At Woodridge, we believe that life transformation happens best in small groups (LIFEgroups) and we are committed to seeing every person grow in their faith as they become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ. Our LIFEgroup communities are modeled after the Book of Acts, characterized by accountability, servanthood, love and evangelism. We invite you to connect with a LIFEgroup.
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Adults in the Delano Area! Here's a brand new group for you! Location: Rotating at members' homes. Date & Time: Tuesday nights Childcare: None Open / Full:OPEN Description & Purpose: We look forward to connecting with Woodridge friends who live in the Delano area. We will be going through
The Truth Project: a Focus on the Family, DVD-based small group curriculum
comprised of 12 one-hour lessons taught by Dr. Del Tackett. This home study is
the starting point for looking at life from a biblical perspective. Each lesson
discusses in great detail the relevance and importance of living the Christian
worldview in daily life.
Men's Study Group Location: Rotating at members' homes Date & Time: Every other Thursday from 6:30-8pm Childcare: None Open / Full: OPEN Description & Purpose:
Connect with
and build up other men. We will be studying Men's Fraternity material which
discusses the roles of a man and how to live those out in a Godly
way. Serving Opportunity:
Adopt-A-Neighborhood
Road
Warriors is
for motorcycle enthusiasts who like to see the world from a 2-wheeled point of
view, whether for weekend trips or for just a couple of hours here and there.
Email Ben to get updates - and click on Road Warriors
to read more about this unique
LIFEgroup.
Co-ed Serving LIFEgroup Location: Serving the Plymouth/Wayzata communities Date & Time: 1 Wednesday evening/mo. to serve, 1 Wednesday evening/mo. to pray Childcare: None Open / Full:OPEN Description & Purpose: We will focus our group on serving in the Adopt-A-Neighborhood apartments once a month on Wednesday evenings. The intended outcome is that people in the community will get real feet of God (and the love of God) in action. In turn, our servants' hearts are transformed and we grow through serving together. We know that if we want to see transformation in the lives of those we serve, we must also be in prayer for them. Serving Opportunity: Adopt-A-Neighborhood
Working Moms Group Location: Woodridge Church - Room 201 Date & Time: Every other Tuesday at 7:00 PM beginning September 16 Childcare: None - but contact Cheryl if needed! Open/Closed: OPEN Description & Purpose: This is an opportunity for
working moms to get together and support one another through open discussions
and possibly book studies about finding balance between providing for your
family and being a mom. Serving Opportunity: TBD by the group
Co-ed Faith & Fitness Location: The Edge Sports Training Center - Minnetonka Date & Time: Mondays, 7:30-9pm, 12 weeks beginning January 5, 2009
Childcare: None Open / Full: OPEN Cost: $ 75 per person; $ 120 per couple register online Description & Purpose: We are a group focused on the care & development of the physical temple, while also building the spirit. We want to give each of us an opportunity to come alongside other believers to become healthier individuals.We start with a 30-minute bible study, followed by a 60-minute gym workout led by a trainer. Workout attire required.
Dan Brun - Men's Group
Location: CaribouCoffeeLongLake Date &
Time: Thursdays at
6:30 AM Childcare Description: None Open / Full:OPEN Description & Purpose: Want to get
together with the guys but can't give up another night of the week? Check out this new men's group meeting at the
Long Lake Caribou Coffee at 6:30am every Thursday. Location may change depending upon the
preferences of the group. We are studying Knowing God by J.I. Packer. Serving Opportunity: Adopt-A-Neighborhood
Daron Meyer -
BOATBUILDERS - Men's Group
Location: Maple Plain Warehouse Date &
Time: Wednesday's at
7:00pm Childcare Description: None Open / Full:OPEN Description & Purpose: Our
project will be to build a boat that will be donated as a fundraiser for
missions at Woodridge. Group members will work
together on the boat while also working together to build stronger marriages
and families through love, protection and Biblical values. We will hold each
other accountable for keeping these promises. No boatbuilding or previous
woodworking experience is required! This will be a great learning and growing
experience for all of us. This group will be a Bible Study with the specific
course to be determined. Serving Opportunity: TBD by the group
Couples Group
Location: Woodridge Church - Rooms 105-107 (downstairs off the Cafe) Date &
Time: Sundays 6pm every other
Sunday; beginning October 12, 2008 Childcare:
None Open / Full:OPEN
Description & Purpose: A couples Bible study. To Be
Determined Shortly.
Six Steps to SANITY and 12-Weeks to Freedom
Location:WoodridgeChurch - Room 203
Date &
Time: Tuesdays at 7:00pm beginning
January 13th, 2009
Childcare:
None
Open/Full:OPEN
Description & Purpose:12-Weeks to Freedom is for any parent or
grandparent, married or single, male or female who is looking for a resource to
help them set appropriate boundaries with their adult children’s conflict and
pain. Based on Setting Boundaries with Your Adult
Children: Six Steps to Hope and Healing for Struggling Parents,
this twelve week program is designed to offer hope and healing as we set
boundaries by implementing SANITY: S=Stop the enabling and the flow of money,
A=Assemble a support group, N=Nip excuses in the bud, I=Implement rules and boundaries, T=Trust your instincts and Y=Yield everything to God. Serving
opportunity: TBD by the
group
Primary Couples with Grown Children Location:Rotating at members' homes Date &
Time: Sunday evenings from 6:30-8pm Childcare Description: None Open / Full:OPEN Description & Purpose: The study we will work through
together teaches Discipleship Essentials: A Guide to Building Your Life in Christ by
Greg Ogden. Serving Opportunity: Adopt-A-Neighborhood once a month
Couples with Younger Children Location: Woodridge Church - Rooms 103 & 105 Date & Time: Friday or Saturday Evenings every other week. Childcare: Children are welcome - group sitter has been hired (cost shared by members) Open/Full:FULL Description & Purpose: We will study the book by John Ortberg, If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat! Serving Opportunity: Adopt-A-Neighborhood
The Woodridge Worship Team Co-Leaders: Jay Soule & Larry Carlson Location:WoodridgeChurch Date & Time: Wednesdays from Childcare: None Open / Full:FULL Description & Purpose: To intentionally live out a life of worship - together. Serving Opportunity: Sunday mornings and other services
throughout the year
MOTS - (Mothers of Teens) - Co-led by Julie Donahoe & Teri Myhran
Location: Woodridge Church - Room 101
Date &
Time: Wednesday
evening to start, may change to meet group needs
Childcare Description: None
Open / Full:OPEN
Description & Purpose: Moms are taught "What to Expect the
First Year", Moms go through MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers), Moms go
through ECFE, Moms volunteer on the PTA and then the Moms' kids become teens
and then what? Moms need a connection
and support from other Christian Moms.
In this group there is No Homework but a coming together to pray and
support other Moms and their teenagers and to cover the teens and their Moms in
prayer and encouragement. We will
present and focus on material during our meetings from the following books: 1)
The Relief of Imperfection by Joan Webb 2) Battlefield of the Mind (for teens)
by Joyce Meyer 3) The Power of a Positive Mom by Karol Ladd
Serving Opportunity: TBD by the group
Women’s
Group: “Biggest Loser - Holiday
Challenge” Location: Woodridge Church - Lower Great Room Date
& Time: Friday
mornings from 9-10 beginning October 10 Childcare Description: None Open / Full:OPEN - register
online Description & Purpose: Women who desire to lose weight and get in
shape the healthy way – this group is for you. Even if you don’t want to lose
weight but need energy and toning this is the class for you. We want to
motivate each other and feel successful throughout the week. We all have the
same excuses. No time, no energy, no motivation. Just simply try this 30 minute
workout and see how your life will change. You will learn about healthy food
choices to fit your life style. We want to make friendships and honor God while
getting in shape. We will stick to just one hour and you’ll be out the door.
Bring friends, relatives, neighbors the more the healthier.
Moms In Step - led by Kirsten Seeger
Location: WoodridgeChurch
Date &
Time: Thursday
mornings 9 AM-11:30 AM - February 5-May 14, 2009 Childcare Description:Provided &
Included in Tuition - Register online now! Open / Full:OPEN Description & Purpose: If you are a mom & free on Thursday mornings then Moms
in Step is for you! Come enjoy a time of spiritual, emotional, and physical
growth for yourself. Each week we will meet for exercise & small group as
we work through a study together. Tuition is $90 or pay for the entire ministry
year at a discounted rate of $160 which covers childcare (for ages birth-5), exercise, study materials & coffee. Serving Opportunity: Specialized Adopt-A-Neighborhood: we will adopt individuals that may have a greater need
within the Adopt-A-Neighborhood program and MIS individuals will sign up to deliver
their food items from the food shelf and stay to visit with them one or two
times a month.
Single Moms Group
Location: Woodridge Church - Rooms 105 & 107 (downstairs, off the cafe) Date & Time:Wednesdays
from 7-8:15 PM beginning Oct. 1 Childcare
Description:
A
complimentary babysitter will be provided for children under the age of 5. All
moms & children must register online & provide the names & ages of
children in need of childcare. For older children, the TreasureClub program
meets on Wed. nights (grades Kindergarten – 5th) & RUSH meets for Jr. Higher
students right here at the church. Open/Full:OPEN Description & Purpose: To grow lasting relationships with the Lord and with one another. We will include weekly Scripture study, beginning in the book of Psalms.
Women's Group: Once a month Location:
Orono Woods Senior Apartments, Long Lake Date
& Time: The
2nd Wednesday of each month; beginning January
14, 2009 Childcare:
None Open / Full:OPEN Description & Purpose:
Bible study of the Psalms: God’s Love…Knowing God Through the Psalms
(InterVarsity Press). Because our front door to Orono Woods is locked, please
call to get in 612-310-4804. However, we’ll try to station someone at the
door.
Description: Sing-along group! Location: Orono Woods Apartment Building in Long Lake Date & Time: The FOURTH Sunday evening of every month from 6-7pm Childcare: None Open/Full: OPEN Description & Purpose: We will be gathering around a piano & singing-old songs, new songs, folk songs, hymns & spirituals. Come for your own enjoyment & enrichment. We also hope to reach out to the senior population of Orono Woods.
Women's Group called Common Threads Location:WoodridgeChurch - Student Ministries Office Date & Time: Wednesdays @ in the Church offices Childcare: provided for Middle School aged children at the church as well as Treasureland students Open / Full:OPEN Description & Purpose:Common Threads is a ministry designed to bring together women with the common issue of a spiritually mismatched relationship. The goal is to develop a group of women that meet together on a regular basis and pray for one another. We are open to new women joining our group who are in the same mismatched marital situation.
Mens Group Location:The Lunds cafe at Vicksburg & Hwy 55 (upstairs) Date & Time:7-8:30 on Wednesday nights Childcare: none Open / Full:OPEN Description & Purpose:To provide accountability, spiritual growth, combined with knowledge and application of Scripture to become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ. Serving Opportunity: Adopt-A-Neighborhood once every 6 weeks
Couples Interested in Growing in Their Faith Location:Rotating at members' homes Date & Time: Every other Friday evening from Childcare:None Open / Full:OPEN Description & Purpose:We will study a small group book in the Pursuing
Spiritual Transformation series which explores fresh, biblically based ways to
think about and experience your life with God.
This series helps you identify the practices, experiences, and
relationships God can use to help you become the person he longs for you to be. Serving Opportunity: Adopt-a neighborhood
If you are looking for a casual, no pressure introduction to the basics of Christianity course, Alpha is for YOU! Click Alpha for details about the next course beginning this fall.
Women's MORNING Bible Study Location:WoodridgeChurch Date & Time: Tuesday mornings from Childcare: None Open / Full:OPEN - register online - $20 per person Description & Purpose: Jesus, The One and Only By Beth Moore- an in-depth study of the life of Christ based on
the Book of Luke. The goal of the study is to get to know Jesus intimately - as
though you had walked with Him during His days of earthly ministry. This in-depth,
interactive study includes 11 weeks of personal, daily assignments (for 5
days), and weekly group sessions during which you will view Beth's lectures
produced in Jerusalem
in the places where Jesus walked. Serving Opportunity: TBD by the group
Steve &
Mary Hoffer - Couples with young children
Location: Rotating at members' homes Date &
Time: Sunday
evenings from 6-8:30 pm - twice a month Childcare
Description:
N/A Open /
Full:FULL Description & Purpose:
This fall,
we'll be focusing on the book of Romans using Max Lucado's book, In the Grip of
Grace. Serving Opportunity:
Adopt-A-Neighborhood
Women's EVENING Bible Study (women of all ages!) Location: Woodridge Church - Lower Great Room Date & Time: Monday Evenings beginning January 5th Childcare: None Open / Full:OPEN - register online - $20 per person Description & Purpose: Join us as we readEsther: It's Tough Being a Woman" The Old Testament story of Esther is a profile in courage and contains many parallels for today's owman. Esterh's destiny can be yours as you know more deeply the God who is in your corner. Serving Opportunity: TBD by the group
Working and Travelling Mens Group Location: Weekly - Online
based discussions & Monthly events - TBD Date &
Time: N/A Childcare Description: N/A Open / Full:OPEN Description & Purpose: Open to all Guys who desire a
stronger relationship with God despite their busy hectic schedules. Are you are
too busy to sign up for a weekly morning or evening group? Are you looking for
a fresh way to connect with other guys in the church? Does you wife wish you’d
be more involved at Woodridge? If any of these
apply to you … This could be the LIFEgroup for you. This group will be focusing
on the challenge we all face as men to manage a hectic schedule while striving
to maintain a “growing” faith walk. We will be using email and our “private”
Woodridge Forum site for discussions about book studies and podcasts we
participate in. Actual studies / podcast topics - TBD Serving Opportunity: TBD by the group
Adults with Adult Children Location: Rotating at members' homes Date & Time: Wednesdays from 7-8:30pmChildcare: None Open / Full:FULL Description & Purpose:We are committed as a group to 'Live as children of light - find out what pleases the Lord. Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.' (Ephesians 5:8-11) Together we learn, support, build each other up, pray together, and arm ourselves to do this work in our private and public lives. Specific topics and study materials are determined by the group. Serving Opportunity: Organizing the food shelf with
Interfaith Outreach.
Couples Group Location:Rotating at members' homes Date & Time: Wednesdays from Childcare: None Open / Full:FULL Description & Purpose: We will be studying the book by Dallas Willard, with Don Simpson, titled, Revolution of Character - Discovering Christ's Pattern for Spiritual Transformation. Serving Opportunity: TBD by the group
The Truth Project (All Adults)
Location:
WoodridgeChurch
Date &
Time: Tuesdays beginning January 13, 2009 from 6:30-9pm
Childcare:
None
Open
/ Full:OPEN
Description & Purpose:
The Truth Project is a Focus on
the Family, DVD-based small group curriculum comprised of 12 one-hour lessons
taught by Dr. Del Tackett. This home study is the starting point for looking at
life from a biblical perspective. Each lesson discusses in great detail the
relevance and importance of living the Christian worldview in daily
life.
Woodridge Young Adults offer LIFEgroups as well. If you are interested, please click on the image to go directly to The Exchange Lifegroups page for more information and to sign up.
