If you’re looking for community, for ladies who get you & understand your current season of life or passion, I’d love to invite you to join an (in)courager online small group today. Registration is open over here, and with more than 70 groups and over 160 volunteer leaders, I just know that you’ll find a place that feels like home. Consider it your invitation to come sit around the kitchen table of the (in)courage beach house while you meet new friends.
Here’s what you need to know about these groups. They are free, led by women who are volunteers, not experts, and are joined by women who are looking for friendship. They meet for just 6-8 weeks each session, for several sessions a year. You’ll make friends, have fun, be encouraged, and find a little space online where you can just come as you are, kick your feet up, share your best, your worst, and know that these ladies? From the leaders to the other group members? They love you and they will celebrate with you and never leave you in that pit on the hard days. They aren’t counselors, they aren’t perfect, and we trust God to cover all our broken places with grace. Sound good?
Whether you’re looking for a great book or Bible study to join (we’ve got some awesome new ones, including a group doing Beth Moore’s new {affiliate link ->} Children of the Day study!), a motherhood groups (like the one still running strong that I started way back when), or maybe you want to have some fun with ladies who love to write or do arts & crafts – we’ve got those and everything in between.
So how do you pick a group? Head here to read through the list, meet the leaders, and read their group descriptions. Then pray for God to show you where your heart needs the most encouragement in this season!
The rest of the sign up details will be found on the group pages, and the sessions will kick off next Monday. I know joining a community can be hard. I know that it can be scary and it’s hard to put yourself out there. I know we all come with expectations about what it should be like/look like/feel like/do for us. Can I ask you a favor? If you truly feel like God is calling you to one of these groups, will you let those expectations go? Go into it with only the expectation that God WILL show up. Intend to be an encouragement for others and you will be blessed abundantly more than if you wait for someone else to do the work for or to you.
You know I love community. You know I love (in)courage. And I hope you find your space at the (in)courage table for a little beach house retreat this season 🙂 We’d love for you to join us!
Kim Fernando says
Being a part of (in)courage groups was one of the best things I did! My husband and I were just asked to lead our small group with church, and I feel God calling me to less right now. But I hope these groups are an amazing blessing to women this session!
Ali Smith says
Your post makes me more excited to lead this session. Excited to see how God will show up.
Diane Bailey says
I love all the work you do with the pictures, Crystal. Love the post too. Good job!
Holly Solomon Barrett says
Love it, Crystal!
Crystal says
Love YOU, Holly! I jumped over to Facebook to post the same “hey, link your posts here” message and you were ON IT! I just love all of you so much my heart could burst 🙂
Holly Solomon Barrett says
I might be just a teensy bit excited!! Ha ha!! Love YOU too!