Your group might be in a different season than it was a few months ago—and that’s completely normal!

Here are a few ways to finish the year strong and get ready for what’s next:

• Thinking about adding members?
  Use our Adding Members Discussion Guide to decide together how to move forward.

• Considering wrapping up your group?
  Review our Ending Well: Why It’s Important document, leverage our Ending Well Discussion Guide for your last meeting, and schedule time with your Groups Director to talk about next steps.

• Adding members or starting a new group?
  Register now for January Group Launch

Don’t Miss Our Leader Drop-In—This Sunday, December 7! The Christmas season is flying by, and our Leader Drop-In is just around the corner!

Stop by the Gallery at NPCC this Sunday, December 7, between 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. to say hi to your Groups Director and grab a little Christmas cheer.

Bring a Future Leader!

Know someone who'd make a great group leader? Invite them to come with you–we'd love to meet them!

Steve Cuss, author of Managing Leadership Anxiety and The Expectation Gap, will speak during this Sunday’s service. Be here in person, and stick around for our Leader Drop-In.

As we enter the Christmas season, prepare your heart by reflecting on the names of Jesus with our special Christmas devotional, Before Bethlehem: Ten Stories That Led to the Birth of a Savior. Register now to receive a daily text each morning from December 15–24. 

“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”–Isaiah 9:6 (NIV)

Heavenly Father, thank you for the gift of Jesus, the light of the world. In this season of joy, fill our hearts with peace, love, and hope. Help us reflect your grace in all we do and share the true meaning of Christmas with those around us. In Jesus’s name, amen.