Small Groups

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Small Groups are a key part of how we are for our church family.

A chance to gather weekly to pray, share life and dig into God’s word together. Our Small Groups are a great way to get to know a couple of other people of a similar age and demographic to you from St. Paul’s within the comfort of someone’s home. We encourage every member of St Paul’s to be part of a small group. We have groups for youth, young adults and adults, with meeting locations all over the Hills. Some of our groups cater for seniors, mothers, those who need a daytime group – get in touch with our team and we would love to help you find the right fit!

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Why Small Groups at St Paul's?

To know others and be known by others walking with Jesus in a big church.
To go deeper in the word, in prayer, inc ommunity, and in care for each other through life's ups and downs.

What does a Small Group do?

Typically, our groups meet for 1.5-2hrs. Usually this is in someone's home, or a comfortable spot at church. We spend time chatting, catching up, often over supper and a warm beverage. We spend time praying - for each other, for church, for missionaries, for our world. We spend time looking at the Bible - what it says, what it means, and what are the implications for living for God today? Small Group should feel like a warm and safe place to ask questions and have deeper conversations than what we are able to have on a Sunday at our large gatherings.

How do I join a Small Group?

Let us know you would like to join a group - Emma, our Integration co-ordinator will get in touch with you to find a great fit of group. We will then put you in contact with a Small Group Leader who will invite you along to their group. Emma will also check in with you after a little while to see how you are finding your new group, and make sure you are settled in.

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How can I become a Small Group Leader?

We love having new leaders join us - reach out to our Discpleship Minister Pat Jones and he will have a chat to you about serving in this way.

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Looking for our Small Group teaching resources?

Head over to the teaching series page to download study series, leaders notes and watch the livestream to catch up on sermons you may have missed.

Small Group resources
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Margaret

LAKEMBA

Since 2008, under the auspices of the Anglican Church and Evangelism & New Churches, Margaret been serving women and their families in South West Sydney by introducing them to the Lord Jesus Christ.

She does this by establishing a network of communities to which women from all faiths can belong, observe and experience Christian community, where they and their families can be introduced to the person of Jesus, and be discipled to be disciplers.

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James and Charly

BATHURST

James, Charly, Elijah, Joshua & Hannah Boardman moved from Sydney to Bathurst in January 2023. James completed a Bachelor of Divinity at Moore College in 2022 and serves with BCA as a ministry trainee at the Cathedral Parish in the Diocese of Bathurst. James & Charly are excited to see the ways God grows them in maturity and what opportunities He will grant them to testify to His glory.

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Chris and Erin

SOUTH EAST ASIA

We share a deep affection for South East Asian people and long to see them fall in love with Jesus as we have. We’ve served as student ministers in churches in Sydney, where God grew our language and cultural understanding. In 2020 we visited South East Asia and met with Christian leaders and evangelists, as well as some of the beautiful children in Christian orphanages. God used this trip to convict us to serve the South East Asian people through cross-cultural mission there.

Many South East Asian Hindus are gripped by great spiritual fear and darkness. We hope to reach these people in evangelism, and train pastors and Christian leaders to do the same. Our aim is to encourage local believers to grow in their love for Jesus and their confidence to live out and share his gospel, to see a South East Asia that knows Jesus

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John and Fiona

SOUTH ASIA

John, Fiona and their children are enjoying life in this chaotic, fun part of Asia. As Director, John oversees many projects working with vulnerable people. Together they care and set vision for a team of local and foreign SIM workers serving in the community. This is a complex role and requires leadership of 40+ SIM members and associates of the team and oversight of the 80+ national staff. The team has a clear vision of establishing healthy churches among the majority people and are accomplishing this through a variety of means. Both Fiona and John are also involved in teaching and discipleship of church leaders.

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Tim and Lauren

GLASGOW

Glasgow is not the gospel city she used to be. Her streets used to rally around the motto “Lord let Glasgow flourish through the preaching of thy word and praising thy name.” Today, the motto is “People Make Glasgow” but the people who make the city are as devoid of Christ as their motto. Evangelical Christians now make up about 2% of the greater Glasgow area, with the East End an even more dire 0.3%. It is home to 276,000 people who desperately need Bible-teaching churches planted that will hold out the gospel of the Lord Jesus in a contextually appropriate way.

We are partnering with St Silas Episcopal Church to lead Glasgow’s first evangelical Anglican church plant for 150 years. The gospel generosity of St Silas and other evangelical churches from many denominations in Glasgow has been a huge encouragement to us, and we value your prayerful support for us on this venture.

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