Life Groups

CURRENT SESSION ENDED. NEXT GROUP STARTS FALL 2022. Feel free to sign up now and you will be notified when the next session will begin. If you prefer an immediate group, please go to griefshare.org and click on "Find a Group" or contact Talanna Williams at 209-765-1122; twilliams@southwinds.org. 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 at the church from 6:30 - 8:00 pm inside the Purple Room.

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 at 6:30 pm at the church. Childcare is available, free of charge. The cost of the workbook is $20.

STARTS: MAY 15th Waffles and Spaghetti - together? This unusual "menu" serves up practical recipes for understanding and appreciating male-female differences! You'll discover tips on improving communication, reducing stress, enjoying fulfilling romantic relationships, putting your differences to work for you, and more. The biblical foundation, entertaining presentation, and end-of-chapter questions and exercises make this updated edition both fun and rewarding! Join us Sunday evenings at 6:30 via Zoom.

BEGINS: MAY 4th Waffles and spaghetti - together? This unusual "menu" serves up practical recipes for understanding and appreciating male-female differences! You'll discover tips on improving communication, reducing stress, enjoying fulfilling romantic relationships, putting your differences to work for you, and more. The biblical foundation, entertaining presentation, and end-of-chapter questions and exercises make this updated edition both fun and rewarding! We meet at the church on Wednesday evenings at 6:30.

The Be Still Series is a five-week course based on Brian Heasley's book, Be Still: a Simple Guide to Quiet Times that will equip you and your community to learn together how to develop a regular rhythm and deeper daily relationship with God. Our group meets on Wednesdays from 6:30-8pm in-person on the Southwinds campus.

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. Our General Meeting session takes place Friday evenings at 7pm here at the church (social distancing in place). We also offer a (free) light meal and fellowship beginning at 6:00pm. Childcare available at no cost.

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

Join other men as we share our journeys together in a safe, confidential, and anonymous group.

Join other women as we share our journeys together in a safe, confidential, and anonymous group.

Join other women as we share our journeys together in a safe, confidential, and anonymous group.

Teenagers face unique challenges when it comes to mental health. In this group, discover tools and skills that will help you manage everyday stresses while developing in your faith. Mental Health for Teens (previously The Landing) group meets on Friday evenings at 7pm on the church campus.

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 Form For questions please contact Chris Martinez at (760) 685-5152 or cmartinez@southwinds.org

Find your true identity as we explore God's view of you in what we call the 100 FOLD. Taken from Mark 4 there are three crops yielding 30, 60 and 100 FOLD. We will share the heart of 100 FOLD. See you Sunday's on ZOOM at 11:00AM. https://us06web.zoom.us/j/126731823

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 in person.

GROUPS STARTS FALL 2022. Feel free to sign up now and you will be notified when the next session begins. 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.

"Follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men" (Matthew 4:19). From the start, God's design has been for every single disciple of Jesus to make disciples who make disciples until the gospel spreads to all peoples. Yet we have tragically taken this costly command of Christ to go, baptize, and teach all nations and mutated it into a comfortable call for Christians to come, be baptized, and listen in one location. Join us EVERY OTHER Sunday at 5pm as we learn how to become fishers of men. Our group will begin on Jan. 23rd.

Looking for a way to grow in the Word? Join our Sunday Morning Sermon Based Writing Team. We meet on Sunday mornings at 10:45 in the Conference Room.

We meet on Monday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. We plan to dig deeper into the Sunday Morning Sermon. We plan to meet in person. NO CHILDCARE AVAILABLE.

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

(Spanish) As we begin our Winter session, join us as we study each weeks Sermon Based Questions. Our group meets Thursday evenings at 6:00 via Zoom.

We are watching and discussing short video segments of a message from Chris Blackeby as he shares the pure and undiluted gospel of grace and what it means to be "Living from Heaven". This group meets on Monday evenings at 6:30-8:00pm via Zoom.

Join us during the Winter Trimester as we continue to go deeper into our Sunday Sermons with the Sermon Based Questions format. We will continue to meet at 5:30 pm EVERY OTHER SUNDAY in person with social distancing in place.

NEW STUDY BEGINS - June 5, 2022. Christians have proclaimed the good news about Jesus for centuries. But the good news isn't sounding so good these days, at least to some. Many people view Christians as bearers of bad news, judgment, and intolerance. In Vanishing Grace, Philip Yancey acknowledges the problem and then explores how we can respond with both grace and truth. He offers a discerning look at what contributes to hostility toward Christians and suggests practical ways in which we can live as salt and light within a society that is radically changing. Our married couples group meets in person EVERY OTHER WEEK at 5:30 in Tracy.

Strengthen your relationship with God simply by enjoying him and his creation. Piper compellingly reveals why your deepest and most enduring happiness can only be found in God. Laying biblical foundations for a life of celebration, he describes how to glorify the Lord by truly desiring and enjoying him. We meet weekly on Tuesdays at 7-8:15 pm sharp!

Our group meets on Friday mornings from 9 am - 10:30 am in the Children's Center. We will start meeting again on January 7, 2022.

"Be holy, for I am holy," commands God to His people. But what does that look like in everyday life? Because of grace we don't have to earn our salvation . . . but sometimes that leaves us wondering what our part in holiness should be. Jerry Bridges helps us see where we should rely on God and where we should accept responsibility. Dive into Scripture and discover what it means to have - Holiness in body; Holiness in spirit; Habits of holiness; and Joy in holiness.

Focusing on lifestyle factors that are relational, grace-based, faith-focused, and practical, Pastor Ingram explores the biblical model laid out in Romans 12. You'll discover a profile of a true disciple and the spiritual pathway that God intends for you! Books make be purchased on Amazon for $20 +tax and shipping. Our group meets Tuesday evenings 7-8:30 pm at the church. Please contact me at my cell: 707-580-3116.

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.

Raising Kingdom Kids equips parents to raise their children with a Kingdom perspective and also offers practical how-to advice on providing spiritual training as instructed in Scripture. Dr. Tony Evans begins with an overarching look at the need for Kingdom parenting, our roles and responsibilities in raising God-following children. Please join us (in person) Sunday evenings at 5:00 in Mountain House. CHILDCARE WILL BE PROVIDED.

Join our group on Monday evenings at 6:30 via Zoom as we study Finding I Am. What is the deep cry of your heart? That ache in your soul that keeps you up at night? The prayer you keep repeating? Jesus not only cares about this deep, spiritual wrestling, but He also wants to step in and see you through it. • Trade feelings of emptiness and depletion for a more personal fulfillment from knowing who Jesus is. • Stop living like a slave to your circumstances by training your heart to embrace the life-giving freedom God wants for you.

Life's storms often left Old Testament prophet Habakkuk questioning God. Why does God seem silent when I need Him most? How is it, then, that he is now a shining example of how the righteous live by faith? Join us as we study the life of Habakkuk. We meet on Monday evenings at 6:30 pm over Zoom.

"Take heart, daughter." Matthew 9:22 Imagine walking the dusty roads of Galilee with Jesus of Nazareth—braving jostling crowds just to touch the edge of His cloak and hear Him say, "Take heart, daughter, your faith has healed you." Those words, once meant to comfort a hurting woman's soul thousands of years ago, were also meant for you. Join us on Thursday morning at 10 am on the church campus.

As we begin our Fall session, join us as we study each weeks Sermon Based Questions. We meet in person on Monday evenings at 6:30 in the Worship Center Lobby.

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

In this 8-session series, Louie Giglio will take us through the book of Colossians to help us form a complete picture of Jesus. What we believe about Him influences everything from our corporate worship to our relationships to our attitude toward sin. Join us on Wednesday evenings at 6:30pm.

In the name of the Father, the Son, and ... the Holy Spirit. We pray in the name of all three, but how often do we live with an awareness of only the first two? As Jesus ascended into heaven, He promised to send the Holy Spirit—the Helper—so that we could be true and living witnesses for Christ. Unfortunately, today's church has admired the gift but neglected to open it. Let us open the gift. Join us on Sunday afternoons at 4pm.