At Willow, groups are about loving God, loving people, and changing the world in community. They’re a place to connect over a shared interest, passion, or vision as you practice the rhythms of faith together. And hopefully, you’ll experience transformation and find new ways to live out your God-given gifts to make a difference in our world! Whatever stage of life you find yourself in from young adults to retirement and beyond, we have groups for you.
This summer, we want to unleash compassion in our community through acts of service. And what better way to do that than by serving together? Here are three types of serving groups you can join!
Unleashed groups | In partnership with our Unleashed Series, we desire to unleash compassion to our local communities by mobilizing serving groups to do acts of service. We believe we are better together, so we have created 10-week group opportunities to engage in the Unleashed campaign as a group. Groups will meet week 1 to get to know each other and brainstorm ways to serve others together each week, and then make a plan to execute one element of service each week. Know a neighbor who needs lawn help? Sign the group up to do that in week 3. Know a park that is loved but needs a little clean up? Plan for the group to gather there to serve week 6. You get the idea, and you generate the list from the needs you know about! Explore groups on the directory!
Local partner groups | Each of our Willow Campuses have identified Local Partnerships where we are growing strong relationships centered on a shared calling built on Christ. We desire to connect serving-minded groups with a like-minded mission to these partners so that they can serve alongside them weekly during a 10 week term.
Respond to a Calling | Another exciting way to be a serving group is to respond to a holy discontent or calling you keep hearing from God by starting your own group to be mobilized to make an impact. Is God tugging on your heart to support foster families? Do you love mowing lawns for your senior neighbors? Has God placed the neighborhood schools on your heart? Start a group where other like minded people can join you in changing the world in that specific way!