Home Group Ministry

Home groups seek to foster intimate and incarnational expressions of church at Pearl. We gather in small groups in homes around Portland for discussion, prayer, and sharing of life. In discussions and prayer, we want to connect more deeply to God, just as Jesus spoke of the branches connecting to the Vine—being fed by God, understanding Him better, and creating space for the Spirit to transform our lives. In sharing of our lives, we do not only want to develop friendships, but be good shepherds to one another, learning to care for each other in the way that Jesus modeled for us. To protect the intimacy and safety of the groups, we open the groups for new members in September and in January.  We ask everyone who signs up to commit to the following:

1) We ask that you commit to your group for the full term (September through December for Fall, January through May for Spring), and make attending Sunday services and participating in the group a priority for the duration of the term. 

2) We ask that you participate in the life of the group, not only by contributing to the discussion and prayer, but also in hospitality and service (e.g. hosting, providing snacks, helping clean up, helping with transportation etc) according to your ability.

Sign-ups for the winter term are now closed.