Counseling

2023 Fall Re:Group Leader Training - No Vacancy

MISS THE GROUP LEADER TRAINING IN SEPTEMBER OR WOULD YOU LIKE A REFRESHER?

WATCH OR LISTEN TO DREW’S TALK AS HE SHARES UPDATES ON WHAT’S HAPPENING AT NORTHRIDGE and Our Vision For The Year.

WATCH OR LISTEN TO JASON’s Talk About How We As A Church Must Provide Community For Everyone.

Listen To the Breakouts You Missed.

No Vacancy - Community For Everyone - Jason DeGraaff

What is better, groups open to new people or closed?

Should groups multiply or is that bad for us? Does multiplication hurt community and kill relationships, or is the opposite true?

Multiplication is hard and most of us don't want to do it.

As Northridge Church has experienced growth, we need to create room for more people in groups.

Jason DeGraaff shares the vision for why we need to provide Community For Everyone by opening our groups to new people, developing leaders, starting new groups, and multiplying existing groups.

Inside Scoop With Drew Karschner

Drew Karschner shared updates about what God has been up to at Northridge in 2023 and some of the new things we are rolling out this year, including sermon series, Northridge's growth, and the details of our Brighton Campus Launch.

Miss the Breakouts?

YOU CAN FIND THE AUDIO, NOTES, AND PRESENTATION SLIDES BELOW.

Is your group considering multiplication, but not sure you are ready? Are you ready, but are not sure how? Have you been through a bad group multiplication? In this breakout we'll discuss what we've learned from 150+ group multiplications and consider best practices to prepare your current group, and your next group to thrive after multiplication

Maybe you feel like you have been leading alone for a while? Or maybe you would like to multiply someday but never seem to have enough leaders to pull it off? This breakout provides practical information on how to find the next great leaders for your community group! Most leaders try to develop the best strategy while the best leaders are obsessed with empowering the right people.

How do you find new people for your group? How do you get them to attend? If they do attend, how do you get them to stick? We'll attempt to answer those questions in this breakout.

We've been married for 44 years and mentoring couples for the past 18, including leading the Art of Marriage courses at Northridge. We know from experience that marriage is hard and we've walked alongside many struggling couples in group. Not sure where to start in helping the marriages in your group? We'll explore that in our breakout.

If you are a new leader or have never attended a Northridge Group Leader Training, you should listen to this breakout. We'll go over the responsibilities and requirements of leading as well as the practical nitty gritty of leading your group each week.

2021 Fall Re:Group Leader Training

MISS THE GROUP LEADER TRAINING IN SEPTEMBER OR WOULD YOU LIKE A REFRESHER? WATCH OR LISTEN TO DREW’S TALK AS HE SHARES UPDATES ON WHAT’S HAPPENING AT NORTHRIDGE AND IN OUR GROUPS MINISTRY, AND WATCH OR LISTEN TO JASON AND ADAM’S TALK ON OUR FIfTH GROUP LEADER ESSENTIAL: PROVIDING CARE.

At the Re:Group Leader Training for our Community Group Leaders on September 12th 2021, Drew Karschner shared updates and info about what God has been up to at Northridge in 2021, and addressed a tension we all may experience in our mission to make both More and Better disciples.

- What level of care can you and your group realistically be expected to provide?

- How do you provide care without burning yourself out?

- What do you do when care issues go way past what you feel capable of handling?

Jason DeGraaff (Pastor of Spiritual Formation) and Adam Congdon (Counseling Pastor) address these questions and share ideas on how to effectively provide care for your group.

Miss the Breakouts?

YOU CAN FIND THE AUDIO, NOTES, AND PRESENTATION SLIDES BELOW.

What do you do when someone in your group makes a bad relationship decision? Whether it is dating an unbeliever, living with their boyfriend, sleeping with their girlfriend, or dating while in the process of getting a divorce. This breakout will give you a Biblical framework for how to think about these issues and practical steps on how to carefully address them with the members of your group.

Have you ever experienced group members who are not only spiritually immature, but who also have very little desire to grow spiritually? How do you lead your group members from spiritual infancy to a growing faith?

Anxiety and depression are not just common struggles of our group members, they are an epidemic. In fact, you may put yourself in this category. Whether or not you've experienced this yourself, how do you help those in your group who are going through a season of darkness?

How do you care for the people in your group who's needs go beyond what anyone seems capable of providing?

Whether or not you have any formal training, education, or experience in counseling, this breakout will help you build a framework that anyone can use to provide Biblical care and counsel as we aim to lovingly walk side by side with our brothers and sisters in Christ.

If you are a new leader, considering leadership, or you've never attended at Group Leader Training at Northridge, this breakout is for you. We'll go over the responsibilities and requirements of leading as well as the practical nitty gritty of leading your group each week.