Small Groups

Meaningful Conversation. Real Connection. Caring Community.

Our Fall 2024 Small Group season is about to start!

We’re offering four groups this Fall.

Spiritual Discussion (IN-PERSON)
Mondays 7-8:30p ET Sept 23, Oct 7, 21; Nov 11, 25; and Dec 9
Open to: everyone
Focus: spiritual growth through conversation and reflection

Spiritual Discussion (Zoom)
Tuesdays 8-9:30p ET Sept 24; Oct 8, 22; Nov 12, 26; Dec 10
Open to: everyone
Focus: spiritual growth through conversation and reflection

20-somethings (Zoom)
Tuesdays 6:30-8p ET Sept 24; Oct 8, 22; Nov 12, 26; Dec 10
Open to: people in their 20s
Focus: place/home, community building, finding meaning, purpose and vocation

Deep transformation (Zoom, 12 sessions)
Mondays 7-8:30p ET Sept 23; Oct 7, 21; Nov 11, 25; Dec 9; Jan 6, 20, 27; Feb 10, 24; Mar 10
Open to: people with previous Sanctuary small groups experience
Focus: going deeper, considering questions of transformation with the group‘s collective wisdom

What is Small Group Ministry?

Small group ministry is a commitment to listening and speaking with care and attention, to being authentically present, and to developing a deeper sense of meaning and spiritual community.

If you’d like more info, email us!

What happens at a small group meeting?

Each week, facilitators choose a topic of interest to the group. We open the circle and check in, sharing briefly anything we need to leave behind to be fully present. Then we read quotes and short passages to stimulate our hearts and minds on the evening’s topic. We start the discussion with “popcorn style” sharing from our own experiences, once per person without response or cross-talk. Then we take a brief break and return for a second round of conversation with more response and cross-talk.

What should I expect of others in my Small Group? What will they expect of me?

Small groups are covenant groups, which means we promise to stay in right relation with one another and create a safe space. Each group makes its own covenant by agreeing upon a set of expectations and boundaries that may include time management, commitment, communication, respectful sharing, deep listening, speaking from one’s own experience, and confidentiality.

Please contact thesanctuaryboston@gmail.com if you have specific requests or questions about accessibility.