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Growth Group #: MON-02 (Women)
Location/Time: Manteca / 6:30PM
Topic: Pure Desire – 8 Pillars
Host: Rhonda Buhay

Do you find yourself going from relationship to relationship? Do you feel worthless without a man in your life? Are you tired of looking for love in all the wrong places? In this study we’ll discover why we do what we do and find real lasting freedom from the web of love and/or sexual addiction.

This group is for women only and meets for one year on Mondays.

Growth Group #: Mon-03
Location/Time: Manteca / 7:00PM
Topic: XEE (Evangelism Explosion)
HOSTS:Bill Sikma & Eric Arguello

When it comes to sharing their faith most Christians feel guilty, and are scared and ill-equipped. How can they connect with people? Where can they find a relevant and relational way of sharing their faith with their peers? And how can they train other Christians to do the same?

Through XEE, believers step out of their comfort zone, find common ground with their peers, and share the Gospel effectively in their journey with God.

This group is for Adults and meets for 10 weeks on Mondays in Manteca.

Growth Group #: ONLINE-01
Topic: Ken Costa Study
HOST: Greg Helland

This is a YouVersion online study from Ken Costa.

This group is for leaders only.

This group is for all individuals who have successfully completed a Rooted group.

Growth Group #: SUN-01
Location/Time: Manteca / 2:00PM
Topic: Lead Small by Reggie Joiner
Hosts: Mark Bejsovec & Bronwyn Callahan

Lead Small: Five Big Ideas Every Small Group Leader Needs to Know clarifies the responsibilities of the small group leader who works with children and teenagers. It establishes five common threads so that those who choose to lead in any size church can work off the same blueprint. When you lead small, you realize that what you do for a few has more potential than what you do for many. When you lead small, you choose to invest in the lives of a few to encourage authentic faith. With personal insight and practical advice, Reggie Joiner and Tom Shefchunas will show you how to do something small for a big impact.

This group is for Adults only and meets for 10 weeks on Sundays.

Growth Group #: SUN-02
Location/Time: Manteca / 2:30PM
Topic: Looking for Lovely by Annie Downs
Host: Mary Junquiero

In Looking for Lovely, Annie F. Downs shares personal stories, biblical truth, and examples of how others have courageously walked the path God paved for their lives by remembering all God had done, loving what was right in front of them, and seeing God in the everyday—whether that be nature, friends, or the face they see in the mirror.

Intensely personal, yet incredibly powerful, Looking for Lovely will spark transformative conversations and life changing patterns. No matter who we are and what path God has us on, we all need to look for lovely, fight to finish, and find beautiful in our every day!

This group is for women and meets for 10 weeks on Sundays.

Growth Group #: SUN-04 Men
Location/Time: Manteca / 6:00PM
Topic: Pure Desire for Men
Leader: Dennis Barrett

Men’s support group designed to help break the chains of sexual addiction. This group meets once a week and is highly confidential. A screening process is required before allowed in the group.

This group is for gentlemen only and meets for one year on Sundays.

Growth Group #: SUN-05 Women
Location/Time: Manteca / 6:00PM
Topic: Pure Desire – Betrayal for Women
Leader: Lynn Barrett

This is a women’s support group to help those women who have been betrayed by other men who have been unfaithful. This group meets once a week and a screening process is required before allowed in the group.

This group is for women only and meets for one year on Sundays.

Growth Group #: SUN-07
Location/Time: Ripon / 3:00PM
Topic: Experiencing God’s Dream for Marriage by Chip Ingram
Hosts: Brian & Cara Lehr

This group is couples and meets for 10 weeks on Sundays.

Growth Group #: SUN-08
Location/Time: Manteca / 10:00am
Topic: Rooted
HOSTS: Ken & Raschelle Mullette

Rooted isn’t simply a bible study or a book. It is a community experience, where people practice 7 rhythms essential to a healthy relationship with Jesus. Individuals establish firm roots in the Truth of God’s Word through personal study and then come together to discuss what they’re learning in a space where they are safe and known.

This group is for everyone and meets for 10 weeks on Sundays in Manteca.

Growth Group #: SUN-09
Location/Time: Ripon / 6:00pm
Topic: James by Frances Chan
HOSTS: John & Carla Rodriguez

This study is a journey into the Book of James.

This group is for everyone and meets for 10 weeks on Sundays in Ripon.

Growth Group #: SUN-10
Location/Time: Manteca / 2:00pm
Topic: Multipliers by Liz Wiseman
HOSTS: Christine Thompson & Theresa Salcido

We’ve all had experience with two dramatically different types of leaders. The first type drains intelligence, energy, and capability from the people around them and always needs to be the smartest person in the room. These are the idea killers, the energy sappers, the diminishers of talent and commitment. On the other side of the spectrum are leaders who use their intelligence to amplify the smarts and capabilities of the people around them. When these leaders walk into a room, light bulbs go off over people’s heads; ideas flow and problems get solved. These are the leaders who inspire employees to stretch themselves to deliver results that surpass expectations. These are the Multipliers. And the world needs more of them, especially now when leaders are expected to do more with less.

This group is for Adults and meets for 10 weeks on Sundays in Manteca.

Growth Group #: SUN-11
Location/Time: Manteca / 3:00pm
Topic: Love Like That by Les Parrott
HOSTS: TJ & Monique Waterford

Author Dr. Les Parrott writes a viable prescription for becoming more loving with family, friends, coworkers, and even strangers. In his trademark approachable style, Dr. Parrott takes the latest findings from psychology and sociology and blends them with biblical teaching to reveal five transformative ways of relating to people demonstrated by Jesus himself: being mindful, approachable, grace-filled, bold, and self-giving. With questions to ponder, self-assessments, and insightful quotations, Love Like That will revolutionize every relationship in your life—especially the ones that matter most.

This group is for couples and meets for 10 weeks on Sundays in Manteca.

Growth Group #: SUN-12
Location/Time: Manteca/6:30AM
Topic: Biblical Manhood by Stuart Scott
HOSTS: David Coon & Dave Raetz

How does a man know if he is a real man? The answers are discovered in Scripture. This book addresses three important areas of a man’s life and is valuable for married and single men.

This group is for men and meets for 10 weeks on Sundays in Manteca.

Growth Group #: SUN-13
Location/Time: Manteca / 6:30am
Topic: Gospel of Mark
HOST: Bob Williams

This study is a journey into the Gospel of Mark.

This group is for men and meets for 10 weeks on Sundays in Manteca.

Growth Group #: SUN-16
Location/Time: Stockton / 5:00PM
Topic: Anger: Taming a Powerful Emotion
HOSTS: Billy & Eli Valverde

Anger is a cruel master. If you struggle even a little with anger, you know how it feels to get mad too easily. To lash out at someone you love. To hold onto frustration. You might even notice others seem uneasy around you.

You know anger is hurting your life, but you don’t know how to fix it.

There is hope. When you understand why you get angry and what to do about it, you can change the course of your life for the better. In Anger: Taming a Powerful Emotion, counselor Gary Chapman shares surprising insights about anger, its effect on relationships, and how to overcome it.

This group is for Adults and meets for 10 weeks on Sundays in Stockton.

Growth Group #: SUN-17
Location/Time: Ripon/6:30AM
Topic: Biblical Manhood by Stuart Scott
HOSTS: Bob Menefee & Joe Rallo Sr.

How does a man know if he is a real man? The answers are discovered in Scripture. This book addresses three important areas of a man’s life and is valuable for married and single men.

This group is for men and meets for 10 weeks on Sundays in Ripon.

Growth Group #: Thu-02
Location/Time: Manteca / 9:00AM
Topic: Life Lessons from Galatians by Max Lucado
HOSTS: Erin Nickels & Reine Yadao

Whose approval do you hope to win? Friends? Coworkers? Someone in your family? What about God? Do you sometimes wonder if you need to do more to earn his approval? Religious teachers in the early church were insisting that faith was not enough, that being right with God required something more. Early Christians were almost ready to accept and follow these extra requirements. This disturbed the apostle Paul. So he reminded the believers that salvation isn’t based on following a religious code. Nor is it based on what we do (or don’t do) or what we know or feel. Nothing is required on our part, except to believe. In showing us the profound difference between living by law and living by grace, he reminds us that we are indeed free in Christ.

This group is for women and meets for 10 weeks on Thursdays in Manteca.

Growth Group #: Thu-03
Location/Time: Manteca / 6:30PM
Topic: Shaken/Love Like That
HOSTS: Dave & Leilani Coon

In this powerful book, Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow passionately shares glimpses of his journey staying grounded in the face of disappointment, criticism, and intense media scrutiny. Following an exceptional college football career with the Florida Gators and a promising playoff run with the Denver Broncos, Tebow was traded to the New York Jets. He was released after one season.

In Shaken, Tebow talks about what he’s learned along the way, building confidence in his identity in God, not the world. This moving book also features practical wisdom from Scripture and insights gained from others who have impacted Tebow in life-changing ways.

This group is for everyone and meets for 10
weeks on Thursdays in Manteca.

Growth Group #: THU-04 Men
Location/Time: Stockton / 5:30PM
Topic: Pure Desire for Men
Leader: Dennis Barrett

Men’s support group designed to help break the chains of sexual addiction. This group meets once a week and is highly confidential. A screening process is required before allowed in the group.
This group is for gentlemen only and meets for 10 weeks on Sundays.

Growth Group #: Thu-06
Location/Time: Manteca / 9:30AM
Topic: Equipped Mom
HOST: Jan Jung

We will look at ways of becoming better equipped to answer the questions and issues that come up for you as a woman and mom. We will be reading “Boundaries with Kids” with group discussion so we can live in strength and courage while developing a safe community.

This group is for women and meets for 10
weeks on Thursdays in Manteca.

Growth Group #: Thu-07
Location/Time: Manteca / 9:30AM
Topic: Held by Sandra Peoples
HOSTS: Heather Lee &

On November 16, 2010, Lee and Sandra’s lives changed with just a short sentence from a child psychologist, “We believe your son has autism.” In that moment, so much changed … but what didn’t change was that God still held the Peoples family, they were never out of His grip.In this Bible study written for special-needs parents by special-needs parents, you will learn you are not alone. Even when life feels out of control, it will help you remember He is in control. You will learn there is a future hope we all can cling to. You will learn there are others out there, just like you, who need to be shown they are also in the grip of God.

This group is for women with adopted/special needs children and meets for 10 weeks on Thursdays in Manteca.

Growth Group #: Thu-08
Location/Time: Salida / 6:30PM
Topic: Stuck by Jennie Allen
HOST: Rochelle Tucson

If you’re stuck in an invisible struggle of heart or mind, this 8-session DVD study will help you get unstuck. Author Jennie Allen provides a safe place to take a deep look inside yourself, expose it, deal with it, and find the freedom God intended for you. The study is intended to lead women to consider the truth and how it applies to their lives.

This group is for women and meets for 10 weeks on Thursdays in Salida.

Growth Group #: Thu-09
Location/Time: Manteca / 7:00PM
Topic: The book of Acts
HOSTS: Bill & Jen Wallmer

This study is a journey into the book of Acts.

This group is for High School students and meets for 10 weeks on Thursdays in Manteca.

Growth Group #TUE-01
Location/Time: Manteca / 6:45PM
Topic: Financial Peace University ($129 fee)

Financial Peace University (FPU) is a 9-week course that provides practical application for implementing God\’s plan for money in your life. The class is for anyone, whether you are struggling, stable or on solid financial ground. The average family pays off $5300 in debt and saves $2700 within the first 90 days.
1. Super Saving: The Baby Steps and reasons to save
2. Relating with Money: Communicate and work together managing money
3. Cash Flow Planning: Taking control of managing your money
4. Dumping Debt: Debunking of common debt myths and how to get out of debt
5. Buyer Beware: The power and influence of marketing on everyday buying decisions
6. The Role of Insurance: What you need and don\’t need
7. Retirement and College Planning: Figuring out the best retirement plan and how to graduate your kids debt free
8. Real Estate and Mortgages: The ins and outs of mortgages and how to win when buying a home
9. The Great Misunderstanding: How generous giving can revolutionize your finances

Title: TUE-02 Theology-Soteriology (7:00PM)
GG #: TUE-02
Location/Time: Manteca / 7:00PM
Topic: Theology Course 5-Soteriology($35)
Leader: George Gerling

Soteriology
A historical and systematic look at the essential issues of the doctrines of salvation and sanctification.

Course Fee $35 (Must have successfully completed Theology Course 1 to move on to the next course.)
This group is for anyone and meets for 10 weeks on Tuesdays.

Growth Group #: TUE- 03
Location/Time: Manteca / 7:00PM
Topic: Course 1 – Intro to Theology ($35)
HOST: Joel Tokheim
Learn to think theologically in order to construct a Christian worldview.
Why are there so many denominations?
Does God still speak today?

Course Fee $35
This group is for anyone and meets for 10 weeks on Tuesdays.

Use the group code “Tue-02” and click HERE to join this.

Growth Group #TUE-04
Location/Time: Manteca / 7PM
Topic: Christian History Made Easy
HOST: Rick Freeman
Book Fee: $6.00

This Bible study curriculum covers the 200 key people and events in church history that every Christian should know.

You will learn:
The fascinating stories of people such as St. Patrick, Martin Luther, and Augustine.
People who changed history: Constantine, Charlemagne, and Francis of Assisi
How we got the Bible that we read today John Wycliffe, William Tyndale and others.
The Middle Ages and the Reformation: Kings and Queens, Monks and Reformers
Where church doctrines and practices originated.
How the Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant churches came to be.
Reason and Revival – How modernity and the scientific revolution affected Christianity.
How Christianity has spread around the world

This group is for everyone and meets for 12 weeks on Tuesdays.

Growth Group #TUE-05
Location/Time: Manteca / 6:30PM
Topic: Hope for Kids
HOSTS: Christine Thompson & Team
Book Fee: $15.00 (includes activity book, craft, & snacks)

Hope for Kids is a 10 week fun, interactive, and relational group that teaches kids to reach kids with the gospel.

This group is for kids 1st-6th grade and meets for 10 weeks on Tuesdays.

Growth Group #: TUE-08
Location/Time: Stockton / 6:30PM
Topic: A Journey to Seeing God through the Bigger Picture
HOSTS: Greg & Peg Helland

Welcome to the journeys of Omniallinfinitude™…

Omniallinfinitude is a unique journey experience using traditional and experiential study methods to investigate our God, ultimately leading to Jesus and a life in relationship with him. This semester we will complete Journeys 1 and 2, Highest Honors and the One and Only, which are about our unexplainable and exclusive One and Only God and the dynamics of our Christian Worldview. They are available at www.omniallinfinitude.com for your review.

This group is for Adults and meets for 10 weeks on Tuesdays in Stockton.

Growth Group #: TUE-10
Location/Time: Manteca / 6:30PM
Topic: Me, Myself, & Lies by Jennifer Rothchild
HOST: Sandy Holm

Have you ever noticed the things you say to yourself—and believe?

I could never do that.
They don’t like me.
I am such an idiot!

You wouldn’t talk that way to anyone else, yet phrases like these constantly flow through your mind, leaving you insecure and defeated.

Jennifer Rothschild was there, as well, until she learned how to replace the lies with truth with wisdom and authenticity.

This group is for women and meets for 10 weeks on Tuesdays in Manteca.

Growth Group #: TUE-12
Location/Time: Manteca / 6:30PM
Topic: Esther by Beth Moore
HOST: Tina King

Join Beth in a very personal examination of this great story of threat and deliverance as she peels back the layers of history and shows how very contemporary and applicable the story of Esther is to our lives today. If you’ve ever felt inadequate, threatened, or pushed into situations that seemed overpowering, this is the Bible study for you

This group is for women and meets for 10 weeks on Tuesdays in Manteca.

Growth Group #: TUE-14
Location/Time: Manteca / 6:30PM
Topic: Rooted
HOSTS: Dave & Linda Raetz

Rooted isn’t simply a bible study or a book. It is a community experience, where people practice 7 rhythms essential to a healthy relationship with Jesus. Individuals establish firm roots in the Truth of God’s Word through personal study and then come together to discuss what they’re learning in a space where they are safe and known.

This group is for everyone and meets for 10 weeks on Tuesdays in Manteca.

Growth Group #: TUE-15
Location/Time: Manteca / 7:00PM
Topic: Ephesians
HOST: Roger Root

This is a study of the book of Ephesians

This group is for Men and meets for 10 weeks on Tuesdays in Manteca.

Growth Group #: TUE-18
Location/Time: Manteca / 7:00PM
Topic: The 10 Commandments
HOSTS: Philip & Penny Owen

This study is a journey into the 10 commandments of the Bible.

This group is for Couples and meets for 10 weeks on Tuesdays in Manteca.

Growth Group #: TUE-19
Location/Time: Ripon / 6:30PM
Topic: Draw the Circle:40 Days of Prayer for Women
HOSTS: Lori Aderholt & Susan Brumm

Do you pray as often and as boldly as you want to? There is a way to experience a deeper, more passionate, persistent, and intimate prayer life.

This group is for women and meets for 10 weeks on Tuesdays in Ripon.

Growth Group #: TUE-20
Location/Time: Manteca / 6:30PM
Topic: From This Day Forward by Craig Groeschel

The choices you make each and every day determine not only your relationship with God but also the quality of your marriage. The decisions you make today will determine the marriage you will have tomorrow.

In From This Day Forward, you will discover five commitments that will absolutely fail-proof your marriage:

Seek God.
Fight fair.
Have fun.
Stay pure, and
Never give up.
If you and your spouse will earnestly commit to do all five of these things, you’ll discover a richer, deeper, more authentic relationship and a more rewarding, more passionate love life.

HOSTS: Eric & Kim Arguello

This group is for couples age 20-30 and meets for 10 weeks on Tuesdays.

Growth Group #: TUE-21
Location/Time: Manteca / 6:30PM
Topic: Romans
HOSTS: Bob & Carol Collister

This study will dive into the book of Romans.

This group is for couples and meets for 10 weeks on Tuesdays in Manteca.

Growth Group #: TUE-23
Location/Time: Manteca / 6:30PM
Topic: Controlled Chaos, Making Sense of Jr. High Ministry
HOST: Heather Mahoney

This group is for Jr. High Adult Leaders and meets for 10 weeks on Tuesdays in Manteca.

Growth Group #: TUE-25
Location/Time: Manteca / 7:00PM
Topic: Love & Respect by Emerson Eggerichs
HOST: Marisol McKenzie

Reveals the secret to couples meeting each other’s deepest needs–without love she reacts without respect, and without respect he reacts without love, and a painful, negative cycle begins.

This group is for couples and meets for 10 weeks on Tuesdays in Manteca.

Growth Group #: TUE-26
Location/Time: Manteca / 6:30PM
Topic: Jesus is Greater than Religion by Jefferson Bethke
HOST: Marie Millin

Jefferson Bethke burst into the cultural conversation in 2012 with a passionate, provocative poem titled “Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus.” The 4-minute video literally became an overnight sensation, with 7 million YouTube views in its first 48 hours (and 23+ million in a year). The message blew up on social-media, triggering an avalanche of responses running the gamut from encouraged to enraged.

In Jesus > Religion, Bethke unpacks similar contrasts that he drew in the poem—highlighting the difference between teeth gritting and grace, law and love, performance and peace, despair and hope. With refreshing candor he delves into the motivation behind his message, beginning with the unvarnished tale of his own plunge from the pinnacle of a works-based, fake-smile existence that sapped his strength and led him down a path of destructive behavior.

This group is for adults and meets for 10 weeks on Tuesdays in Manteca.

Growth Group #: TUE-27
Location/Time: Ripon / 7:00PM
Topic: 5 Love Languages for Kids
HOST: Francine Reed

The #1 New York Times bestselling The 5 Love Languages® has helped millions of couples learn the secret to building a love that lasts. Now discover how to speak your child’s love language in a way that he or she understands. Dr. Gary Chapman and Dr. Ross Campbell help you:

Discover your child’s love language
Assist your child in successful learning
Use the love languages to correct and discipline more effectively
Build a foundation of unconditional love for your child
Plus: Find dozens of tips for practical ways to speak your child’s love language.

Discover your child’s primary language—then speak it—and you will be well on your way to a stronger relationship with your flourishing child.

This group is for young moms and meets for 10 weeks on Tuesdays in Ripon.

Growth Group #: TUE-28
Location/Time: Manteca / 6:30PM
Topic: 10 Commandments
HOST: David Haigh

In this study we will journey into the 10 Commandments.

This group is for adults and meets for 10 weeks on Tuesdays in Manteca.

Growth Group #: Wed-03
Location/Time: Ripon / 7:00PM
Topic: Ephesians
HOST: Allison Hoover

In this group we will journey through the book of Ephesians.

This group is for women and meets for 10 weeks on Wednesdays in Ripon.

Growth Group #: Wed-04
Location/Time: Tracy / 7:00PM
Topic: Gospel of Mark
HOSTS: Ken & Raschelle Mullette

In this group we will journey through the Gospel of Mark.

This group is for everyone and meets for 10 weeks on Wednesdays in Tracy.

Growth Group #: Wed-05
Location/Time: Manteca / 7:00PM
Topic: Gospel of John
HOST:Bill Walmer

In this group we will journey through the Gospel of John.

This group is for College age (17-25) and meets for 10 weeks on Wednesdays in Manteca.

Growth Group #: WED-06
Location/Time: Manteca / 6:00PM
Topic:
HOST: Heather Mahoney

This group is for Jr. High students and meets for 10 weeks on Wednesdays in Manteca.

Growth Group #: wed-07
Location/Time: Manteca / 6:30PM
Topic: Rooted
HOST: Sandra Mejia

Rooted isn’t simply a bible study or a book. It is a community experience, where people practice 7 rhythms essential to a healthy relationship with Jesus. Individuals establish firm roots in the Truth of God’s Word through personal study and then come together to discuss what they’re learning in a space where they are safe and known.

This group is for Women and meets for 10 weeks on Wednesdays in Manteca.