Spiritual Formation

Spiritual Formation happens in a variety of ways in the life of every disciple. We grow in our relationship with God through worship, service to others, personal devotion, group life and other practices. This particular informational piece focuses on Spiritual Formation group life opportunities. These opportunities are broken into two segments. "Learning Communities" and "Growth Groups."

"Learning Communities" are group opportunities of various sizes and offered to share the basics of who we are called to be as followers of Jesus at St. Luke's. These classes will be taught by pastors or lay people who have expertise and passion around their particular topic. Learning Communities are a great way to engage for the first time if you are new to St. Luke's or can be helpful to those just wanting a "refresher."

"Growth Groups" are places where Christians gather to study, pray, and engage in respectful, challenging conversation in order to be formed more in the image of Jesus. These are also groups of various sizes and can be on-going, long-term, or short-term.

Special Events for Spiritual Formation are planned from time to time. These events are typically a few hours to a full day in length and give short and spiritually-packed growth.

If you have not already, we hope you will take this step on your faith journey and connect with one of these "learning communities" or "growth groups" this Fall! Registration is not required for learning communities or growth groups unless specifically noted in the descriptions.

We offer a number of on-going small group classes that meet weekly. To view the current list visit the On-Going Spiritiual Formation Group Listings page.

You may see an even more extensive list with more detailed information about each class on the Kingdom Building Small Groups & Classes page which you can search by your interests and sign-up directly on the website.

Current Spiritual Formation Offerings:

Click on the titles of the offerings below to get a detailed description.

Learning Communities:

• "The Bible in Twelve Words with Pastor Bill"
• "Why I'm a United Methodist at St. Luke's"
• "It's All About Gifts"
• "Missions 101"
• "More Ready Than You Realize"
• "Beginnings"

On-Going & Long-Term Growth Groups

• God-O-Sea: St. Luke's Children's Ministry (Sundays)
  • Infants & Toddlers (6 weeks to 3 years old) (Sundays)
  • Preschool & Elementary - Live B.I.G. (Sundays)
  • Merge (5th & 6th graders) (Sundays)
  • Weekday God-O-Sea (Wednesdays, Thursdays)
  • Thursdays at the Sea (Thursdays)
• NexGen: St. Luke's Student Ministry
  • 7th & 8th graders Sunday School (Sundays)
  • 9th - 12th graders Sunday School (Sundays)
  • Disciple I for 9th - 12th graders (Sundays)
  • Journey Groups (Sundays)
  • High School Telos (Wednesdays)
  • Middle School Fuel (Thursdays)
• Adults
  • Pathways (Sundays)
  • FaithLink (Sundays)
  • Connections (Sundays)
  • Kiononia (Sundays)
  • New Directions (Sundays)
  • United Methodist Men Fellowship Café (Sundays)
  • Disciple I (Sundays, Mondays or Wednesdays)
  • Women's Bible Study (Tuesdays)
  • Plugged-In (Tuesdays)
  • Disciple II (Tuesdays)
  • Morning Edition (Wednesdays)
  • Discovery Class (Wednesdays)
  • Ambassadors (Wednesdays)
  • Young Mom's Bible Study (Thursdays)
  • Women's Morning Group (Thursdays)
  • Bible Study with Pastor Bill "Exegesis" (Thursdays)
  • Disciple III (Thursdays)
  • Men's Discussion Group (Friday)

Short-Term Growth Groups

• Please contact Beth Farabee-Puckett for Short-Term Growth Groups

Special Events

• No events at the moment