Ready to Grow?
Come to the Sunroom
Kendall Hyatt
God loves each and every human being; and because He cannot do good to them
directly, but only indirectly by means of other people, He therefore breathes into
people His love. – True Christianity 457
T
he New Church teaches that love and service are key elements of a heavenly
life. Love and service on their own, though, are concepts; they are lifeless.
It is community – a group of people gathered together for a purpose – that
creates an opportunity for love and service to emerge.
In an effort to build community on a global scale, General Church
Outreach launched a new program in late December, 2014. As a prelude to a
sermon series for the new year at NewChurch LIVE, the Rev. David Lindrooth
introduced the opportunity for people to plug into what is called a “Sunroom
Spiritual Growth Group” – or simply, a “Sunroom Group.”
He spoke not only to the local congregation
but to those watching online around the
country. A Sunroom Group, he explained, is
for anyone, anywhere, with internet access: “If
you can press play, you can start a group.”
The words “press play” refer to the button
that initiates a video stream. A Sunroom
Group is video led and therefore simple to
run. This simplicity is what sets the program
apart from other small group formats.
Sunroom is for busy people who don’t
have time for content preparation but do
have interest in making time for meaningful
conversation with others. While the program
was developed for face-to-face group
discussion, all of the resources can be found
Sunroom is for
busy people who
don’t have time for
content preparation
but do have interest
in making time
for meaningful
conversation
with others.
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