Please join us Monday evenings from 7:00 to 9:00 pm for community time and small groups. The groups explore topics of interest in depth. The cost is your attendance and hard work! Workbooks will be available for purchase throughout the month of September.
Lupe Maple
Director, Community Support
Register online. For more information, email lightgroups@nsb.org. You may also download a brochure about L.I.G.H.T.
Coming this Winter
Groups are held at NSB. Most will begin Monday night, January 9th. Register online, or contact Sue Dils at 425-216-4435.
Boundaries
Healthy relationships and sound living depend on maintaining smart personal boundaries. Many of us don’t know where to start. How do I answer someone who wants my time, love, energy, or money? Are boundaries selfish? Why do I feel guilty or afraid when I consider setting boundaries? Do I tend to want to control other people when I don’t get what I want? This group helps you define and use biblical boundaries to achieve the relationships and purposes that God intends for you as His child.
Grief Support (Adult)
Are you hurting due to the death of a loved one? Are friends and family uncertain how to ease your pain and give comfort? A greater understanding of your loss will help you cope and keep you from being immobilized or overwhelmed. God cares about your heart and so do we. Please join us. We will use the nationally known "GriefShare" series. (See GriefShare.org). Contact Helen Anderson at 425 697-3113.
Grief Support (Teen)
Are you a teenager and have recently lost someone very close to you? Are you thinking that these are supposed to be the best years of your life but you hurt? Are you feeling overwhelmed and don't know what to do? There is a place where you can grieve in safety with others who are going through the same emotions as you. There is a place where you can find rest in God's love and care for you. Come check out Grief Share for Teens led by leaders who have been there too. The nationally known Grief Share video series will help guide and direct you to understanding your grief so you can feel better again. (See GriefShare.org). Contact: Patti Arthur at 425 408-3728 or Brooke Kasner at 425 218-3029. Register online.
Fathered By God (Men)
Did you grow up without a father who was present both physically and emotionally? In an age when true fathers are in short supply, how do you find the path to authentic manhood? God is our Father and He has been initiating men and boys through the stages of manhood throughout the ages. Fathered by God is for men seeking God’s map through this masculine journey, seeking to become the men God intends us to be. Register now to be a part of this group for men!
Beautiful Outlaw
Religion gives us the impression of having Christ, while it inoculates you from experiencing the real thing. Men, do you know Jesus as having a personality or is He just two dimensional to you? How can you know Jesus more intimately, not just speculate or debate about him? Join us to be with other men who are on the path to truly knowing Him, not just about Him. This group is a follow up to Fathered by God.
Making Peace With Your Past (INTENSIVE)
Is your life not working and you don't know why?
- Even after you have tried to change your behaviors, do you see yourself making the same destructive decisions over and over again?
- Are you wondering if you are repeating some of the negative patterns of your parents and grandparents?
This group looks at our family history to see how the things that occurred in our growing-up years impact our decisions and relationships today. Join us as we discover together the effect of our past and how to change our future.
Confident Kids (Kids K-6th grade)
Confident Kids is a life-skills program offering help and encouragement to children K-6th grade. It addresses the needs of children who are struggling with stressful circumstances. This is an evening of play, crafts and skits that teach about God's love and equips children for life's challenges. If your child is facing any of the situations below, this program would be excellent:
- Recent move or change of school
- Struggles in school with either class work or classmates
- Noticeably changed behavior at home
- Someone in the family experiencing a serious or lengthy illness
- Difficult circumstances in his/her home life
- Recently losing a loved one
- Divorce in the home/change of family status (new blended family)
Register online or contact Sue Dils at 425 216-4435.
In the Morning Light (Women)
Are you feeling overwhelmed, confused, disappointed? There is hope and a place for you during this season of life. You will find support, encouragement, and prayer as you deal with your circumstances, Sundays, 10:45 a.m. Contact Pamela Johnson at 425-486-1714.
Healing Hearts (Support for Women)
Healing Hearts provides a safe place where women can openly share their pain with other women without fear of judgment or condemnation. Two studies are offered: Binding up the Brokenhearted is specifically for women who suffer from the aftereffects of abortion. The Hem of His Garment study is to help women overcome the pain and afflictions of their past. Particularly it helps women who have suffered loss, sexual abuse, divorce, rape or other traumas. Thursday nights, 6-8PM, beginning September 15th. Contact Anita at 425 216-4439.
Tower of Light – Help for the Homosexual Struggler
Do you desire to love God, yet want to be loved in a way God prohibits? Do you want to be transparent, yet wish to avoid the pain of misunderstanding? Tower of Light Ministries is a safe place where those struggling with unwanted same-sex attractions can find the help they are seeking. Exploring sensitive issues, sharing with others who care and understand, and finding the support to live life differently is what Tower of Light is about. Confidential and compassionate help is available. Contact Jeff Simunds, 425 216-4443. Tower of LIGHT is a member of Exodus International and Desert Stream Ministries.
Living Waters
Do you struggle with sexual addiction, promiscuity, homosexuality, co-dependency, the effects of sexual abuse, or the inability to love yourself or others well? Living waters is a prayer-focused ministry designed for people struggling with sexual or relational brokenness. Contact Jeff Simunds 425-216-4443.
D.A.R.T. (Domestic Abuse Resource Team)
Resources, referrals and support to help those who are in harmful situations (download brochure). For more information or if you would like to talk with someone, call our D.A.R.T. line at 425 216-4455 (voicemail only).
