Cultivating community
Discover the different types of gatherings you can experience with Awaken & Abide.
groups
Healing Care Group
Healing Care Groups are sixteen-week small group experiences focused on cultivating safe and meaningful community in which you can journey with others towards deeper healing in Christ. Using the Healing Care Ministries model, small groups of four to six women meet weekly with trained leaders to gain a deeper understanding of their life stories, explore how past hurts are playing out in the present day, and learn to abide with Jesus in ways that make room for Him to come near with His transforming love.
From Strength to Strength
From Strength to Strength offers women who have participated in an Awaken & Abide group or study ongoing opportunity to find strength and refreshment for the journey forward. Meeting the third Thursday of each month, you are invited back into caring community with others walking forward in their healing journey with Jesus. The monthly From Strength to Strength gatherings will bring you a mix of teaching, experientials, spiritual engagement, and opportunity for meaningful connection with others familiar with the Healing Care way.
Rooted: a spirtual formation journey
Rooted groups, designed by Healing Care Ministries, invite men, women, couples, and singles on a ten-month journey of spiritual formation. Through a small community of eight to twelve people, you’ll be led into a deeper walk with God towards a more vibrant spiritual life as you grow in experiencing who God really is and who you really are in Christ. Rooted groups include a mix of weekly teaching and individual reflection exercises, along with monthly group gatherings, that center on the formational themes of Awakening, Abiding, Anointing, Authority, and Action.
studies
Studies invite people together for teaching and group processing on topics related to healing or spiritual formation in Christ. Studies are of varying lengths and are offered at various times during the year and upon request.
retreats
Retreats are multi-day gatherings that build and strengthen community as we explore together themes that foster healing and formation in Christ. Retreats are offered at various times throughout the year and upon request.
leader trainings
Leader trainings are available for individuals who have completed an Awaken & Abide group and have a desire to be further equipped to walk with others in life-giving community, whether in an organized group setting or in the context of their everyday lives. Connect with us to learn more.
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+ Learn More about healing care groups
Healing Care Groups are sixteen-week small group experiences focused on emotional, spiritual, and relational healing in Christ. Areas of struggle that may indicate a need for healing include things like difficulty experiencing God’s love, difficulty in embracing one’s true identity in Christ, difficulty loving oneself and others, defeating thought patterns, anxiety, depression, or unhealthy behavior patterns. Healing Care Groups offer participants a safe place to heal from life's hurts and the resulting false beliefs, emotional upheaval, and destructive behaviors that play out in a variety of ways in life.
Each group consists of four to six participants and is led by trained facilitators.
A Healing Care Group weekly session has three main components:
Teaching – a time of introducing and unpacking topics related to the healing journey
Experiential – a hands-on activity time designed to help personalize and internalize the teaching topic
Spiritual – a time of spiritual engagement to help position each participant to be present with Jesus
Some of the themes covered in Healing Care Groups include Image of God, Growing in Trust, The Gift of Lament, Identifying Destructive False Beliefs, Healing From Deep Wounds, Forgiveness, and Celebrating Life in Christ.
+ Learn More About Rooted
Rooted is a 10-month journey of spiritual formation that positions participants to grow in spiritual maturity by being more deeply rooted in Christ. In Rooted, participants walk through 5 A’s of spiritual formation: Awakening, Abiding, Anointing, Authority, and Action.
Rooted groups are comprised of eight to twelve individuals and are led by trained facilitators. Groups typically begin in September and conclude in July.
This formational journey includes three main components:
- Daily Personal Engagement with God - five days of Scriptural and reflective exercise each week designed to help you be intentional about connecting with God and the Rooted content on a daily basis
- Focused Teaching - short weekly video teachings on topics related to the 5 A's of spiritual formation
- Meaningful Community - monthly gatherings with your group to process what you are learning and experiencing with God
Examples of the Rooted weekly themes are Awakening to the Fullness of Christ, Abiding in God's Love, The Inner Work of the Spirit, Confident in Christ, and Out of Being Comes Doing.
+ Currently Available Study Topics
Come Alive: Learning to Live in the Healing Presence of Christ | In this ten-week study, we will explore together a way of life that invites Jesus into places of hurt and brokenness, bringing about a deeper experience of healing and wholeness.
+ Currently Available Retreat Themes
Discover the Wonder in You | Over a weekend, we will spend time unearthing foundational truths essential to living life confidently as God's beloved child. Together, we will explore the wonder of who we are in Christ, consider what gets in the way of us experiencing that wonder at a deep heart level, and discover how Jesus wants to make the truth of who we are more real to us day by day.
