Follow Jesus Together in Groups
You’ll often hear us saying that, “We grow better in circles than in rows.” What we mean is that while we learn a lot by listening to Sunday services, it’s often in coming together, sharing, and asking our questions out loud that we grow the most. That’s why groups are so important to our spiritual life. We’ve got all kinds of groups for all ages.
Unless otherwise noted, registration for each group is required and is available until the group is full.
Life Groups | Care | Men | Multicultural | Women
LIFE GROUPS
Life Groups
Groups start week of January 10
Connect to others, learn from the Bible, and serve the community in a group of 8-16 people that meet online and in homes around Madison and the surrounding communities.
CARE
Mental Health Support: Living Grace
Group starts January 17
Cost: $16.99 purchase of book
Living with anxiety, depression and other challenges can be exhausting and confusing. Living Grace will empower you with new ways to reduce symptoms, increase your well-being and rest in God’s grace. If you are interested in learning more, please contact Care Response at careresponse2@blackhawkchurch.org.
DivorceCare
Mondays, 6:15-7:45 PM (CT) | Group starts February 1
Cost: $20 purchase of workbook
DivorceCare is a video seminar series featuring counselors and experts on divorce and recovery discussing topics from a biblical perspective. Only one person from a separated/divorced couple may attend the 13-week session at a time. Locate other DivorceCare groups in the area.
MEN
Men’s Community
Groups start week of January 17
The vision of Men’s Community is to build an authentic community of men who desire to cultivate a more vibrant relationship with Christ. Regardless of where you are on your spiritual journey, Men’s Community is a safe place to learn, share, and build relationships with other men. Men’s Community if made up of about a dozen small groups of 8-12 men each.
MULTICULTURAL
Blackhawk African American Ministry (BAAM) Life Groups Online
Sundays, 7:00 PM (CT) | No registration required, group can be joined on an ongoing basis
BAAM Life Groups are a time of prayer and discussion of the weekly messages. They give a place to celebrate our shared stories, values, and a sense of home that we sometimes crave while living within our city’s majority culture. We recharge spiritually, support one another, celebrate what God is doing, and look for ways to reach and influence our community in Dane County.
Blackhawk African American Ministry (BAAM) Book Club Online
Wednesdays, 7:00 PM (CT) | No registration required, group can be joined on an ongoing basis
Cost: Purchase of current book
A time of prayer and discussion on books on various topics and how they relate to our lives as Christ followers. Recent books include The Color of Compromise & currently we are reading Jesus and the Disinherited.
Blackhawk Chinese Ministry (BCM) College-Age Groups
A multi-lingual group focused on students at UW from China but also welcoming other college-age friends. Multiple group meetings take place each week via Zoom, some in Mandarin, some in English, many using both languages. There are also other activities just for fun.
Blackhawk Chinese Ministry (BCM) Life Groups
Fridays, 7:15-9:15 PM (CT)
We meet weekly for worship, Bible study and discussion. There are Mandarin-speaking life groups as well as a Bible study groups for people who are new to studying the Bible – seekers are very welcome.
Blackhawk Chinese Ministry (BCM) Women’s Investigative Bible Study in English
Wednesdays, 9:00-10:30 AM (CT)
We invite all women who wish to practice English and investigate the Bible to join us for this weekly virtual study. If you worry that your English isn’t good enough, this is a safe place to practice. If you worry that you don’t know anything about the Bible, this is a safe place to learn.
Blackhawk Chinese Ministry (BCM) Women’s Fellowship
We meet for Bible study, sharing, and praying. We encourage and support each other in our spiritual growth, and strengthen our faith in Christ.
Blackhawk Chinese Ministry (BCM) Men’s Fellowship
Saturdays Monthly, 8:00 AM (CT)
Meet with other BCM men to read the Bible, pray, and to strengthen our relationships and our faith in Christ.
WOMEN
Encounter
Groups start week of January 10
Cost: Purchase of Life Lessons from Philippians by Max Lucado
Encounter God through studying His word with other women. Our Spring curriculum is based on the book Life Lessons from Philippians by Max Lucado. Writing from prison, Paul encourages the Philippians – and us – to live courageously and joyously.
Mom to Mom
Groups start January 4
Mom to Mom is a community of mothers of children pregnancy through pre-K that provides opportunities for women to form supportive relationships during the years of parenting young children. Women are nurtured as mothers and Christ-followers so they can nurture others.
