FAQs
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Triads launch twice a year (July and January). If you have a group of three that would like to form a Triad, choose a leader and have them reach out to Lance and he will guide you through the launch process.
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Kind of. They’re more of a liaison. Training is provided for each liaison prior to any Triad being launched.
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The church will not be providing child care for Triads, however, depending on the activities, Triads can arrange to facilitate their own child care.
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The Triads director will assist the group in assessing whether to continue or whether it is a natural offramp.
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We believe that this is the ideal number for scheduling, creating the level of depth of relationship, and integration into normal life rhythms. While it may be appealing to do more, any size past four substantially decreases the likelihood of success.
Triads exist to create a desirable, accessible, and dependable community to practice trusting Jesus with through the everyday stuff of life.
Who: A group of people, consisting of three different households, who collectively feel safe to engage in open and honest conversations. Triads will vary in size due to the number of people in each household. A household can consist of one person, a couple, or a family.
What: Triads will gather at least 10 times within 5 months. While gathering as a Triad, the time is unstructured allowing the group to have fun getting to know one another while engaging in organic discussion about what each person is going through and what God is up to in everyone’s lives. Triads can share meals together, serve in the community together, attend or participate in one another’s interests or hobbies, can reflect on the week’s teaching, and pray together! (A list of suggestions will be provided for each Triad.)
When: Triads will determine when they would like to meet. It can be on a recurring day of the week or can be determined one get together at a time, depending upon the Triad. It is crucial that all households in the Triad can commit to attending and participating in each scheduled time. If a household is not able to attend, it is recommended that the group is rescheduled, not cancelled.
Where: Triads will choose a comfortable setting that is centrally located for all households. Households can take turns hosting the group in each other’s homes or find various locations around town to meet.
Why: We believe that forming smaller groups of people to walk alongside of through the broken and beautiful of life is necessary to be the church.
Measure of a Healthy Triad:
Do you know where each other’s dishes are located?
Is there a pattern of prayer in each relationship?
Is it natural for you to go to people in your Triad when things are hard and when you want to celebrate?
Do people in your Triad recognize when something isn’t right about others in the group?
Do you leave a Triad meeting feeling fulfilled?
What Every Triad Should Do By the End of the 5 months:
- Practice Generosity Together: Find someone or something to give to (community or church need).
- Support one activity of interest for each household.
- Pray together.
- Laugh together.
- Lament together.
- Eat meals together.