Small Groups

Each Small Group at New Roots provides an opportunity for authentic relationship building, deepened spiritual practice, and space to experiment with Jubilee in tangible ways, while being held in community.

If you would like to join a small group, sign up Here!  

The Jubilee Theme Small Group options this year are:
 REST: Sabbath  

• The REST/Sabbath small group will have two branches: a Zoom-based group and an in-person based group. The REST/Sabbath small groups will meet bi-weekly [2x a month]. These small groups, rooted in relationship building, will discuss and explore radical rest and sabbath keeping practices.If you are moving/working/living at an unsustainable pace and are looking to experiment with ways to honor God’s commandment to keep Sabbath and rest, this is the group for you.
  Meeting Format: In-Person OR via Zoom {Hybrid}
  Meeting Frequency: Bi-Weekly, 2x per month
  Supporting Text: Rest as Resistance by Tricia Hersey

RELY: Spiritual Practice Prayer

• The RELY/Spiritual Practice small group will meet 1x weekly via Zoom. The RELY/Spritual Practice small group will explore various forms of prayer and spiritual practice: Daily Examen, music as prayer, prayer walking, breath prayer, meditation, movement, etc. If you are looking to reignite your prayer practice or explore different spiritual practices, this is the group for you.
  Meeting Format: Via Zoom
  Meeting Frequency: Weekly, 1x per week

RELEASE: Solidarity Economy

• The RELEASE/Solidarity Economy small group will meet bi-weekly [2x per month] via Zoom. The RELEASE/Solidarity Economy small group will dive into the economic liberation aspect of the biblical concept of jubilee by exploring Movement Generation’s Just Transition model and framework. The RELEASE small group will cultivate space for active experimentation in practices that move toward a more radical and solidarity-focused economy. If you are ready to take active steps toward individual and collective practices that resist extractive economies, this group is for you.
  Meeting Format: via Zoom
  Meeting Frequency: Bi-Weekly, 2x per month
  Supporting Text: Movement Generation’s Just Transition Zine

RESIST: JUBILEE HOUSE ALTERNATIVE MODELS

• The RESIST/Jubilee House small group will meet bi-weekly [2x per month] via Zoom. The RESIST/Jubilee House will anchor the emergence of Jubilee House by holding firm to the vision of Jubilee House while attending to the logistics and decisions that need to be made along the way. The RESIST/Jubilee House small group will resist the systems and structures that emphasize toxic individualism, gentrification and displacement, and astronomical rents through restorative relationship building, spiritual practice, affordable rent, healing relationship with the land, etc. If you are called to help shepherd Jubilee House into existence, even if you are not called to live in the physical house, this group is for you. If you do feel called to live in Jubilee House, or Spirit is stirring up curiosity in you - this group is definitely for you.
  Meeting Format: via Zoom
  Meeting Frequency: Bi-Weekly, 2x per month
  Supporting Texts: How We Show Up by Mia Birdsong

REJOICE:  Movement, Music & Creative Practice 

• The REJOICE/Creative Practice small group will meet bi-weekly [2x per month] in-person. The REJOICE/Creative Practice small group will be a space to explore creative expression in various forms as worship and spiritual practice. Members of the REJOICE/Creative Practice small group will move through seasons of intentional engagement with movement, music, and creative practice on individual and collective levels. If you have been eager to dip your toes into creativity, or you feel called to reengage a creative practice, the REJOICE/Creative Practice small group is for you!
  Meeting Format: via In-person
  Meeting Frequency: Bi-Weekly, 2x per month

RESTORE: Relational Healing  

• The RESTORE/Relation Healing small group will meet bi-weekly [2x per month] in-person and/or virtually utilizing a hybrid format. The RESTORE/Relational Healing small group will take seriously the notion that relationship and connection are foundational to Jubilee. This group will be centered around intentionally deepening relationships within the small group. Along the way, there will be prompts and exercises that create space and encouragement for deepening relationships and transforming our connections with each other. If you feel called to deepen your capacity for meaningful connections, this group is for you!
  Meeting Format: Hybrid
  Meeting Frequency: Bi-Weekly, 2x per month
  Supporting Text: All About Love by Bell Hooks

RESET: Bible Study and Theological Exploration 

• The RESET/Bible Study small group will meet weekly on Wednesdays at 7pm ET via Zoom. The RESET/Bible Study group will be a creative and fertile space to reset and refresh how we approach the Bible. This group will explore strategies for exegesis, will not shy away from hard theological questions, and will dive into diverse theological voices and perspectives. If you have deep theological questions and quandaries you would like to explore in community, this group is for you!