faith, fellowship, and connection! Join us for a special time of devotion and encouragement as we grow together. We will use Joyce Meyer's Confidential Woman Devotional to start the meetings, discuss, then spend intentional time talking about our lives and specific prayer requests.
Designed for: Women
Mondays // 6:30-8:00pm
Leaders: Anne Marie Richardson and Anna Wenninger
Location: Anna's home (Barboursville)

Group Description: Train Your Soul to Know the God Jesus Knows
"God wants me to try harder." "God blesses me when I'm good and punishes me when I'm bad." "God is angry with me." We all have ideas that we tell ourselves about God and how he works in our lives. Some are true―but many are false. James Bryan Smith believes those thoughts determine not only who we are, but how we live. In fact, Smith declares, the most important thing about a person is what they think about God. The path to spiritual transformation begins here. Turning to the Gospels, Smith invites you to put your ideas to the test to see if they match up with what Jesus himself reveals about God. Once you've discovered the truth in Scripture, Smith leads you through a process of spiritual formation that includes specific activities aimed at making these new narratives real in your body and soul as well as your mind. In The Good and Beautiful God, you'll find: Opportunities for soul training at the end of each chapter Spiritual practices that reinforce the biblical messages you learn on your mind and heart, Small group discussion questions with each chapter, facilitating complete and lasting change through community learning, and much more! This deep, loving and transformative book will help you discover the narratives that Jesus lived by―to know the Lord he knew and the kingdom he proclaimed―and to practice spiritual exercises that will help you grow in the knowledge of our good and beautiful God.  
Designed for: Co-Ed Adults
Mondays // 6:30-8:00pm
Leaders: Alan and Anne Nicolette
Location: Alan and Anne's home (North Charlottesville)

Group Description: As moms, we can often feel pretty isolated outside of our kids, so come, relax and connect with some "mom friends" you can do life with! Each week, we will meet together over coffee (or tea!) and discuss Boundaries with Kids (with Boundaries with Teens as a supplement for moms of older children), exploring how to establish loving, appropriate boundaries and consequences while bringing greater balance and peace to family life. Grounded in biblical principles of respect, stewardship, self-control, and grace, this study will equip us to lovingly guide our children toward healthy character, responsibility, and lives that honor God.
Designed for: Moms
Tuesdays // 8:30-10:30am
Leader: Kristy Nicolette
Location: Kristy's home (Forest Lakes neighborhood)

Group Description: (Starts September 22) We will be reading the book, Forever Home, by Ahn Lin.
We all long for lasting peace and stability. We long for beauty. Whether we're healing from traumatic experiences, grieving a loss, or simply trying to find a quiet path in a chaotic world. Tender and insightful, Anh Lin will help you work through your pain by drawing on her personal experiences, psychological studies, biblical truth, and her talent for making beautiful spaces. As Anh vulnerably shares how she rebuilt her own "safe house" after the trauma of her early life, you will discover the five powerful steps to rebuilding your own forever home: How to remove the unsafe patterns of your past. How to renew the foundation of your life. How to rebuild the framework of your resilience. How to reinforce the integrity of your boundaries. How to restore the beauty that God promised you.
Designed for: Women
Tuesdays // 6:30-8:00pm
Leaders: Kathy Lentz and Krystal Moon
Location: Kathy's home (Near MVMNT Church)

Group Description: We will be reading the book, Ten Women of the Bible, by Max Lucado.
Life lessons that include: * Help to navigate the stories in scriptures * Summary points that enhance key takeaways from each lesson * Suggested Daily Prayers that will focus your thoughts * Weekly memory verses to help hide God's word in your heart.
Designed for: Women
Wednesdays // 6:30-8:00pm
Leaders: Felice Boling-Key, Charita Merritt, and Denise Olivier
Location: Independence Resource Center

Group Description: Learn and practice two of the spiritual disciplines of the early church: fellowship and sabbath. In this group, we will meet weekly for potluck dinner, prayer, and study related to these essential spiritual disciplines for the Christian life. We will use a workbook by John Mark Comer that will be provided to group members.
Designed for: Anyone
Thursdays // 6:30-8:00pm
Leaders: Conner and Beth Brew
Location: Conner and Beth's home (North Pointe neighborhood)