small groups

The best way to join a group is to look one or two weeks prior to the start of the small group quarter.  You can stop by the small group area after one of the Sunday services, or you can search online (at any time of the year).

Use the button below to see what groups are currently available to join. If you don’t see any good options, then consider starting a group with a couple of friends or attend one of the five week Keystone Conversation studies that normally meet during one of the Sunday services.

It's a lot simpler than you may think to start a group.

GRAB a few friends, GATHER at a time and place that works for you (or even meet online), and GROW as you meet week after week to discuss the sermon, pray for each other, and do life together.

Anyone who is willing to be a HOST.  God uses people of all ages and stages of life to start groups.

So do you have...

• A Heart for others?  
• Ability to Open up your home?
• Know how to Serve a snack?  
• Have a willingness to Tell others about your group?

If this describes you, consider starting a group.

If you want to open your group up so that other Olive Branchers can attend (not just a few people you personally invite) then you need to...

• Have a personal, growing relationship with Jesus Christ (preferably for two years or more)
• A HOST must be a member of Olive Branch or commit to attending the Join the Family membership class within 90 days
• Recognize the Bible as the authority for their lives
• Preferably have been in a small group in the past
• Have the time, emotional capacity, and moral discernment to lead a group*
  
  

*If you have any current habitual struggles or moral issues (e.g., drugs, alcohol, cohabitation, etc.) that would bring shame on the name of Jesus Christ or on Olive Branch, or if you're facing a current serious marital struggle (e.g., infidelity, separation, divorce in process, etc.), then now may not be the time to start a group.

Definitely not! The most important things that you need are a desire to serve the members of your group and to grow in your own personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
 
And don't worry, when you start a group the small group team will provide you with study materials, someone to walk along side you, as well as training.

The short answer is anyone! We recommend that you have at least three people to join you when you start a group, but those people could be another couple, a few coworkers, or just your closest friends.