Men’s 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
Out of the Shadows | Part 1
Pride is often easiest to recognize in other people and hardest to recognize in ourselves. In this session, Samer uncovers how pride quietly damages our relationships with God and others, and how following Jesus' example of humility leads to wisdom, freedom, and healthier relationships.
Session 5
Out of the Shadows | Part 2
Many men believe strength means handling life alone, but isolation always comes at a cost. In this session, Samer exposes the lie that real men don't need anyone and shows how vulnerability, meaningful friendships, and real community help us become the men God created us to be.
Session 6
Out of the Shadows | Part 3
Shame convinces us that our failures define us and that we're better off hiding. In this final session, Samer looks at Peter's story of failure and restoration to show how Jesus responds to our shame with grace, restores our identity, and invites us back into his purpose.
Session 7
Serve/Social/Break
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Session 8
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 9
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 10
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 11
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 12
Friendsgiving Social
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Session 14
Pause and Reflect or Celebrate
This final session provides the chance to pause, look back, and celebrate what’s happened in this group.