Neighborhood Church in Atlanta, Georgia

Neighborhood Church in Atlanta, Georgia announced the return of GROW groups. It was made in a Facebook post on Saturday, Aug. 27.

According to the church’s post, GROW groups are not about who appears brightest or most pious, or about knowing the proper answer to a question.

While the conversations in GROW groups are serious and focused, they are also informal and conversational, the church said.

The church said the emphasis is placed on fostering relationships within the group and teaching one another how to practice spiritual disciplines.

Some groups meet once a month while others meet once a week, yet others meet for a series of seminars followed by further get-togethers for practical application throughout Atlanta, according to the church.

Additionally, they provide stand-alone events that call for no commitment other than the day in question.

Interested participants may visit Neighborhood Church’s Facebook post and website for more information.

Grow Deeper Groups

According to the church’s website, the GROW deeper groups focus on getting deeper in an area of spiritual practice, self-knowledge, or other topics while still involving many of the same activities as a standard group with discussion, relationship building, and time together.

This group will concentrate on establishing practices for having a spiritual life that is healthy for you as well as gaining new tools and perspectives for studying Scripture and the Christian faith from an "unfundamentalist" perspective, the church said.

The church said this is not primarily a therapy group, though they will provide a setting for discussion, story-telling, learning, and resource-sharing aimed at assisting you in processing and healing trauma from prior religious experiences.

To understand how faith and justice connect and how they could live out a justice-seeking faith, this group will present a hybrid action or reflection approach, according to the church.

The church said they will get together for several weekly discussions about justice before getting together for practical training in subsequent meetings.

There are a few things everyone should know about this group of SoulCare Share starts with a potluck dinner, so the church advised to bring a dish to share.

The church transitioned into an open check-in time to discuss "how it is with our souls" as the early Methodists did. Every time, it will end with a prayer for and with one another.

They are hoping to wrap things up at about 8 p.m., but they are flexible on the schedule, according to the church.

Collaborative Christian Neighbors

A network of cooperative Christian neighbors known as Neighborhood Church develops connections for justice and community, according to the church.

The neighborhood church's goal is to restore relationships with God and others in the community.

It said it sees the planet and itself as parts of a global neighborhood caring for one another.

The church added that it is a group of friends, relatives, activists, spiritual seekers, emotional baggage bearers, leaders, outcasts, natives, and immigrants. The church said that they live in a welcoming community.