Dear Well Hostesses, Thank you so much for agreeing to host a Watch Party for our live event on Monday, September 21 at 7:00pm! We are so excited to share this content with you and for our women to be gathering and blessing each other! Here is a packet with the details of the event so that you can plan the evening with your group of ladies in mind. We want to equip you in whatever way we can so you’re prepared! We have included a “Suggested Order of Events” to help you schedule the evening. Immediately following the event, you will receive an email that will include the following information:
A round table discussion with four women from our congregation on how they navigate, in their own spiritual journeys, the areas that were discussed in the video. This is a beautiful exchange between strong lovers of Jesus who want to help make real these concepts real. This video is approximately 25-30 minutes long and therefore may not be able to be used the same evening. We believe it is important to prioritize conversation and discussion after the event, so your group members may need to watch this at another time. It will be so encouraging to their faith! A link to our website where you can share a story that happened during your group time. We love to hear how God is impacting lives, so tell us your stories! We can’t wait to hear! A link directly to our Small Group Finder so that you can encourage all the women who attend to become part of a small group if they are not already. This will help them to take a next step in learning more about Holy Spirit and the Bible as we study the book of Acts together as a church family. Finally there will be a link to an event that our entire church will be participating in daily from Sep 28- Oct 9. It is a half hour a day on zoom where we will be praying specifically for a fresh outpouring of the spirit and learning other things about prayer.
We look forward to sharing this night with you. We’ll meet you at The Well! If you have any questions, please email us at thewell@northway.org.
live streaming: how to’s
HOW TO SET UP THE WELL LIVESTREAM: If you have a smart TV you can go right to our website www.northway.org/thewell and click on The Well video at the top of the page. If you don’t have a smart TV & are connecting a computer, you will need an HDMI cable to connect your computer to the TV for better viewing. On your connected computer go to our website www.northway.org/thewell and click on the video to play the livestream event (remember it won’t start until 7:00).
We will also email you the link to the livestream event on September 21st.
Suggested Order of Events 6:30 GATHERING
We suggest you gather by at least 6:30pm so that you can greet each other & hang out before the event begins. Some have already told us that they are gathering at 6:00 for a potluck meal, so that’s a fun option too!
7:00 LIVE EVENT BEGINS
The Well will be a “livestreamed” event. That means the event has a start time at 7:00pm! So make sure you’re set up ahead of time.
LIVESTREAM CONTENT:
· Opening Worship (10 min) – 2 songs · Message (28 min) – Jenn Simon We are tending the ground, so this content is all about three pivotal parts of our spiritual life that will help us to continue growing in our relationship with God: Holy Spirit, Bible, and Prayer · Prayer Experience (15 min) – This will help to lead your group through a reflection on these three areas
7:50 (APPROX.) EVENT CONCLUDES 7:50 CLOSING DISCUSSION
We have included some suggested discussion questions, but feel free to move the discussion in any way that the Spirit leads. We do believe it is important to discuss in some way each of three points from the content (Holy Spirit, Bible, Prayer). After the conclusion of our livestreamed event every woman will receive an email in their inbox with a link to a follow-up video. You can watch together as a group, or individually at another time (just depends how long you want your group to go), but again the discussion time is key, so if you decide to watch the follow up together make sure discussion time happens before anything else!
BEFORE LEAVING
We would LOVE for you to take a fun picture of your group and post to instagram with the hashtag #nwTheWell. Then jump on the Well website (northway.org/thewell) and share a story from the evening by clicking on our “Contact Us” button at the bottom of the site!
PRINT OUT & PASS AROUND
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Jenn reminded us that the summer season is a time to work in our garden. Take a moment to think about the spiritual “garden” of your relationship with Jesus. Honestly assessing our spiritual health helps to identify opportunities to grow, to weed, to prune. Think about your understanding of the Holy Spirit. Think about your Bible reading. Think about your prayer life. 1.) Are any of the three aspects above in full bloom in your life right now? Describe what that looks like for you. 2.) Which of these three aspects could use some TLC, some tending? What has been happening lately in your life that has prevented you from spending time there? Jesus calls us to abide in Him. Abide means to “continue to be present,” to “remain in.” 3.) Try to describe what it looks like to “abide” in Jesus. What are some things we can practically do to stay close to him? 4.) Why do we struggle to abide in Him? A relationship with Holy Spirit is key to living a Christian life full of joy and mission. 5.) Is talking about the Holy Spirit new to you or have you been experiencing Him and living in His power for a while? 6.) Do you have a deep understanding of the Holy Spirit? 7.) If you have not experienced the empowerment of Holy Spirit in your life, would you like to have someone pray with you to release the spirit more fully into your life? 8.) How do you spend time in the Bible? How can we encourage each other to begin to read the Word of God? 9.) How do you pray? Do you ever feel strange praying? If so, why? Share some ways you talk to Jesus.
Print out, fold in half & display somewhere beautiful in your room!
At The Well we highly value the beauty of our environments because we want the women who walk into our spaces to be INSPIRED & REFRESHED by the spaces they are in. This event we have an emphasis on the season of summer so we encourage you to get creative with your individual spaces to reflect summer in your decoration! Maybe to you decorating for summer means filling your space with a vase of fresh cut flowers, or going all out with beautiful tableware and colorful accents. Or maybe you want to just throw a beach ball in the room & call it done because you aren’t really an “environment” person. THAT’S OKAY TOO! We are all created uniquely & beautifully in our own ways, so set up your spaces in the way that best reflects you. Take a picture when you’re done & post it on instagram hashtag #nwTheWell! We’d love to see the beautiful uniqueness that each of you created in your spaces! Have fun with this! Love, The Well Team