Launching Wednesday, September 9

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Launching Wednesday, September 9 〰️

What is it?

The Forge is the Wednesday-night rhythm where Green Bay Community Church forms disciples who lead — not as a title a few people hold, but as the ordinary calling of every follower of Jesus across every sphere of life. Over a monthly cycle we move through four areas of discipleship: the home, our relationships, our own souls before God, and the church itself.

The conviction underneath is simple: you cannot lead anyone further than you have been formed, so we shape the whole person for the whole of life.

Learning to lead your own spiritual life is the headwaters of everything else. In this week, we learn the interior work of worship, prayer, Scripture, and the practices that keep a soul tethered to God — the self-leadership that no one else can do for you, and that most have never been told is leadership at all.

Dinner: 5:00-5:45PM

Training: 6:00-7:30PM

1 Timothy 4:7–8, Mark 12:30

❋ Week 1: Discipleship and Your Soul

Every disciple is meant to make disciples. This week forms people to shepherd those around them — in small groups, in the neighborhood, across the kitchen table — moving them from passive attenders to those who intentionally invest in someone else's walk with Jesus.

Dinner: 5:00-5:45PM

Training: 6:00-7:30PM

2 Timothy 2:2, Matthew 28:19–20

❋ Week 2: Disciple Others

Leadership begins where it's hardest to fake: under your own roof. This week equips parents, spouses, and singles to take spiritual responsibility for their household — to disciple their children, shape the rhythms of their home, and make faith the native language of family life.

Training/Dinner: 6:00-7:30PM

RSVP for Disciple Your Household Dinner (not required)

Deuteronomy 6:6–7

❋ Week 3: Disciple Your Household

The church is not a building we attend but a body we steward. This week shapes people to understand how the church functions, to serve from their gifting, and to carry the leadership culture and mission of GBCC as their own.

Dinner: 5:00-5:45PM

Training: 6:00-7:30PM

Ephesians 4:11–16, 1 Peter 4:10

❋ Week 4: Disciple the Church

FAQs

  • No you do not need to sign up, all are welcome to show up!

  • Yes, dinner is served from 5pm-5:45pm the 1st, 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month.

    On the 3rd Wednesday of the month (Disciple Your Household), dinner is served at 6pm.

  • Though each night is tailored to a specific group, anyone is still able to attend any night.

  • Yes, we will continue to offer these groups on Wednesday evenings throughout the year.

  • Yes! HSM meets in the Chapel every Wednesday at 6pm and MSM meets in the Training Center every Wednesday at 6pm.

  • Childcare will not be provided at any of The Forge nights. We believe the parent is the primary discipler of their children’s faith.

    Deuteronomy 6 tells us sharing a parents’ spiritual walk side by side is both biblical and essential for the spiritual development of a child. As a church we encourage families to stick together as much as possible - for this is the model shown to us in Scripture.

  • Yes; we hope you would! Children are a part of the Kingdom of God. Jesus leads the invitation to include them when he tells his disciples, "Let the little children come to Me." (Mark 10:14)

    Nights when we disciple our souls will be designed with families in mind. Our hope is your connect with the Lord deeply and in turn, your children watch your example and learn the language of faith alongside you - their primary discipler.

    Evenings dedicated to the encouragement and equipping of those discipling others welcome children attending with a parent. If you want to attend alone, consider swapping childcare with a friend, having one parent attend, switching each month, or even hiring a babysitter.

    This night is specifically designed for families with young children to sit around for Family Dinner. We’ll guide each family to connect over conversation and play, coach parents as they interact with the Bible and their kids, and give opportunity to families to meet others in similar life stages.

    Growing in one’s leadership and gifting is never done alone, In this case, we do welcome children attending with a parent as well. If you want to attend alone, consider swapping childcare with a friend, having one parent attend, switching each month, or even hiring a babysitter.

The Forge calendar