SPRING 2026 GROWTH GROUPS
Registration is OPEN!
Important Details:
- Choose from in-person or virtual groups, listed below
- Registration is open February 8 – March 1, but many classes will fill sooner
- Most Growth Groups begin the week of February 22 and last 6 – 10 weeks
- After you register:
- You will receive a confirmation email
- Your Growth Group leader will contact you with more details, including how to purchase your book and your group’s start date
- Class size is limited, so register today!
- Scroll down to see course offerings and to register
Why should you join a Growth Group? Semester Growth Groups are a source of support and friendship. They are a place to connect with other adults who may share similar passions, interests, and life issues. When people from various generations, cultures, and backgrounds gather together, the connection often forms genuine relationships. Growth Groups meet together to study a specific book or subject, pray, laugh, and serve to impact their church and communities. Growth Groups are a great way to get closer to God, care for one another, and meet new people. A variety of groups are offered to reflect changing needs and interests.
Frequently Asked Questions:
- Who can participate? Growth Groups are open to everyone
- When and Where do they meet? Growth Groups meet at various times and days each week. Browse the most recent Growth Group Catalog to see which groups fit your schedule and interests. Growth Groups meet in various locations around the communities we serve. They may meet in-home, at one of our churches, and sometimes other places like restaurants or parks or even online
- How do I join a Growth Group? Growth Groups are semester-based and are currently held two semesters each year: Fall and Spring. During open registration, you can sign up either Online or during Worship
- What does it cost? Most Growth Groups study a book together. In the Fall, all Growth Groups study the same material which also corresponds with the Fall Message Series. Fall course books are provided by BRC free of charge. Spring course books usually cost around $6-$20
SPRING 2026 COURSES
MON1 The Triumph of the Rising (The Believer’s Victory Over Death) by John MacArthur
Mondays @ 1:00pm at BRC Mt. Zion
Leader: Cathy Mark
In 1 Corinthians 15, Paul delivers the most extensive treatment of the resurrection in all of Scripture. The resurrection is the pivot on which all of Christianity turns and without which none of the other truths would much matter. Without the resurrection of Jesus Christ, Christianity would be mere wishful thinking, taking its place alongside all other systems of human philosophy and religious speculation. Paul, declares that Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, therefore all who are in Christ Jesus will also be raised to life.
MON2 Shelter In God by Dr. David Jeremiah
Mondays @ 1:00pm Kintz Home, Richland Center
Leader: Pam Kintz
In a period of almost unbearable uncertainty and fear, many of us have wondered, “Does God see us? Can he help us through this nerve-racking time?” Now is the time to Shelter in God. Comfort can be found in the Psalms, not only during the COVID-19 pandemic, but during all of life’s greatest challenges. This newly collected volume will show how finding refuge in God is always our safest place. Shelter in God offers hope in a time of uncertainty and relief to people who are experiencing real troubles and fear.Shelter in God is an invaluable source of help and encouragement for people facing stress, anxiety and depression, and major obstacles during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
MON3 Come Thirsty (No Heart Too Dry for His Touch) by Max Lucado
Mondays @ 6:00pm at the Jones’ Home, Boscobel
Leaders: Phil & Julie Henneman
What image best describes your heart? A water-drenched kid in front of an open fire hydrant? Or a bristled desert tumbleweed? You’re acquainted with physical thirst. Stop drinking and see what happens. Coherent thoughts vanish, skin grows clammy, and vital organs shut down. Deprive your body of necessary fluid, and it will tell you. Deprive your soul of spiritual water, and it will tell you. Dehydrated hearts and desperate messages. Snarling tempers. Waves of worry. Growing guilt and fear. Hopelessness. Resentment. Loneliness. Insecurity. But you don’t have to live with a dehydrated heart. God invites you to treat your thirsty soul as you would treat physical thirst. Visit the WELL and drink deeply.
TUE1 Romans (The Gospel of Grace) by Dr. David Jeremiah
Tuesdays @ 9:30am Online
Leaders: Diane Foreyt & Nancy Key
The apostle Paul makes his appearance in the Bible as an ambitious Pharisee who is determined to destroy the early church. But his religious world comes crashing down when he meets the risen Jesus on the road to Damascus. Paul is never the same, and soon he is traveling across the world to spread the gospel. In his letter to a church in Rome, he outlines the central truths and doctrines of the Christian faith. Romans reads like a first-century course in theology, culminating in the incredible truth that God has made a way—through the sacrifice of Christ—for all to find salvation. -Virtual group-
TUE2 Sharing Jesus Without Freaking Out by D. Scott Hildreth & Steven A. McKinion
Tuesdays @ 6:00pm at the Knoble Home, Boscobel
Leaders: Doug & Cindy Knoble
What if talking about your faith felt as natural as discussing your family, your work, or your hobbies? Evangelism doesn’t have to be uncomfortable. It just amounts to having a conversation, and almost any context can be an opportunity for evangelism. Learn to spot these opportunities when you listen. Think of evangelism as building a relationship with someone and intentionally planning to share Jesus as a part of everyday living. Anyone can make sharing the gospel a commonplace part of their lifestyle. Without all the freaking out part.
WED1 Unraveling Together (Sharing the Threads of Grief) by Dianne Deaton Vielhuber
Wednesdays @ 6:00pm at the Roling Home, Boscobel
Leader: Lora Roling Home
We all have a “before” and an “after.” Moments when life unravels due to loss, sorrow or disappointment. Nothing feels the same after. Unraveling Together is a compassionate companion for anyone walking through grief. With honesty, tenderness, and wisdom shaped by her own journey, ordained pastor/author Dianne Deaton Vielhuber invites you to explore grief not as something to fix or hide, but as a shared human experience to be met with grace and presence. Find space to pause, reflect, and remember that even when life unravels, threads of hope remain woven by the God who understands grief more deeply than we ever could.
THU1 Untangle Your Emotions (Discover How God Made You To Feel) by Jennie Allen
Thursdays @ 6:00pm at the Atkinson Home
Leader: Tracy Atkinson
Your emotions are a gift from God. Most of us have been taught some damaging lessons about our emotions. Does the Bible really tell us that our emotions are untrustworthy? Were we meant to control and suppress our deepest feelings? Learn what it means to live an emotionally healthy life with Jennie Allen as she guides you through your own tangled up emotions and helps you discover how they help you notice what’s wrong and connect with God and others more deeply.
THU2 by Tedd Tripp
Thursdays @ 6:00pm Location TDB
Leaders: Dallas & Allie Marks
In this revised edition of Shepherding a Child’s Heart, Dr. Tedd Tripp not only draws on his thirty years of experience as a pastor, counselor, school administrator, and father, but he also shares insights gained in ten years of teaching this material in conferences worldwide, providing more valuable help for parents. “Shepherding a Child’s Heart” is about how to speak to the heart of your child. The things your child does and says flows from the heart. Written for parents with children of any age, this insightful book provides perspectives and procedures for shepherding your child’s heart into the paths of life.
FRI1 Wild Goose Chase: Reclaim the Adventure of Pursuing God by Mark Batterson
Fridays @ 6:30am at BRC Boscobel
Leaders: Todd Fischer & Bill Bartlett
Most of us have no idea where we’re going most of the time. Perfect. And I know that is unsettling. But circumstantial uncertainty also goes by another name: Adventure. Celtic Christians had a name for the Holy Spirit–An Geadh-Glas, or “the Wild Goose.’” The name hints at mystery. Much like a wild goose, the Spirit of God cannot be tracked or tamed. An element of danger, an air of unpredictability surround Him. And while the name may sound a little sacrilegious, I cannot think of a better description of what it’s like to follow the Spirit through life. –Men–only group; Continued from Fall–