Home Group Bible Study

What Is A Home Group?
Homes Open For Ministry & Encouragement

A home group of 8-12 people provides the optimal forum in which you can develop significant relationships and become more like Christ. Facilitated by trained leaders, small groups meet approximately once a week for relationship building, guided study and serving opportunities. Getting connected into a home group is a team effort - your willingness to get involved combined with the opportunities provided by Ridgecrest.

What Is The Purpose Of The Home Group?

To service another, accept one another, forgive one another, bear one another's burdens, be devoted to one another, honor one another, teach one another, submit to one another, encourage one another. There is a tremendous emphasis throughout the New Testament on fellowshipping together, coming together, ministering and serving one another.

How Can A Large Church Maintain Close Relationships?

Every member needs to be part of a home group. Don't you love Sunday morning service? Great music, great preaching. But it's difficult to relate personally to the people around you. In a small group you can share real concerns, really support one another and encourage each other.

Acts 5:42 "the (believers) met day after day in the temple courts and from house to house." Two types of church meeting: Large group celebration and small group fellowship.
We come together on Sunday to celebrate the Lord. We attend small groups to fellowship where the "one another" take place. Where we can serve, love and pray for one another.

Notice how many times (Romans 16:5 and in Acts) where you read the phrase; "Great the church that meets in their homes." That's really where the church had growth. At Ridgecrest, we believe our church must grow larger and smaller at the same time. How can you be accountable to a large group of people? Only when we divide the large group down to 20-15 can we really spend time together and help each other grow.