Community Groups
The Christian life is not intended to be solitary. In fact, we believe that God’s ordinary way of accomplishing extraordinary things is by the work of his Holy Spirit through the words of Scripture in answer to the prayers of his people—all in the context of Christian community. Community means more than spending time with friends with whom you have a lot in common —community is a powerful thing. Things happen in community.
People change in community. We hear God’s Word from each other and wrestle in conversation with how to apply it to ourselves. We pray for each other that the good news of Jesus will make its way into the nitty-gritty details of living. We work together to replace old ingrained patterns with new ones that honor Christ. Christian lives lived well provide a pattern for others to follow as they “work out [their] own salvation” (Philippians 2:12).
Mission flows out of community. On our own we turn inward and tend to be absorbed in self; in community we “stir one another on toward love and good deeds” (Hebrews 10:24). People who are exposed to Christian community are exposed to Christ in a unique way—one that cannot be replicated in a relationship with a single individual. Vision for mission grows as believers talk and pray together. Healthy Christian communities are in the habit of sending their members out to serve in new ways in new places.
People find help in community. Christians bear one another’s burdens, help each other in a thousand practical ways, and encourage one another to press on in healthy directions when they join together in community.
For all these reasons, New Life encourages all who come into our larger community to become involved in a smaller Community Group. Most groups gather weekly, some less frequently than others. Most gatherings are in homes in various neighborhoods. Gatherings happen at many times through the week. Several are welcoming to children. All are open to visitors.
For help in connecting to a Community Group, please talk to Marc Davis, Shepherding Pastor, or email mdavis@newlifeglenside.com.
New Life Glenside Community Groups
We invite you to join one of our Community Groups. Please contact group leaders directly or, if you’re new to the area and not sure about which group to join, please call the church office at 215-576-0892 for help finding a group near you.
SUNDAY
Ardsley
Kurt and Debby Wood
Glenside
Lawrence and Nancy Bower
Todd and Joanna Bellinger (hosts)
College
Jomo Johnson
jjohnson@newlifeglenside.com
MONDAY
Glenside
Bob and Peggy Lyon
Glenside
Josh and Laurel Chapman
Willow Grove
Steve and Carolyn Ritter
Youth Families (1st & 3rd)
Alan and Cheryl White, Hosts
Roslyn (2nd & 4th)
Tom Tomer
Bret and Jeri Johnson (hosts)
TUESDAY
Glenside
Dennis and Kris Reidenbach
Grad & Career – Willow Grove/Glenside
Matt and Rachel Reidenbach
Warminster/Horsham
Nelson and Bonnie Shane
THURSDAY
Abington/Rockledge
John and Jan Timlin
FRIDAY
Ambler
Rich and Amy Ransom
Roslyn
Dave and Nancy Sellers
Rob and Mary Blake
Roslyn
Marc Davis and Susan Pitt-Davis
Upper Dublin
Darryl and Melissa Andrews
Kristin Haskins
For help in connecting to a Community Group, please talk to Marc Davis, Shepherding Pastor, or email mdavis@newlifeglenside.com.