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What is The Journey?<\/h1>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]The Journey is a 9-month Discipleship process to help individuals find an intimate, abiding relationship with Christ that will enable them to become Influencers in their world.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in Me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from Me you can do nothing.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Jesus- John 15:5<\/em><\/p>\n

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For centuries, men and women have been seeking God in various ways, but given the performance-oriented nature of men, most have sought to reach Him through activity. Jesus Himself said that unless a man remains, or \u201cabides\u201d in Him, he can do nothing. The Journey helps believers learn to \u201cBe still and know that He is God,\u201d and to draw close to Him through His Word before endeavoring to \u201cdo\u201d anything for Him.<\/p>\n

Through this, God helps remove the hindrances in their lives, so He can bear fruit in them. The Fruit of the Spirit enables the gifts of the Spirit.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Journey participants become Influencers for God in their families and their world.<\/p>\n

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Journey Seasons run August to May<\/strong><\/p>\n

Where:<\/strong> Download the Church Center App for Locations and Times<\/a><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1594299201101{padding-left: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=”1768″ img_size=”600×400″ alignment=”right” qode_css_animation=””][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” angled_section=”no” text_align=”center” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” z_index=”” css=”.vc_custom_1625049466224{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;background-color: #38a9d6 !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1594644092004{padding-top: 5px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;}”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

The Process<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

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\nA Journey group meets every week or every other week for about 9 or 10 months, either in person or online. You will get to have candid conversations with this group, share spiritual discoveries and encourage one another.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]Personal Bible Study including Journaling<\/strong>
\nWe will teach you how to connect with God through His Word. One key tool we use is Journaling. Our goal is for you to have a hunger for God\u2019s Word and become a self-feeder.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Personal Guides to help show the way<\/strong>
\nEvery Journey Group has Guides who are on The Journey with you. They are not teachers or counsellors, but rather, facilitators to help point you in the right direction and to monitor your progress.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]Retreats<\/strong>
\nWe incorporate 3 different retreats where you will spend extended time with your group and with the Lord. All of these are designed to help you carve out more time for intimacy with The Father.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css=”.vc_custom_1620208330812{padding-top: 80px !important;padding-right: 14% !important;padding-bottom: 60px !important;padding-left: 14% !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}” z_index=””][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

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Are you Ready to Take The Journey?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Take The Journey from Anywhere<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Thanks to Zoom technology, anyone who has a smartphone, tablet or computer with access to high-speed internet can go through a Journey Group.\u00a0 We did our first pilot of a Virtual Journey Group in 2018 (before COVID or Zoom was a thing) and we saw that God could use technology to help make disciples.\u00a0 Now, we have a few years of experience and hundreds of men, women and couples have gone through The Journey in a Virtual Group.<\/p>\n

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This has opened avenues to reach people who are hungry for an abiding relationship with Christ in cities where we don\u2019t currently have an active Branch.\u00a0 It is also allowing current Influencers to invite their friends and family members who live in other cities.\u00a0 Once someone completes The Journey virtually, many of these new Influencers are starting Journey groups in their own cities.\u00a0 We are watching God expand this ministry amazingly in the midst of a worldwide pandemic and social distancing and quarantining.<\/p>\n

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