Empty Nest Plan | Fall 2026
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Session 1
Group Guidelines
We’re so excited for you to jump into your new group! Start the meeting with the group guidelines video.
Group Launch | Part 1
We hope your group is a place where you connect relationally and grow spiritually. During the next few months, you’ll explore topics related to life and faith but this session is all about getting to know one another.
Don’t have any new members in your group? Start with the Group Checkpoint for Session 1 instead.
Session 2
Group Launch | Part 2
The goal of a group is to provide everyone the opportunity to pursue authentic community and spiritual growth.
Session 3
Social
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Session 4
Thriving in the Empty Nest | Part 1
How to cultivate our closest relationships and work on our own growth.
Session 5
Thriving in the Empty Nest | Part 2
How shifting to the role of coach can impact the relationships with our adult children.
Session 6
Thriving in the Empty Nest| Part 3
How to contribute to God’s kingdom as an empty nester.
Session 7
Serve/Social/Break
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Session 8
Don’t Be Gross
If you’re grateful for your local church but you’re not engaged, now is the time. In order to maximize our potential and fulfill our mission as a church, we all need to be involved.
Session 9
The Book of Jonah | Part 1
God often calls us toward things we'd rather avoid. In this part one of this study, Reed examines Jonah's decision to run from God's calling and challenges us to recognize where fear, bitterness, comfort, or resistance may be pulling us away from the life God desires for us.
Session 10
The Book of Jonah | Part 2
Sometimes our greatest moments of growth begin when we've reached the end of ourselves. In part two of this study, Reed explores Jonah's prayer from inside the fish and reminds us that God meets us with grace even in our lowest moments, inviting us to surrender and trust him again.
Session 11
The Book of Jonah | Part 3
God desires more than outward obedience—he wants our hearts. In the final part of this study, Reed looks at Jonah's struggle with God's mercy and challenges us to embrace the same compassion God has shown us, even toward the people we find hardest to love.
Session 12
Friendsgiving Social
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Session 14
Celebrate
This final session provides the chance to pause, look back, and celebrate what’s happened in this group.