What is a Connection Group?
A Connection Group is a small group of people who meet once a week to grow in their relationship with Jesus Christ and one another. These small groups meet for 6-12 weeks to study, discuss and share life together. These groups are the primary and practical means by which we obey Jesus’s command to make disciples (Matthew 28:19-20).
Our hope is that every person who attends St. Joe will, at some point, connect to a group. It is God’s design that we grow in our faith together! (At this time, none of the groups regularly offers child care, but if you have this need, or any other question, email the group leader and share your concern. We will do the best we can to accommodate you!)
“Every day in the temple complex, and in various homes, they continued teaching and proclaiming the good news that the Messiah is Jesus.” - Acts 5:42, (HCSB).
Our hope is that every person who attends St. Joe will, at some point, connect to a group. It is God’s design that we grow in our faith together! (At this time, none of the groups regularly offers child care, but if you have this need, or any other question, email the group leader and share your concern. We will do the best we can to accommodate you!)
“Every day in the temple complex, and in various homes, they continued teaching and proclaiming the good news that the Messiah is Jesus.” - Acts 5:42, (HCSB).
How to Get Involved
Attend/join: St Joe Community has several Connection Groups to choose from. Not sure how to start? Suggestion: Pray that God would lead you to the group that’s best for you. If the group’s not right for you, no hard feelings! Just try another until you find the right spot.
Host: One way to get involved is to simply open your home to a connections group, where you can play a key part in making a small group community possible in your region of Fort Wayne. If you can provide the space, St Joe can arrange a leader for your group.
Lead: Do you have desire to help people connect with Jesus and with one another? Serving as a Connections Group Leader involves meeting specific requirements and completing Connection Group Leader Training. Once you are trained, you can lead a group in your home or we can set you up with a host home.
Host: One way to get involved is to simply open your home to a connections group, where you can play a key part in making a small group community possible in your region of Fort Wayne. If you can provide the space, St Joe can arrange a leader for your group.
Lead: Do you have desire to help people connect with Jesus and with one another? Serving as a Connections Group Leader involves meeting specific requirements and completing Connection Group Leader Training. Once you are trained, you can lead a group in your home or we can set you up with a host home.
More information
Pastor Jon Moody
Director, St Joe Connections Groups
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Learn more about hosting or leading a Connections Group by contacting Pastor Jon Moody, director of St Joe's Connections Group program (m/t) 847.721.9908 or jmoody221@gmail.com.
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Connection Group 1: Tuesdays at 7pm, SJCC Room 101 (Minick)
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The Slumber of Christianity
Tuesdays at 7pm Room 101 @ church This group reads and discusses The Slumber of Christianity: Awakening a Passion for Heaven on Earth. Ted Dekkar reminds us that motivation in this world must come from the hope and expectation of our heavenly inheritance. (Open to singles & couples) Begins: Sunday September 16th Leaders: Greg and Amy Minick For more information: Gregory.Minick@paragonmedical.com |
Connection Group 2: Saturdays at 10:00 am, SJCC Room 101 (Wallace)
Set Your House In Order
Various Saturdays at 10am
Room 101 @ church
This study will give you the practical tools to help you organize your estate, giving you peace of mind and making sure all your financial affairs are in order. (Open to singles & couples)
Begins: Saturday September 10th
Leaders: Bill & Lynnette Wallace
For more information: bill.wallace46805@gmail.com
Various Saturdays at 10am
Room 101 @ church
This study will give you the practical tools to help you organize your estate, giving you peace of mind and making sure all your financial affairs are in order. (Open to singles & couples)
Begins: Saturday September 10th
Leaders: Bill & Lynnette Wallace
For more information: bill.wallace46805@gmail.com
Connection Group:3: Saturday at 12:30pm, (Koogler)
Lisa Terkeurst
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12 Women of the Bible Saturdays at 12:30, the Kooglers’ Home
In this 6-week DVD study (with lunch provided!), we will discover new insights and be challenged, encouraged, and empowered to face trials in our own lives by drawing nearer to God. Lisa Terkeurst highlights “Real Women, Real Struggles, Real Faith!” Begins: Saturday September 17th Leader: Jean Koogler For more information: jeankoogler@yahoo.com |
Connection Group 4: Wednesday night prayer at St Joe, SJCC Sanctuary. (Jones)
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Weekly Prayer Meeting
Wednesdays @ 6:30pm. Contact: Jerry and Becky Jones. Contact: Jerry Jones, Jonsey.jj@gmail.com |
Connection Group 5: Mondays at 7pm, SJCC Library (Wallace)
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Spiritual Disciplines
Mondays @ 7pm 2nd Floor plant room @ church This group continues in the book Spiritual Disciplines by Donald Whitley, exploring how we can practically love Jesus and walk closer to Him. (Open to men of all ages) Begins: Monday September 12th |
Connection Group 6: First Saturday of the month: Men's Breakfast
Connection Group 7: Sundays at 4pm, SJCC Room 101 (Jones)
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Applying The Sermon
Sundays at 4pm Room 101 @ church This group will receive Pastor Greg’s sermon notes ahead of time, then dive a little deeper into Sunday’s message, focusing on how we might best apply it to our lives! (Open to singles & couples) Begins: Sunday September 11th Leaders: Jerry & Becky Jones For more information: jonsey.jj@gmail.com |
Connection Group 8: Sundays at 5:00 pm (Hunter)
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Irresistible
Sundays at 5pm Various homes - First meeting at 300 Lane 220, Big Turkey Lake, Hudson, IN This group meets over dinner and will study and discuss Andy Stanley’s book Irresistible: Reclaiming the New that Jesus Unleashed for the World. This book focuses on the earliest Christian movement revealing what made the new faith so compelling...and what we need to change today to make it so again. (We are mostly empty-nest couples) Begins: Sunday September 18th Leaders: Kevin & Denise Hunter For more information:kevin@wdmfactorystore.com |
Connection Group 9: Sundays at 5:30 pm, St Joe room 101 (Germain)
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The Great Commission
Sundays at 5:30pm Various homes Tucker and Anna Germain will lead this exciting new curriculum from Go & Tell Ministries, sharpening our evangelism skills and challenging us to make disciples that make disciples. (Open to singles & couples) Begins: Sunday September 11th Leaders: Pastor Greg & Bonita Byman/ Steve & Denise Marquart For more information: gregbyman@gmail.com, denisekbrooks@aol.com |
Connection Group 10: Mondays at 7pm, SJCC Room 101 and via Zoom (Wallace, Evard, Moody)
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Christ In The Psalms
Mondays at 7pm Room 101 @ church & on Zoom This women’s group will study how Jesus is revealed in the Psalms as Messiah, Shepherd and King. (Open to women of all ages!) Begins: Monday September 12th Leaders: Lynnette Wallace, Charlotte Evard & Beth Moody For more information: lynnettew8@gmail.com charlotte.evard@comcast.net bmoody221@gmail.com |
Connection Group 11: First Wed of the month, 6pm at Debrands (Geiger)
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WOMEN’S BOOK CLUB
FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH AT 6PM 1ST MEETING - DEBRANDS ON AUBURN ROAD This Women’s group will meet once a month to discuss a popular book by a well-known Christian author. First up is Voice in the Wind by Francine Rivers. (Open to women of all ages) Begins: Read the book in September and meet for discussion on Wednesday October 5th @ 6pm Leader: Joy Geiger For more information: joyfulgeiger@gmail.com |
Connection Group 12: Thursdays at 7pm, SJCC Room 101 at church and 1x/month at private home. (Moody)
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Philippians
Thursdays at 7pm Room 101 @ church & the last Thursday of the month in various homes This group will study the biblical Book of Philippians with a focus on how to live a more joyful life in an increasingly stress-filled world. (Open to singles & couples) Begins: Thursday September 15th Leaders: Jon & Beth Moody For more information: jmoody221@gmail.com |
