What are LIFE GROUPS? They are a foundational core value at Oroville Church of the Nazarene. The concept is built upon the biblical notion of koinonia – sharing things in common, which characterized the early Christians. LGs are comprised of 15-20 people who meet weekly in homes all over Oroville. LGs are the place where you can make connections with other people at the Naz – where you can make friends and feel like this is your home and your spiritual family.
What is Pastor Dennis Day’s vision? He is praying that someday soon nearly everyone who attends the church on Sundays will be in a LIFE GROUP during the week!
What do LIFE GROUPS do? Share, pray, discuss and apply Sunday’s sermon, serve together, care for one another, build relationships, take meals together – in short: DO LIFE TOGETHER! So what are you waiting for? Sign up for a Life Group right now!
Ron Kingham’s Top Ten Reasons why you should join a LIFE GROUP
- C-H-U-R-C-H is just a stuttering “CH” “CH” if UR missing. In a LIFE GROUP Jesus can speak clearly to you.
- It can be very lonely to walk the journey of faith in Christ all by yourself. You’ll find wonderful friends to walk with you in a LIFE GROUP.
- The Body of Christ is made up of many members, and the Body is deformed when your member is missing. You can discover your unique place in the Body when you fellowship in a LIFE GROUP.
- LIFE GROUPS provide a wonderful way for you to carry out the two great commands that Jesus left us – loving God and loving your neighbor.
- Life is tough. LIFE GROUPS give you real friends to walk with you through the rough spots of your life.
- Retro is in. LIFE GROUPS come the closest to the electric excitement of the early church of the first century.
- Blessings are doubled when they are shared. Burdens are cut in half when they are shared. LIFE GROUPS are a wonderful place of sharing.
- Real men do LIFE GROUPS. Jesus’ twelve disciples were real men, and they joined the original LIFE GROUP!
- You will confirm what God has told many of the people in leadership at the Naz. God has told them that 2010 is the year LIFE GROUPS are going to explode with the love and power of the Holy Spirit all over the people of Oroville Church of the Nazarene.
- It’s hard to find people whom you can trust in this very self-centered world. But there are some very selfless people waiting to meet you in a LIFE GROUP who will love you unconditionally and help you learn to trust again.
When and how can I sign up? Sign-ups have begun for the current session. You can sign up right here on this website or by filling out a “connection card” and dropping it into the offering bag on Sunday morning.
Do LIFE GROUPS work?
“I’ve never had so many people take an interest in me like this to help me fix up my house.”
—Member of Mike and Rosie Glaze’s LG
“Even though I’ve been at the Naz for several years, I finally feel connected to other people at the church.”
—Member of Mike Hutcheson’s LG
“We’ve been having a wonderful time exploring the implications of the messages Pastor D preaches on Sunday.”
—Dave Neimeyer, LG Leader
“I never spoke up about my faith before. Now in this group I feel comfortable, and I love talking about Jesus!”
—Member of Ron and Cathy Kingham’s LG
About Ron & Cathy Kingham, Life Group Coordinators:
Ron, an ordained pastor, has a Th.M. from Dallas Theological Seminary and is an Adjunct Professor at Wm. Jessup Univ. He planted and pastored a church in Woodland, CA, for 25 years. Cathy is an RN and has a BS in Christian Counseling. They have been married for forty years and have five adult children and four grandchildren. They do property investments locally, and are called by God to nurture spiritual growth in God’s leaders. They have worked with small groups for four decades and believe in the spiritual growth that God accomplishes through koinonia.