Doing Life TogetherLiFE groups at Soma are the primary pathway for people to connect with others and explore Jess in the context of community. Typically smaller groups of 5-12 people, LiFE groups get together on a regular basis as they do life together and embody Soma’s core values (missional living, authentic community, creative dignity, and spiritual formation).
Navigating the LiFE Groups
While there are a number of ways to organize smaller groups, at Soma we believe it is most helpful to organize our LiFE groups around 4 dimensions of spiritual formation that we see in Acts 2:41-4
Seeking Groups
Learning Groups
Influencing Groups
Investing Groups
The First Step
Soma’s LiFE groups are a lot like a hiking trip with a group of friends. Depending on what trail you choose to hike, the journey itself will look very different. In fact, the trial itself might change over time. For this reason, you might stop at a trail head for more information.
Like a changing trail, LiFE groups aren’t very linear and tend to have a lot of flexibility. As you consider being a part of a LiFE group, we want to help you plug into a group that best fits where you’re at on your spiritual journey. We call this stop along the journey “Compass” and its our way of telling you about Soma, our community’s values, and our LiFE group landscape.
We encourage everyone at Soma to begin their journey with Compass before they move into a LiFE group.
How do I Join a LiFE Group?
Here are 4 easy ways to connect into a LiFE group:
Attend Compass and find a LiFE group to join
Complete a LiFE Group Map at worship and drop it into the offering basket Sunday night.
Find a group you’re interested in and contact the group leader directly.
Just show up at a group