GrowGroups Leader Guide

Create a space for growth.

You don’t have to be a pastor or Bible expert to lead a GrowGroup. If you have a heart to love people, encourage others and help them grow in their relationship with Jesus, God can use you in incredible ways.

Your leader toolkit

Who can lead?

To serve as a GrowGroup Leader, you’ll need to be an Active Member of GrowPoint, faithfully live out the beliefs and values found in our GrowPoint Member Covenant and be approved by our Senior Pastoral Staff.

You won’t be on your own.

These resources will help you lead with confidence and create a welcoming place where people can grow in Christ, build meaningful relationships and take their next step in following Jesus.

Step One

Start with Rooted

The Rooted Experience invites your group on a transformative 10-week journey to cultivate meaningful discipleship rhythms. Along the way, Rooted creates intentional experiences that bridge the gap between Bible knowledge and personal encounters with God.

“Let your roots grow down into Him, and let your lives be built on Him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.” Colossians 2:7
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Childcare for GrowGroups

We deeply value young families being part of our discipleship communities. To support this, GrowPoint subsidizes half of your group’s childcare costs.

$250 covered per group

Based on an estimated $50 per night for a childcare worker over 10 weeks ($500 total).

Reimbursement Form
  1. 1

    Find a childcare worker

    Your group finds its own worker. We’ll provide a list of contacts, including older GrowStudents and other adults in the church.

  2. 2

    Pay on group night

    One group member, usually the leader or host, pays the childcare worker on the day of the gathering.

  3. 3

    Get reimbursed

    The group leader completes the digital reimbursement form and GrowPoint mails a check to the leader.

Background check required. Anyone over 18 serving as a childcare worker must have a background check on file with GrowPoint and be approved by GrowPoint leadership.

Study options

Already been through Rooted? Here are options for your GrowGroup’s next season. Rooted Network curriculum is ordered through GrowPoint, and group members commit to missing no more than 2 sessions.

Books & More

20/20 – Bible Study: Seen. Chosen. Sent.

In this 7-session study, the author Christine Caine will help you discover how God sees you, understand your…

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Rooted Network

A Better Us

A 4-week marriage resource designed to present simple and practical truths and exercises for couples to move toward…

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Books & More

Bait of Satan

Have past hurts, disappointment, or offense affected your relationships or your walk with God? In The Bait of…

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Books & More

Bible Recap

Start Reading, Understanding, and Loving the Bible Have you ever closed your Bible and thought, What did I just…

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Books & More

Boundaries

In the New York Times best seller, Boundaries, Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend help you learn when to say yes…

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Books & More

Financial Peace

After our nine-week class, the average FPU grad is debt-free in two years or less! We’re not saying…

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Rooted Network

Flourishing

Flourishing: Lessons from the Olive Tree is a 7-week, group-discipleship resource designed to inspire women to remain steadfast in…

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Books & More

Girls With Swords

Girls with Swords: How to Carry Your Cross Like a Hero What if you discovered you have been…

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Rooted Network

How to Study the Bible

Whether you are new to the Bible or have been studying the Bible for years, How to Study the…

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Rooted Network

Life in Rhythm

Life in Rhythm is a 10-week group-discipleship experience designed to help group members integrate the 7 rhythms of a…

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Rooted Network

My Anxious Thoughts

A 5-week Bible study from Eric Geiger, Christine Caine, and Kenton Beshore will not only help you discover…

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Rooted Network

On The Table

Answers to the big questions your people are hearing and asking about Christianity. Can We Trust the Bible?…

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Rooted Rhythms

Rooted Rhythms: Daily Devotion

Rooted introduces the 7 rhythms of discipleship found in the early church of Acts 2. These are essential…

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Rooted Rhythms

Rooted Rhythms: Prayer

Rooted introduces the 7 rhythms of discipleship found in the early church of Acts 2. These are essential behaviors…

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Rooted Rhythms

Rooted Rhythms: Repentance

Rooted introduces the 7 rhythms of discipleship found in the early church of Acts 2. These are essential…

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Rooted Rhythms

Rooted Rhythms: Sacrificial Generosity

Part of the Rooted Rhythms series, Sacrificial Generosity is a 5-week Bible study that explores one of the foundational practices…

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Rooted Rhythms

Rooted Rhythms: Serve The Community

Rooted introduces the 7 rhythms of discipleship found in the early church of Acts 2. These are essential…

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Rooted Rhythms

Rooted Rhythms: Share Your Story

Rooted introduces the seven rhythms of discipleship found in the early church of Acts 2. These are essential…

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Rooted Rhythms

Rooted Rhythms: Worship

Rooted introduces the 7 rhythms of discipleship found in the early church of Acts 2. These are essential…

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Rooted Network

Story of God

Anyone who wants to understand their own story must understand the gospel story of Jesus told throughout the Bible. The…

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Rooted Network

Story: God’s Story, My Story

Story is a 10-week group experience that will help group members discover how their personal journey fits within the grand…

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Rooted Network

The Image of God

Everyone is created in the image of God and worthy of love and respect, yet we sometimes struggle…

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Books & More

The King is Coming

We live in unprecedented times marked by moral confusion, spiritual deception, and a growing sense that history is…

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Rooted Network

Theology and the Mission of God

Living for Jesus requires knowing Jesus, and understanding core doctrines helps us know Jesus. Theology and the Mission…

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Questions about leading?

Open the full Leader Guide for everything you need to lead with confidence.