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Life Groups are designed for students to:

Receive personal discipleship from individuals with spiritual maturity
Experience differing degrees of Christian community
Develop a more personal relationship with Jesus Christ by studying Scripture, asking questions, and engaging in discussions.

Each Life Group topic and description has been decided upon by the leader.

Life Groups aim to help students know, love, and serve Jesus Christ by providing personal settings focused on biblical study, spiritual disciplines, and faith integration.

Three types of Life Groups:

BIBLICAL STUDY

Biblical study life groups embrace and dig into the biblical story through making observations, interpretations, and developing applications of the Scriptures. Studying Scripture helps us gain insights into God, our relationship with others, and creation.

SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES

Spiritual discipline Life Groups focus on the use and practice of spiritual disciplines as a means for helping students be attentive to the Holy Spirit's work. Content is focused on the historical and biblical teaching of various spiritual disciplines and their function and purpose in ongoing spiritual formation.

FAITH INTEGRATION

Faith integration Life Groups expose students to foundational principles of Christian faith that inform a theology of life, work, and play. Students will learn healthy, holy rhythms that reflect the Holy Spirit's work in our life and community.

Please refer questions about attendance to the leader or to the Spiritual Formation Office.

Life Group Season officially launches the week of September 9 and runs through November 15!

FIND YOUR GROUP!

Fall 2024 Life Groups

Please refer to the Malone Events Calendar for more information and specific dates for each group.

The Well

Zeke Yost

Bible Study

Join other college-aged young adults from around the area for a time of building Christ-like community. We will dive into God’s Word and discuss how we can apply it to our lives. There will be food, a message and time to connect with friends. Our goal is to encourage you, no matter where you are in your faith journey. The Well takes place Mondays at 6:30pm at First Friends Church- 5455 Market Ave N, Canton, OH 44714

Coffee Conversations: Spiritual Life at Different Life Stages

Megan Mauck

Spiritual Disciplines & Faith Integration

Coffee Conversations with feature discussions and interviews with people from the local community where they discuss how they connect with God and spiritual disciplines! This group is hosted by a local pastor and guests will vary in age and life stage each week. This group meets on Tuesday at 10:30am in the Stewart Room (The Barn).

Hope Connections

Kaylyn Jones

Faith Integration

This Life-group is designed to be a safe space to talk about mental health issues and how we can reconnect back to hope. This semester our focus will be on resilience and what it means to have resilience in the midst of the struggle. This group meets on Thursday at 4pm in CC 107.

I've Been There: A Group about Grief & Loss

Tony Schnyders, Dr. Christina Schnyders & Rebecca Cooley

Faith Integration

This group is for students who have experienced grief themselves and students who have not. Whether you have personally experienced grief or if you would like to come alongside people who have, we will be hearing from members of our community who will share their honest experiences so that we can support these people and hopefully learn more about how they have been working to find peace. This group will be every other Friday at 10:05am in the Round Room (The Barn).

Catholic Perspectives

Jayvin Herbert

Faith Integration

This Catholic group will be open to all current and prospective Catholics and non-Catholics alike. We will talk about the Catholic faith and her teachings. We will talk about and pray the Holy Rosary. This group will be on the first and third Mondays of the month at 10:05am in the JC chapel.