Growth Groups (January - March 2012)
Sunday Night Special Growth Group
 Topic: Financial Peace University
Leader: Danielle Ross
Who: Adults
When: Sunday 6:00 PM
Study: FPU is the most important step to changing your financial future. It is your Total Money Makeover Program. It takes the knowledge from God and turns it into real action in our lives through a step-by-step process taught by best-selling author and financial counselor Dave Ramsey. There is a $99 cost for materials and payments can be arranged. Group ID: FPU
Tuesday Growth Groups
Topic: Men’s Morning Study – Stepping UP
 Leader: Steve McConkey
Who: Men
When: Tuesday 6:00 AM
Study: Men face decisions in life that demand COURAGE. In this group we will tackle head-on the call to living, breathing manhood, offering a simple yet powerful vision of what it means to be a man who truly conquers and wins. This book by Dennis Rainey, will be the basis for our discussions. Group ID: TG01
Topic: Grief Care
 Leader: Patti Stewart
Who: Anyone suffering a loss
When: Tuesday 6:30 PM
Patti is a licensed Grief Counselor and offers her expertise to help The BACC family and friends during their time of grief. Patti would love to talk with you. For more information, call her at 713-704-4602. Group ID: TG02
Wednesday Community Growth Groups Topic: *Special* Service *Special*
Coordinator: Steve McConkey
Who: Anyone who loves to serve so others can be in groups.
When: Wednesday 6:45 PM
People are needed to provide some acts of service so that others may be able to get the most out of the groups that are meeting. Areas of need are cleaning up the kitchen after the Wednesday meal and picking up tables and chairs. When you are finished, you may go home. Four or five people will need about a half hour to accomplish what needs to be done. See Steve for more details. Group ID: CG01
Topic: Express Yourself!
 Leader: Lorraine Hittle & Tracey Peterson
Who: Anyone who loves to work on crafts
When: Wednesday 6:45 PM
Study: People who are interested in quilting or crafts are welcome to join this group. Christmas quilts will be the focus during this session. We will be continuing Express Yourself! and reading through a book of the Bible. Teens are welcome as well. Group ID: CG02
Topic: Forgotten God/Holy Spirit
 Leader: Timmy Stauffer/Shawn Cooke/Jon O’Dowd
Who: All Adults
When: Wednesday 6:45 PM
Study: Do you ever wonder why Jesus said it was better that He "go away to the Father" in John chapter 14? Are you living day by day trying to seek God, praying for help, and not really knowing how or what to ask or say? In this study we will
dive into God's word and hear some helpful insight from Francis Chan's small group series Forgotten God! In his book, Chan wonders what goes through the mind of a caterpillar when it wakes up one day to learn it could fly! He uses this illustration to explain the change and work of the Holy Spirit in our new life in Christ! Come join us as we take learn to live faithfully today by igniting and rediscovering the Holy Spirit that God sent and has placed within us! Group ID: CG03
Topic: Epistles of John
 Leader: Mike Manning
Who: All Adults
When: Wednesday 6:45 PM
Study: The Epistles of John are like trail mix—concentrated, chewy, and nutritious. Immerse yourself in John’s letters over these next three months. Come to know his heart of love for His children in the Lord and His passion for Jesus Christ. As you study these letters, you will gain the same intensity of love and the same burning passion for the Gospel that inspired John’s writings. Group ID: CG04
Topic: Defending Your Faith
 Leader: Dr. Pat Rogers
Who: All adults & High School Students
When: Wednesday 6:45 PM
Study: We know Christianity is true because of the witness of the Holy Spirit. But how do we show it to be true to others? How do we defend our beliefs when they are challenged?
Skeptics have good questions, but we have even better answers -- and God commands us (1 Peter 3:15) to be ready to give them. His command applies to us all, not just a few specialists. We are all commanded to be ready to show that Christianity is true.
This course prepares you to defend your faith with precision and rigor. You will be prepared to present the truth of the Christian faith in a reasoned, gentle manner, using logical arguments. Not only that, you'll be ready to respond to objections to those arguments, as well as to the arguments against Christianity itself. Are you ready? Suggested book: "On Guard", by William Lane Craig (2010). Group ID: CG05
Topic: A Woman’s Heart by Beth Moore
 Leader: Deb McConkey
Who: Adult Women
When: Wednesday 6:45 PM
Study: Beth Moore's new A Woman's Heart video teaching series is taken primarily from the Old Testament book of Exodus. It takes you on a journey into why God would choose to live in a wilderness tabernacle made by human hands and explores the parallels between the physical tabernacle and the tabernacle of the woman’s heart. THIS WILL HAVE WEEKLY HOMEWORK TO KEEP UP WITH! Group ID: CG06
 Topic: Men’s Fraternity: Winning at Work and Home
Leader: Steve McConkey
Who: Adult Men
When: Wednesday 6:45 PM
Study: Winning at Work and Home, focuses on the two areas that are central to a man's life: career and family. It will begin to build the walls of manhood through study dealing with a man's chief responsibilities. It explores how a man can enjoy and engage his work and how he can relate to a woman in a whole new way. Group ID: CG07
Topic: Drama Ministry
 Leader: Deborah Winters Chaney
Who: All Adults
When: Wednesday 6:45 PM
Study: Drama is a powerful way of communicating the truths of God’s Word to an audience. In this group you will learn the skills to communicate through developing skits that can be used in our Worship services. From creating, to writing, to acting, Deborah will help you learn how to minister through drama. Deborah is a skilled actor and would love to share her knowledge and experience to help BACC to have an effective drama ministry. Group ID: CG08
Topic: Bod 4 God
 Leader: David Mains
Who: All Adults
When: Wednesday 6:45 PM
Study: The media labeled Steve Reynolds “The Anti-Fat Pastor” after he lost more than 100 pounds and launched a stunningly successful weight-loss program in his church and community. In Bod 4 God, Pastor Steve reveals the four keys that have unlocked the door to health and fitness for him and for countless others who have dedicated their bodies to God! Steve had been overweight all of his life—he weighed over 100 pounds in the first grade! After playing football during high school and college, he vowed never to exercise or run laps again. That was one promise he kept, ballooning to 340 pounds and staying there for years. Now, in Bod 4 God, he shares the simple lifestyle changes—both inside and out—that led to his incredible weight loss, and he invites readers to change their lives forever by committing their bodies to God’s glory! Group ID: CG09
Topic: Visitation Ministry
 Leader: Richard Davidson
Who: All Adults
When: Wednesday 6:45 PM
Study: This group is for visitation to church members who are shut-in or have difficulties getting to church. This will be a visit of encouragement, fellowship, and devotion. Communion may be offered. Anyone interested in participating in this ministry is welcomed. We will leave from the church after supper. Suggestions of individuals or families who would welcome visits are invited. Group ID: CG10
Thursday Evening Growth Groups
Topic: Love & Respect
 Leaders: Steve & Deb McConkey
Hosts: Jon & Misty Addington,
1418 Redway Ln. Houston, 77062
Who: Married Adults
When: Thursdays 7:00-9:00 PM
Study: Why does communication between couples remain the number one marriage issue? "Because," says Dr. Emerson Eggerichs, "most spouses don't know that they speak two different languages. They are sending each other messages in 'code,' but they won't crack that code until they see that she listens to hear the language of love and he listens to hear the language of respect." Join us for a step-by-step approach for how husbands and wives can learn to speak each other's distinctly different language--respect for him and love for her. Group ID: TG03
Friday Growth Groups
Topic: Women’s Bible Study
 Leader: Colina Abbott
Who: All Women
When: Friday 9:30 AM in EB3 beginning January 13
Study: This is a Bible study led by Colina Abbott. Colina has been a faithful disciple of Jesus for many years. She uses her experience along with her Spiritual Gift of teaching, to lead this Women’s Bible Study. Many lives have been changed in the process. If you are available on Friday mornings at 9:30 AM, you won’t want to miss this. Colina writes the lessons and this one will be as great and powerful as ever! Group ID: FG01
Topic: Hot Topics for Young Adults
 Leader: Daniel & Danielle Ross
Host: Stephen & Trina King,
632 Magnolia Bend St., League City, 77573
Who: Young Adults
When: Friday 7:00 PM
Study: Join us as we discuss pressing issues that young adults deal with on a daily basis. We will be selecting a few "hot topics" and the group will assist in leading, researching and debating these issues as they apply to our lives, faith, church, work and friendship. Group ID: FG02
Saturday Growth Groups
Topic: Counseling on the Greens
 Leader: Steve McConkey
Who: Golfers
When: Saturday Mornings
Study: This group is all about fellowship and fun on the links. We will meet at a designated golf course on designated Saturdays, around 8:00 AM, twice a month. We will divide into groups of 4 and play different types of golf games each time; from Match play to Stableford to Scramble. God has created the outdoors for us to enjoy, golf is a great way to do it. Sign up today! Tentative golf dates will be January 14 and 28; February 4 and 18; March 10 and 24. Group ID: SG07
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