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Lead a LifeGroup

Belong. Behold. Become.

Hear how LifeGroups led these students to experience belonging and the opportunity to beheld God in life-changing ways.

What type of LifeGroup is God calling you to lead?

Personalize your LifeGroup according to your own spiritual journey and passions.

Activity-Based

LifeGroups which pursue spiritual transformation through activities such as worship, service, mountain biking, hiking, and more.

Bible Study

LifeGroups which pursue spiritual transformation through activities such as reading a book of the Bible or discussing prophecy. This also describes LifeGroups led by students in SALT (Soul-winning And Leadership Training).

Book-Based

LifeGroups which utilize Christian books such as Captivating, Not a Fan, material by Beth Moore, etc. to pursue spiritual transformation through reading and discussion.

Disciple-Making

LifeGroups which guide their members to grow in their capacity to help their friends, family, co-workers, or acquaintances move toward and with Jesus.

Support (non-clinical)

LifeGroups which offer support to individuals navigating concerns such as the pain of loosing a loved one, stress and anxiety, mental health, addictions (e.g. pornography), or exploring identity.

Topical

LifeGroups which pursue spiritual transformation through small group discussion on a particular topic or a variety of topics either pre-selected by the leader or suggested by group members.

Become a Leader

Step into your God-calling and we'll walk alongside you each step of the way.

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Resources for Leaders

Girls praying together.Transformational LifeGroups

Learn how to lead a spiritually-transformative LifeGroup by leading out of your spiritual overflow.

The Power of Overflow
Meeting RoomMeeting Spaces

Meeting consistently in the same location each week ensures your LifeGroup will experience greater success. Choose from a list of available meetings spaces on campus and make reservations for recurring weekly meetings.

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Person counting cashFinances & Reimbursements

LifeGroup leaders have at least $100 to spend on their LifeGroup per semester. Leaders may make purchases for their LifeGroups in any of three simple ways.

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Person holding a lamp.Serve with your LifeGroup

LifeGroup leaders are encouraged to serve with their LifeGroup. To see available service opportunities, visit southern.edu/serve.

Service opportunities

How to take LifeGroup Attendance

Manage group members, create recurring events, and take attendance on our convenient app in order for your group members to obtain enrichment credits. Attendance must be entered within one hour of your scheduled event end time. Late attendance is not accepted.

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Book Recommendations

Unsure of what content to explore with your LifeGroup? Check out our top recommendations. Email lifegroups@southern.edu to make an order.

Crazy Love

Are you hungry for an authentic faith that addresses the problems of our world with tangible, even radical, solutions? God is calling you to a passionate love relationship with Himself. #GrowingDisciples

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Draw the Circle: The 40 Day Prayer Challenge

Draw the Circle shares inspiring stories of God's answers to prayer, daily scriptures, and prayer prompts, to stir you to pray and keep praying like never before. #GrowingDisciples

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Not a Fan

Not a Fan calls you to consider the demands and rewards of being a true disciple. With frankness sprinkled with humor, Kyle Idleman invites you to live the way Jesus lived, love the way he loved, pray the way he prayed, and never give up living for the One who gave his all for you. #GrowingDisciples

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Whisper

The question isn't whether God speaks. The question is what does He have to say to you? Mark Batterson introduces you to the seven love languages of God so that learning to tune in to and decipher each language, you’ll be able to hear His guidance in simple as well as life-altering choices. #GrowingDisciples

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Love Does

When it comes to loving your neighbors, instead of focusing on having the “right answers” or checking the “right boxes,” what if you decide to simply do love? Bob Goff shares inspiring stories to show how love does make an impact. #GrowingDisciples

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The End of Me

Bestselling author Kyle Idleman reveals that the key to the abundant life Jesus promised lies in embracing His inside-out way of life. #GrowingDisciples

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Wild at Heart

John Eldredge calls men—and the women who love them—to discover the true secret of a man’s soul and embrace the danger, passion, and freedom God intended for every man. #Identity

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Captivating

John and Stasi Eldredge vulnerably share their story and show you how to set your heart free and embrace life as a woman of God who is truly captivating. #Identity

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The Gifts of Imperfection

Author Brene Brown leads readers to find courage to overcome paralyzing fear and self-consciousness, strengthening our connection to the world and helping us to believe we are worthy of self-discovery, personal growth, and boundless love. #Identity

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Majesty: Experiencing Authentic Worship

In these pages are scriptural principles to guide you into a genuine worship experience. Of course you know whom to worship, but what about why, how, and when? #SpiritualRhythms

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Praying the Bible

Praying the Bible shows readers how to pray through portions of Scripture one line at a time, helping us stay focused by allowing God’s Word itself to direct our thoughts and words. #SpiritualRhythms

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Rhythms of Renewal

Author Rebecca Lyons shares a pathway to establish four life-giving rhythms that quiet inner chaos and make room for a flourishing life by taking time to rest, restore, connect, and create. #SpiritualRhythms

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Steps to Christ

Discover the steps to finding a forever friendship with Jesus in this bestselling classic by Ellen G. White. #Healing #GrowingDisciples

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Anxious for Nothing

In this book, Max Lucado will help you: Celebrate God’s goodness, Ask God for help, Leave your concerns with God, Meditate on good things in order to top letting anxiety rule the day. #Healing

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Grace is Greater

Grace Is Greater leads readers past their hang-ups toward an understanding of grace that is bigger than our mistakes, our failures, our desire for revenge, and our seemingly impossible situations. #Healing

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Winning the War in Your Mind

Drawing upon Scripture and the latest findings of brain science, Craig Groeschel lays out practical strategies that will free you from the grip of harmful, destructive thinking and enable you to live the life of joy and peace that God intends you to live. #Healing

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Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely

Lysa TerKeurst leans in to honestly examine the roots of rejection, as well as rejection's ability to poison relationships from the inside out, including our relationship with God. #Healing #Dating

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Single, Dating, Engaged, Married: Navigating Life and Love in the Modern Age

In this book Ben Stuart charts a course through the four relational phases that the vast majority of human beings on the planet will pass through in their twenties: singleness, dating, engaged and married. #Dating

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