Life Groups

Gospel University is an interactive training on the foundational issues of Christianity and how to defend them in your conversations with others. We will learn how to answer the most difficult questions, how to answer cults and other religions, and how to effectively share the Gospel with others. Our meeting day has changed back to Wednesday evenings. We will be meeting "In-Person" in the Church Lobby at 6:30 pm.

This 13-week session features videos of grief specialists talking about grief recovery issues, while telling real-life stories of others who have experienced a loss. The companion Participant Guide gives you a daily word of encouragement and comfort from God. We are a caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life's most difficult experiences. You don't have to go through the grieving process alone. Healing does not happen over night. Previous members are welcome to join as many sessions as you like. This group meets on Tuesday evening at 6:00 via Zoom.

This 13-week session features videos of grief specialists talking about grief recovery issues, while telling real-life stories of others who have experienced a loss. The companion Participant Guide gives you a daily word of encouragement and comfort from God. We have a caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life's most difficult experiences. You don't have to go through the grieving process alone. Grief can be a long process, feel free to take more than on session if you so desire. We meet Wednesdays from 6:30 - 8:00 pm inside the Kids Worship Center in the Pre-K/Turquoise Room. Social distancing observed. Masks strongly recommended.

Learn key communications skills and the fundamentals of establishing and growing a healthy marriage, while centering it on Christ. Appropriate for mariages at all stages. This marriage group meets on Sunday evenings at 6:30. Below is the information needed to join the Zoom meeting.

This is a support group for the Southwinds family, friends and surrounding community. We study, share and help each other and the ones we love through anxiety and depression. We are Trading Silence for Hope and support mental health! We welcome new and returning members. Our group meets every Wednesday evening from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. We are currently meeting over Zoom and will return to the church campus once government regulations allow. POST COVID RESTRICTIONS: We will meet in the Children's Worship Room in Children's Ministry, and childcare is available, free of charge. The cost of the workbook is $20. Join us and watch lives change!

Sexual abuse knows no religious or social boundaries. The Wounded Heart takes an intensely personal and specific look at this form of abuse. Dr. Allender explores the secret lament of the soul damaged by sexual abuse and lays hold of the hope buried there by the One whose unstained image we all bear. Now with its companion workbook, survivors can work through the complex issues of sexual abuse in a concrete way by following a step-by-step process towards healing. We will meet on Wednesday's at 6:30 via Zoom. This class will start on April 12, 2021.

If you are struggling with life's hurts, hang-ups, or habits. We welcome you to come and join us for a Christ-centered recovery program. Everyone meets together for worship, followed by teaching or testimony. The Large Group meets on Friday evenings at 7pm at the church (social distancing in place).

This group is for first-timers attending CR who are not in an Open Share group

This is a social group for men who are a part of our CR program.

This is a social group for women who are a part of our CR program.

A Christ-Centered program to help minister to teenagers who struggle with life-controlling hurts, hang-ups and habits. The lessons deliver hope-filled truths and real life strategies for giving young people the tools for making wise choices and developing healthy patterns for living.

By working through the lessons and exercises found in each of the four participant's guides you will begin to experience the true peace and serenity you have been seeking, restore and develop stronger relationships with others and with God, and find freedom from life's hurts, hang-ups, and habits. Childcare available. **** Group Begins - August 4, 2021*** This group meets on Wednesday evenings at 6:30 on the Southwinds Campus.

Open to all First Responders. Our group is made up of married and single members. The book of Revelation was a reminder that God saw the churches in Asia Minor's hardships, cared about them, and would reward them for their faithfulness. John's message of hope in Revelation assures Christians that God is in sovereign control of all past, present, and future events. We meet on Monday evenings in Tracy from 5:30p - 7:00p for fellowship. We begin and end promptly. There is no childcare available at this time.

Core Life Groups are smaller (2-5) person groups. Participants are paired with a Facilitator. Together they decide how, when and where to meet. If you are interested in being a facilitator or a member of a Core Life Group please complete and submit the following form: Facilitators: LG: Facilitator, Assistant, Host Home Form Participant/Member: Join a Life Group (2021) Form For questions please contact Jamie Ulloa at: julloa@southwinds.org or at (209) 815-3925.

Our Telugu/English group will be studying - verse by verse The Book of Romans. We will learn about God, who He is and what He has done. About Jesus Christ, and what His death accomplished. It tells us about ourselves, what we were like without Christ and who we are after trusting in Christ. Please come and join us on Friday's at 8pm via Zoom.

We meet on Tuesday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30 pm to dig deeper into the Sunday Morning Sermon. Childcare is available for $5 per family to help provide for babysitters. Social distancing in place. There will be both Zoom and In person meetings.

The Book of John. Who was Jesus? A wise teacher? A prophet? A fake? The Apostle John unfolds the truth. Throughout the centuries, John's portrait of Jesus has drawn men and women into a trusting, intimate relationship with the Son of God. As you study John, you can begin deciding for yourself who Jesus is. This group meets on Monday evenings at 6:30 via Zoom.

Come join us as we work through the Parable of Parables found in Mark 4 with the Seed and the Sower and how we can have a 30, 60 or 100 fold response. We meet Sunday mornings at 11:00am via Zoom. Send me your e-mail and I will send you the Zoom link.

We will continue studying the Sunday morning Sermon Based Questions. The Taglish small group meets every Friday, at 7 pm in person.

Mornings can be tough. Paul David Tripp wants to energize you with the most potent encouragement imaginable: the gospel. He knows that what we really need is an encounter with the living God. Then we'll be prepared to trust in God's goodness, rely on his grace, and live for his glory each and every day. Join us Wednesday evenings at 6:30. Our group meets in person - social distancing in place.

"Eat, Fellowship, Pray." Join us for lunch on Sunday as our Married Couples group dive deeper into the Sunday Morning Sermons. Our group will meet at 12 noon every other week. We will meet In Person.

True faith produces fruit. A faith without action and without life change is ultimately a dead faith. The book of James speaks to the realities of a living faith in Jesus. James writes to believers who know suffering, who've faced trials, and who ultimately desire a deep relationship with God. Join us as we walk verse by verse with James. We meet weekly on Tuesdays at 7-8:15 pm sharp!

In the "Greater Than" study, Francis Chan walks us through his own difficult childhood to help us understand that God is greater than any pain, sin or hardship that we might encounter in this life. Watch the videos and follow along with the study guide, and you too will realize that God is greater than any obstacle standing in your way. We will continue to meet on Tuesday evenings at 7pm via Zoom. Please contact me at my cell: 707-580-3116.

What we think about Jesus matters. Our perception of Him shapes us. In this 8-session series, Louie Giglio will take us through the book of Colossians to help us form a complete picture of Jesus. Now alive in Christ, we can live a life worthy of God instead of falling back into the ways of the world. Our men's group meets "every other" Monday at 7:00 via Zoom.

If you want to know what life is truly about—if you want to grasp the full, staggering power and beauty of Christianity—turn to the book of Romans. Romans takes you on a journey across the miles and the centuries to experience the incredible meaning and impact of Paul's letter to the Romans. We meet Friday mornings from 9 am - 10:30 am in the Turquoise Room in the Children's Center.

This session we will be studying various scriptures from the Bible. Please join every Tuesday at 7pm on Zoom. The meeting ID 393-571-5118. Our studies run approximately 1 hour in duration.

We will be focusing on the RightNow Media parenting series titled The Life Dilemma followed by The Sex Dilemma through the summer. Our group meets on Wednesdays from 6:30-8 in-person on the Southwinds campus.

God will never give up on you. Seeking the Heart of God Through a Study of David. In this examination of the "man after God's own heart," David will delight and disappoint you. You'll want to be just like him at times and nothing like him at others. If you've ever experienced doubts, temptations, losses, family problems, or personal inconsistencies, this study is for you! Join us on Thursdays at 10:00am. We meet in person (social distancing) on the campus in front of the Worship Center.

Join our group on Monday evenings at 6:30 via Zoom as we study the life of Elijah. Those who patiently wait on God in the darkness emerge with their holy loyalty cemented, their courage emblazoned, and their confident belief in Him set afire. Let's visit the life of Elijah. In this faith-building study, you'll discover how Elijah's obedience to God kept him anchored, sharpened his faith, broadened his impact, and invited heaven's fire to fall. God is also working in your life today to fashion a fiery, bold faith that will empower you to share the hope of Christ.

The Spring is here and we invite you to join us as we continue to discuss the weekly Sermon Based Questions. We meet on Mondays at 6:30 in person at the church.

This group is for Young Adults wanting to gain a better understanding of the Sunday morning sermons. Please join us for a deeper dive into God's Word. We meet Sunday via Zoom at 6:30

We are a Sermon Based group focusing on helping Young Adults gain a deeper understanding of the weekly Sunday message. Our group meets on Zoom, every Monday evening at 7pm.

Join us Wednesdays at 7pm Zoom as we explore Francis Chan's study Greater Than. Francis walks us through his own difficult childhood to help us understand that God is greater than any pain, sin or hardship that we might encounter in this life.

Through exploring a variety of subjects including the myth of a "soul mate," the different ways men and women think, the conflicting levels of libido, and the necessity to forgive, Gungor proves the key to marital bliss is not romance or destiny - it's work and skill. Couples need to work hard at maintaining their relationship and to have the skills to pull it off. The longer spouses wait to learn these skills, the greater their chance of wanting to bail, yet Gungor makes it easy for couples to bring their relationship to the next level. We meet Sunday afternoons at 4pm.