Spring 2023 City Groups- Week 10

Good afternoon! 

I hope you had a great fun week!  We are jumping back into the book of Acts this week!  Attached is the discussion guide.

TWO announcements: 
1) Mens Gathering- March 27th at 6:30.  You can RSVP online.
2) Equip Classes start back on Sunday, March 26th.  The 4 classes offered are: 1) Historical Theologian: Augustine, 2) Send Missions Class, 3) Spiritual Disciplines, 4) City Church University: Theology and Culture

Please let myself or Harrison know if there is anything we can do for you or your group!

Zach 

Spring 2023 City Groups- Week 9 "Fun Week!"

Hey group leaders,

This upcoming week (the week of March 12th) is spring break which means we will not be sending out the regular discussion guide.  I would love to encourage you to plan a fun hangout for your group as a way to continue to grow in community!  (IF YOUR GROUP DOES A FUN NIGHT PLEASE STILL TAKE ATTENDANCE). 

As you may have heard, and many of you were there, City Church hosted a missions conference called "To the World Conference" last weekend.  It was an amazing conference!  I lead a breakout session called "How City Groups can engage in global missions" and I wanted to share my bullet point ideas.  These are suggestions that you can take back with your group and discuss: 

• Adopt a missionary (pray for them, send them letters and encouragement, read their updates/newsletters, stay in contact with them), visit them on a mission trip.

• Pray for a different unreached people group a week. (Check out this map) https://imb.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Viewer/index.html?appid=807928071960422291fd231a2dda7e4e 

• Have missionary visit your group on furlow. 

• Pick a project to support as a group. (like funding an outreach project or construction of a church plant) 

• Zoom/Facetime a missionary into your group time.

• Invite internationals into your group or a social. Learn about them and show hospitality.

• Financially partner with college students that are participating in mission trips. 

If you have a question about any of these bullet points, please let me know!

TWO other announcements: 
1) Mens Gathering- March 27th at 6:30.  You can RSVP online.
2) Equip Classes start back on Sunday, March 26th.  The 4 classes offered are: 1) Historical Theologian: Augustine, 2) Send Missions Class, 3) Spiritual Disciplines, 4) City Church University: Theology and Culture


Thank you all for being great city group leaders!  Please don't hesitate to reach out to me or Harrison if there is any way we can serve you and your group.

​​​​​​​Zach  

Spring 2023 City Groups- Week 8

Hey y'all! 

I hope you are doing well!  We are just about halfway through the spring semester and I am so excited with what God is doing in and through our City Groups.  Thank you for the continued hard work that you pour into our ministry and your specific group.  Each one of you are more than just a leader/teacher but a shepherd over the people in your group. What a great responsibility! 

We are going to be looking at the end of Acts chapter 5 this week, and this weeks discussion guide was written by our very own Nik Oliverio who is one of our Young Professional group leaders!  Thank you for serving our ministry in this way Nik!

The week of Spring Break we will be taking a break from our regularly scheduled discussion guides and I'd love to encourage you to plan a fun night for your group!  Dinner/Park/Hangout/Movie Night! 

Thank you for all you do, and please let me or Harrison know if we can do anything for you!

Zach   

Spring 2023 City Groups- Week 7

Good afternoon!

I hope you are doing well and that this semester of City Groups has been great for you and your group.  We are continuing in our study of Act and will be looking at 4:32-5:11 this upcoming week.  The guide is attached.

The only big announcement this week is the To the World Conference.  This conference is for everyone and we would love to see you and your group attend. (There will be a city group breakout session available! LETS GO!)  You can sign up on our website!

Please let me or Harrison know if there is anything we can do for you!

​​​​​​​Zach 

Spring 2023 City Groups- Week 6

Good morning,

I hope you are having a great week!  We are continuing in the book of Acts this Sunday and will be looking at Acts 4 and what it looks like to be bold in sharing our faith.  Attached is the discussion guide!

Two Announcements: 
- To the World Conference! March 3rd and 4th, @ Sessions Rd.  This conference is for everyone! We would love to see you and your group there.  RSVP at citychurchtallahassee.com/totheworld
- SUPER EXCITING! One of our SALT student leaders and City Groups leaders Harrison Hawthorne will be interning with me in the groups department! We are so excited to have him on our team and watch him grow in his role.  If you see him, give him a word of encouragement!

As always, please don't hesitate to reach out if Harrison or myself can help support you or your group!

Zach 

Spring 2023 City Groups- Week 5

Good afternoon!

I hope you are doing well and your city group is great!  Once again, thank you all for the hard work and time you put in to making our Groups Ministry go.  I am so thankful to be working alongside such amazing group leaders.  This week we are continuing in the book of Acts where we will be looking at chapter 3.  Attached is the discussion guide.

The only announcement this week is from our Missions and Care Pastor Craig Stewart:  

"Hi City Group Leaders,
          Have you heard rumblings about our first ever missions conference coming in March yet?  It's called the To the World Conference and we would love to have you and your groups participating with us. We wanted you to be the first to know about it before we announce it this Sunday. Please help us get the word out and plan on being there Friday night 3/3 and Saturday morning 3/4. 

This City Church conference is designed to inspire, encourage and equip you to find your unique role in reaching your neighbors and the nations with the Gospel. There will be 4 practical breakout sessions, inspiring teaching sessions from a world class Berlin church planter and lots of resources for local outreach and global missions.

Check out the webpage (and send it along to your group) for more details. Dinner & Breakfast are provided. Childcare available. Pre-registration is open now!         www.citychurchtallahassee.com/totheworld

PS. There will be a special breakout session offered both days specifically for City Group leaders and how to help your groups engage in missions. Hope to see you there! 

For the Gospel, for the nations,
Craig Stewart"


​​​​​​​As always, please let me know if there is any way I can serve you and your group!

Zach 

Spring 2023 City Groups- Week 4

Good afternoon!

I hope this week has been great for you and that your group is doing well!  There are no new announcements this week as we are continuing through the book of Acts.  The discussion guide is attached!

As always, please let me know if there is anything I can do to serve your group!

Have a great day,

​​​​​​​Zach 

Spring 2023 City Groups- Week 3

Good afternoon!

I hope this week has been great for you and your group!  I just wanted to update you on some City Group numbers.....in our first week of City Groups we had FIVE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY SEVEN people attend a group!  I repeat....577 people attended a City Group last week!  That is a HUGE answered prayer and win! (Please share that number with your group!) Thank you for helping make that happen and let's keep going!  

Because of this growth we have 2 big needs right now:

1) Multiplication of groups to create more groups for people.
2) Groups with child care.  

The biggest demographic of people trying to find a group are families, and right now we don't have many options.  Many of our groups with child care are bursting at the seams.  Please be in prayer with me that God would open homes and multiply groups! 

Attached is the DG for week 3!

Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help support you and your group!

Zach 

Spring 2023 City Groups- Week 2

Good afternoon!

I hope that the first week of the spring semester was great for your City Group!  It's been so encouraging to see the growing number of people in groups and the positive reports in the attendance summary.  We have new people filling out the 'groups form' every day, so be on the lookout for new people sent to you!

Attached is the DG for next week!

Thank you for all you do and as always please don't hesitate to reach out,

Zach  

Spring 2023 City Groups- Week 1

Good afternoon!

We are so excited to officially kick off our Spring 2023 City Groups!  I am pumped about what the Lord is doing through our groups ministry and hope that you will continue to be in prayer with me for this semester.  Attached is the week 1 discussion guide where we will be looking at Acts 1! 

We are continuing to get responses in our "Join a Group" form, so be on the looking from an email from Lauren or myself asking to reach out to an individual.  Let's all to our best to make sure everyone who wants to try a city group is connected! (also, please do you best to record attendance, that helps us with numbers). 

I appreciate you all and please let me know if there is any way I can support you or your group. 

Zach 

Ruth- Week 3

Good afternoon!

I hope your week is going well! Attached is the discussion guide for the final week of our Ruth series. Since this upcoming week is Thanksgiving week and many of our groups will not be meeting, this discussion guide (Ruth- Week 3) will be for both the week of November 20th as well as the week of November 27th. If your group meets next week, take the week of Nov 27th as an opportunity to have a fun night or to share a meal together.

Christmas on the Moon is just a few weeks away! You can go to our website to find any COTM information you need. We'd love for you to invite your group and others to this event. Let's be missional!

Below is the following schedule for the end of Fall semester and beginning of Spring 2023 (Just because its a break period doesn't mean you can't meet as a group! Feel free to continue to meet or get together once or twice!):

Week of November 27th- Last week of the Groups Fall 2022 Semester
Week of January 15th- First week of the Groups Spring 2023 Semester

We will be using all of December and the first two weeks of January to recruit new group leaders in order to launch new groups as well as finding people who aren't in City Groups and getting them plugged into groups this spring!

Please let me know if you have any questions or if there is any way I can support you!

Zach

Ruth- Week 2

Good afternoon!

I hope you are doing well and are having a great week! We will be continuing in our Ruth series next week where we will be looking at Ruth chapters 2 and 3! Attached is the Discussion Guide.

Please let me know if there is any way that I can serve you and your group!

See y'all at Celebration Sunday where we will be celebrating LET'S GO! and BAPTISMS!!!

Zach

Good afternoon!

I hope you are doing well and that the Let's Go series was super encouraging for your group. It has been such an exciting time here at City Church and I am thankful to be in ministry with all of you. This week we are starting a new, 3 week, series where we will be going through the book of Ruth. The discussion guide is attached.

We have both a men's and women's gathering this week, you can RSVP for either event on the City Church website:

-Women's Gathering: Sunday, Nov 6th, right after the 11:30 service. Lunch is provided!

-Men's Gathering: Monday, Nov 7th, 6:30-8pm. Dinner is provided!


Just as a reminder our main Let's Go! goal is 100% participation. We hope that this would be a reality in your City Group as well. I would love to encourage you to continue to cast vision and encourage your group members to join Let's Go by making a commitment. It's not too late! There are 3 ways someone can make a commitment: 1) Fill out the commitment card and turn it into the connect desk on a Sunday (or bring it to the church throughout the week), 2) Fill out a digital commitment card at www.citychurchletsgo.com, or 3) Email Alex@citychurchtallahassee.com with the commitment info.

Thank you all so much for all you do for our Church and Groups Ministry!

Let's Go!

Zach

Fall 2022- Let's Go Week 4

Good afternoon,

I hope your week has been going well! This Sunday will be the final week of our Let's Go series where we will hear Pastor Dean share about the commitment we can all make to furthering God's kingdom here in Tallahassee and beyond. The discussion guide is on page 64-65 of the guidebook! We will also have an opportunity fill out a Let's Go commitment card together as a church as we look towards the next two years.

I also wanted to send one final reminder about Advanced Commitment Night tomorrow night at 6:30 pm. This evening will be a historic time to come together for an evening of music, teaching, prayer and commitment. I am so thankful we get to do this!

During this service, we will have the opportunity to make a commitment and go first as we build excitement and momentum for this vision. Every commitment card response will be private and we look forward to being together tomorrow night.

If you still need to RSVP for KiDS programming you can do so at https://www.citychurchletsgo.com/advanced-commitment-night.
See you tomorrow night as we say “Let’s Go!” together!

From our church, for the city, to the world!

​​​​​​​Zach

Fall 2022- Let's Go Week 4 and letter from Pastor Dean!

Good afternoon!

This week we will be continuing in in our Let's Go! series where we will hear from Pastor Dean about the cost of following Jesus and why its worth it! The discussion guide will be on pages 62-63, please let me know if you have any questions!

Below is a quick message from Pastor Dean:

"Hey there!

I hope that you are having a great week! It has been an incredible few weeks at City Church as we have had a chance to share the Let’s Go! vision with the church. I am so grateful that you are a part of it! If you have missed any of the sermons or videos, make sure to check them all out at https://www.citychurchletsgo.com/

I wanted to remind you of and invite you to Advanced Commitment Night on Thursday, Oct 27th at 6:30 pm. This evening will be a chance to come together for an exciting evening of music, teaching, prayer and commitment as we say “Let’s Go!” together. During this service, we will have the opportunity to make a commitment and go first as we build excitement and momentum for this vision. Every commitment card response will be private and we look forward to being together for this special evening. Would you join me in praying for this historic night for our church?

I hope you will make plans to join us then. More information about this evening, and the RSVP for KiDS programming is available at https://www.citychurchletsgo.com/advanced-commitment-night.

From our church, for the city, to the world!

Dean Inserra"

This is a great event to invite your entire City Group to attend!

As always I sincerely appreciate being in ministry with you and please let me know if there is any way that I can serve you.

​​​​​​​Zach

Fall 2022- Let's Go Week 3

Good afternoon,

I hope this fall season has been great for your City Group! It has been an awesome few weeks as we have jumped into the Let's Go series and two year vision. I am so encouraged by all of the stories and words of enthusiasm that I have heard from City Group leaders and attenders. This coming Sunday we will be hearing from Hunter Leavine as he talks about the importance of training the next generation of Christians. The discussion guide is on page 60-61 on the guidebook.

I would love to hear from you about your experience with sharing your giving story and any good discussion that came from that! Also, please ask a trusted group member or couple to share their giving story next week! Our prayer is that the more giving stories we can share the more others will be compelled to join in Let's Go.

Advanced Commitment Night:
Join us for an incredible night of music, teaching, prayer, and commitment/. This is an opportunity for ALL who are ready to go first with your commitment to Let's Go! We'll hear from our Lead Pastor Dean Inserra and commit together as we step forward into these next two years of ministry. Don't miss our on this historic night for City Church!

KiDS programming is available for babies- 3rd grade. Older children are invited to join you in the service! You can RSVP here for KiDS: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/city-church-advanced-commitment-night-kids-pre-check-for-sunday-1027-registration-439041694527

We would love for you to invite your entire City Group to this event and maybe even sit together!

Thank you for all that you do for this ministry! As always, please let me know if there is anything that I can do to serve you and your group!

Zach

Fall 2022- Let's Go Week 1

Good afternoon!

We are so excited to start our new sermon series called "Let's Go!" which is also the name of our two year vision! I am looking forward to the month of October and all of the exciting things that we will look at as a church family.

One thing that will be unique about the discussion guides this months is that they are already written and are printed in a Let's Go guidebook that every attender will receive this Sunday. We wanted our people to be excited and prepared to think through some of the questions we will be discussing in our groups.

I will continue to send out weekly emails on Thursdays to stay connected with you and to clarify anything you need.

Also, be thinking about your giving story that we hope you will share with your group during week #2, as well as people in your group who you can ask to share their giving story during week #3,4,5!

I appreciate all of you and as always please let me know if you need anything or have any questions.

Zach

Fall 2022- Week 4

Good afternoon,

I am getting next week's discussion guide a little early this week because I will be out of town Thursday-Saturday. We will be continuing in the Stuck in the Middle series where we will hear from Pastor Dean about how we are called to sober mindedness in times of heightened political conflict.

As a reminder, following the Vision service (services starts at 6pm) on Sunday the 25th we will be having a City Group Leader training from 7:30-8:30. Both dinner and childcare are provided and we will be in the front of the auditorium. Like I said at our last training in August, this meeting will be very important as we look at ways that we can best lead our City Groups over the next few years. I try not to make many events/trainings mandatory, but this is as close to mandatory as possible. So please please please make it a priority. I want to make sure that we are all equipped as possible during this exciting season at City Church!

Thank you for what you do!

​​​​​​​Zach

Fall 2022- Week 3

Good afternoon!

I hope you are doing well and that the start of this City Group semester has been great! I have been encouraged by many stories of new people getting connected to City Groups as well as the number of attendees from last week. Last week we had over 480 people attend our City Groups!!! This is over 100 more per week than we had this time last year. This is all made possible by YOU so thank you all so much for not only being a champion of City Groups but also leading the charge in getting everyone who calls City Church their home in a group. Let's continue to dive into the harvest as we seek to build God's kingdom here in Tallahassee.

Attached is the discussion guide for next week. And as always, please let me know if I can serve you or your group in any way.

Zach

Fall 2022- Week 2

Good afternoon!

I hope week 1 of the fall semester of City Groups has been great! I have been so encouraged by the amount of new attenders I've heard about! If you have a visitor or someone who is not on your roster please go ahead and add them or email me their name and I can add them!

Here are a few announcements:
-Leadership Preview Night: September 25th 5pm- Invite your City Group! This special service will be a time of vision, music, and prayer where you can get a sneak peek of some exciting things coming up in the life of our church! We would love everyone who calls City Church their home to attend. KiDS programming is available for babies- 3rd grade. Please save the date, add it to your calendar and RSVP online for KiDS!
- Monday, September 12th: Mens Event! 6:30pm and dinner is provided. RSVP on the website!
- Equip classes start this Sunday, September 11th. For more information on this semesters topics visit our website. Child care is available, please RSVP so we can plan accordingly.

Attached is the discussion guide. We will be continuing in our Stuck in the Middle series!

Please let me know if there is any way that I can serve you!

Zach