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Below is a list of topical resources designed to help Life Groups grow in their journey of Life with Jesus, Together and On Mission. We believe God has called us to focus on these specific topics in this season as a church, and we're committed to resourcing you with meaningful ways to engage with them. As you consider these topics, we encourage you to pray and discern what would make most sense for your group right now. The goal isn't simply to fill your schedule—it's to pay attention to how God is already at work in your group and discern how these topics might align with and strengthen what he's already doing among you.

If you'd like to move forward with engaging with one of these topics, please reach out to lifegroups@salemalliance.org. We'll be happy to connect you with the individuals who will be teaching/facilitating discussions for your chosen topic.

Life with Jesus, Together and On Mission

  • Experiencing God together through his Word and other spiritual practices.

  • Engaging in intentional community where love, growth, and spiritual gifts are experienced.

  • Demonstrating and declaring the gospel in our spheres of influence, neighborhoods, and the nations.

The Discipleship Pathway

Learn more about the journey of following and becoming more like Jesus. While there is no cookie-cutter formula for this journey, there are some common experiences that we will encounter along the way - these are what we call the Discipleship Pathway. Knowing the pathway can help deepen our communion with God in each stage and invite us to take our next step in this transformational journey with Jesus.

    • Life Group chooses a stage they would like to explore further together.

    • Review the specific DP resource guide associated with that stage, providing examples of spiritual practices and moments to practice together during group time

Recognizing God’s Voice

God loves to communicate with His people and has given each one of us a unique way of relating to His voice and His presence. This workshop is designed to help us connect with God more deeply and regularly. It explores the many different ways to connect with God’s presence and voice in our everyday lives.

    • Jesus is our model

    • What is your God language?

    • Discernment

Healing Prayer

God has been present in every moment of our lives, even the painful ones. Healing prayer is listening to God in the company of others to experience His love in those places of pain.

    • What is it?

    • Why is it helpful?

    • What it looks like here at Salem Alliance?

    • Model an inner healing prayer session for group to see

    • Debrief after

Soul Care

Soul Care explores seven principles that are profound healing tools of God: securing your identity, repentance, breaking family sin patterns, forgiving others, healing wounds, overcoming fears, and deliverance.  Life change is hard. But these principles, when packaged together and lived out, can lead to lasting transformation, freedom, and a healthy soul.

    • Why is it important to care for our souls?

    • Review 7 principles of Soul Care

    • Life Group chooses a Soul Care topic they would like to explore further together.

Partnership

Learn more about what it means to be a partner at Salem Alliance

    • What is it?

    • Why is it important?

    • Next steps towards becoming a partner

Spiritual Practices

By adopting not just the teaching but the practices from Jesus’ own life, we open up our entire being to God and allow him to transform us into people of love. Choose one or more of nine following practices to learn more about and engage with as a group: Sabbath, Prayer, Fasting, Solitude, Generosity, Scripture, Community, Service, Witness

Each of these practices include video content from Practicing the Way that provides teaching, guided discussion,
and exercises to integrate the practices into daily life.

Peacemaking

Peacemaking teachings center around the biblical principles of conflict resolution and conflict avoidance, all while seeking to honor and glorify God during those hard times.

    • Why are peacemaking biblical and what principles can be used. 

    • A brief overview of the 4 G’s:

      • Glorify God (First G) and The Slippery Slope and discuss peacemaking responses

      • Get the Log Out (Second G) understanding true repentance and the 7 A’s of Confession, Progression of Idols

      •  Gently Restore (Third G) describing how to Go in Love and the PAUSE Principle

      • Go and Be Reconciled (Fourth G) reviewing the Four Promises of Forgiveness and Overcoming Evil with Good

  • Application Conversations

    Family conflicts: Family conflicts are not unavoidable because we all see situations from our perspective. They can be addressed when we go back to basics on how we live out God’s grace and peace and begin with His perspective.

    Siblings: Sibling conflict comes, goes, stays and van estrange the relationships. What is ours in this persisting or new conflict and what are we trying to control in our family of origin.

    Work conflicts: At our place of employment, we bring together more backgrounds and learned behaviors than in our core family of experience. How do we learn, listen and consider what we are learning in this conflict before we tell the other what they need to learn.

    Neighbors: Relationships with neighbors can be a gift, an angst or an unknown. When we are in a conflict with a neighbor, what are we asked to do biblically and how do we begin that journey?

Church Administration

Ever wondered what happens behind the scenes at Salem Alliance? How do the governing board, elders, pastoral and volunteer teams work together to serve our church community, city and world? Join Executive Pastor Linda Myers as she pulls back the curtain on our leadership structure. Discover how different departments collaborate, how decisions are made, and how it all connects to our vision of seeing Salem become a city at peace with God.

  • Coming Soon

Financial Peace University

Financial Peace University uses proven, scripture-based strategies to help singles, newlyweds, families and workforces understand and improve their personal finances.  We walk alongside, helping each student apply them to their unique situation. 

  • Overview of FPU curriculum and how each step builds from the next, creating a plan for lifetime success.

  • Budgeting - the mindset, the necessity, the methods, available software and talk about how to prevent budget anxiety, errors and lapses.

    Retirement - the FPU approach, the methods, talking about how we can get from where you are now to a place where you can retire on your terms (tailored for the average age of the audience).

Alliance 101

If you want to dive deep into history, mission, people, or beliefs of the Christian and Missionary Alliance, Alliance 101 fits all of those needs. Join us as we unpack who we are, what we believe, our deeper life, and so much more. Choose one or more of the modules below to explore with your Life Group:

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Elder Q&A

Have an interactive conversation with a couple of elders on topics of interest to your life group.