My Amazing gRace

New Year's resolutions come and go … often without much resolved!

We hope that you have been inspired by Randy's message and that God has prompted you to partner with Him and His amazing grace to pursue growth in certain areas of your life. If that's you, Willow wants to come alongside you to encourage and help!

Below are six growth areas, each with some suggested opportunities and recommended reading that might help you move from your Starting Point toward your Finish Line. These are not exhaustive lists by any means, but we hope they might help you get there!

• Those who struggle with alcohol or similar dependencies can find help at a 12-step group meeting each week.
• True Hunger assists those who desire to adopt appropriate eating habits using natural, internal hunger control.
• Recovering from past sexual assault or abuse is a long process. Healing Hearts is here to help you deal with those issues and move toward healing.
• Those who struggle with same-sex attraction find grace, support and biblical truth at Safe Place.
• If you want to connect with others in your neighborhood who enjoy an active lifestyle, check out the Sports Ministry.
• Take a few minutes to review how well you are taking care of your overall health and fitness. Click here for our health assessment.

• Couples can resolve current struggles or learn to identify next steps in their growth as a married couple at Marriage Matters.


• At Two to One, seriously dating and engaged couples can prepare for the next step in their relationship.


• Explore what it means to listen and be listened to at the Deepening Relationships Workshop and learn how to discern God's voice in your story and the stories of other people.


• If impediments are standing in the way of healthy relationships in your life, discover how to establish real connections at the Solutions Workshop.


• Meet with others who live near you, develop friendships and grow spiritually at a Neighborhood Group or Serving Group.


• Make the most of your single life at Friday Night Singles.


• Grief Support offers those who have lost loved ones comfort, peace and hope on their journey toward healing.

• At The Biggies, tough questions are not just tolerated, they are encouraged! Bring your toughest questions and your most skeptical friends and get answers.


• Those seeking spiritual answers can grow spiritually and build friendships at a Seeker Small Group.


• Learn what it means to become committed to a lifestyle of discipleship at a Participating Member Workshop.


• An Ordinary Day with Jesus is a retreat-like experience that will show you how to use spiritual disciplines in your everyday life.


• If impediments are standing in the way of your spiritual growth, discover how to remove them at the Solutions Workshop.


• Through Spiritual Mentoring, you can meet with someone who helps you by listening and encouraging you to be more attentive to God's work in your life.


• Spiritual Disciplines don't always come easy. The Practice provides a regular gathering place for pursuing spiritual transformation.

• Often when we move to fast, we don't take time to grieve. Grief Support offers those who have lost loved ones comfort, peace and hope - and time to experience them - on their journey toward healing.
• Learn to keep Jesus first in your life at An Ordinary Day with Jesus, a retreat-like experience that will show you how to use spiritual disciplines in your everyday life.
• The Practice provides a regular gathering place to slow down and pursue spiritual transformation.

• Explore the biblical principles of managing money at Practical Steps to Financial Freedom, a Good Sense seminar that offers specific way to improve your financial health in a relaxed and interactive environment.
• At the Ånnual Good Sense Budget Workshop, you can learn how to keep good records, develop a budget, spend wisely, save consistently and eventually become debt-free.
• For those in need of resources, Community Care's Benevolence Ministry is a place to receive care, encouragement and support.
• Broaden your perspective of financial stewardship by connecting with Extension Ministries to serve under-resourced people and communities locally or with Global Connections to assist Christian organizations that work around the world.
• Get practical tools and skills to help you in your job search at a Career Transitions Workshop.

• Learn about your spiritual gifts at Connect 201 and discover the role for which you were designed.
• Life Work presents a new perspective of work - as God designed it to be.
• Explore your patterns of satisfaction and your desire to serve at the Living Beyond Myself Workshop.