10/03/2026 - 10/03/2026
Dates: March 10 - June 23, 2026 (Tuesdays)
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Venue: 11th Floor Classroom and West & East Well
Application Deadline: February 17, 2026
Connections Intensive (CI) comes from the heart of the Connections Ministry to disciple those who long to know God deeply. Connections Ministry upholds Volunteering, Baptism, and Newcomers. In this group, many are part of the church community.
Alan, who is honored to lead this ministry, would love to shepherd those who would like to join this faith journey this Spring. This is for anyone who is open to learning about God, committed to the church's direction, prioritizes attending fellowship, and finishes the race well by completing the workbook. The workbook is called Behold Your God: Rethinking God Biblically from John Snyder of the Media Gratiae ministry.
There are 12 weeks of topics covered:
- Week 1 Beholding God: The Great Attraction!
- Week 2: Beholding God: Clearing the Way of Our Return
- Week 3: Beholding God in the Bible
- Week 4: Beholding God in the Face of Jesus Christ
- Week 5: Beholding God in the Work of Salvation
- Week 6: Beholding God and the Response of Personal Holiness
- Week 7: Beholding God: Restoring Worship in Our Lives
- Week 8: Beholding God and Evangelism
- Week 9: Beholding God and Our Christian Service
- Week 10: Beholding a Lesser God?
- Week 11: Beholding God: Avoiding the Lies of Pragmatism
- Week 12: Seeking the God We Are Beholding.
Testimonials:
"Praise the Lord! So grateful for “Behold Your God” study which revealed deep insights on how to fully open myself to taste the goodness of God. Overflowing love that breathed new life into my relationships and personalized my faith in God. Theologically deep and practical. Highly recommend!" - Kevin K., BYG Graduate
"A tremendously helpful book and study. I followed the bible reading daily exercises and participated in a facilitated weekly study at a church connect group. If you want to develop a closer walk with God this may be a very useful means. This book will help you transform your daily walk by experiencing (and "beholding") God's immense and wonderful nature." - Seth L., BYG Graduate
"As a new believer, the opportunity to study this workbook in a group setting was truly God's blessing. During the twelve weeks, I got to know who He really is, which has completely transformed my relationship to Him. This workbook has established a firm foundation for my faith, and I believe that it can inspire real change, no matter where you are in your walk with God." - Chloe C., BYG Graduate
"Even after being a Christian for 20+ years, I felt like a baby Christian again after reading this book. It challenged me to rethink the way I live- my life at church and my life outside of church- and to declutter things from my life so I can truly behold Him. Whether you are new to faith or a seasoned one, be ready to be blow away with this deep and transformative study!" - Miss Lau, BYG Graduate