Community Life Teams and Structure

At Land of the Sky, our vision is to offer an authentic, extravagant welcome to ALL who come. This open-armed, come-as-you-are welcome will translate into deeper connections among individuals/families within our community. We see all threshold partners and friends of LOS as valued and important within our community. Opportunities are cultivated for connecting with other LOS individuals across a variety of settings:

·      During LOS worship or full-group events

·      By affinity/interests (e.g., book studies, music groups, parent/single gatherings, etc.)

·      Within a small, consistent, intentional group

·      Across identity, seasons of life, and family structure

·      Through shared justice work in the greater community

·      Toward deeper spiritual formation

This is how it works:

Core Team – Our Core Team is a small group of compassionate individuals who keep track of prayer requests, organize meal trains, and send cards to newcomers as well as to those in need. The Core Team addresses general needs for the entire LOS community. 

CONNECT (Caring for One aNother aN Expression of Christ’s Touch) Leaders – CONNECT leaders regularly contact all LOS threshold partners and friends. Each CONNECT leader has a group of 10-15 LOS households with whom they make periodic contact (via email/phone) throughout the year. As the hands and feet of Jesus, they find out about our community members’ specific needs, and they help connect people to LOS resources and involvement opportunities as needed. If you have the gift of mercy and/or hospitality, please let us know! This is a central structure for our community life, and we are often welcoming new CONNECT leaders.

Hospitality Team – Our hospitality team helps to make sure that our community has what it needs to offer an extravagant welcome to all. The team assists with the mug ministry, newcomers desserts, fellowship time, potlucks and special events. Service on this team is by expressed desire and personal invitation. If you have the gift of hospitality, let us know. If we see you have the gift of hospitality, don’t be surprised if we ask you if you would like to serve.

Well Groups – Well groups are small groups (i.e., 4-6 households) of LOS community members who build deeper, ongoing relationships by meeting consistently together. Each well group has 2 “hosts” who structure the group and organize gatherings. We extend a huge, open-armed welcome to any individual, couple or family who would like to join a well group!

Infinity Groups – Infinity groups pop up spontaneously throughout the year! These groups are flexible in length (ranging from one meeting to 12-months of regular gatherings) and in content (e.g., book studies, hiking groups, Mountain Mixer musical gatherings, theological discussions, writing groups, crafting groups). Infinity groups may be joined at any point throughout the year. Some of our current groups include:

·      Mountain Mixer 

·      Spiritual Writing Group

·      Pub Theology

·      Bible Study

If you have an interest in being involved in any aspects of community life at LOS, please contact Kim Gregson: kimbdeaton@gmail.com or 205-305-0194.