You have waited so patiently for us to share an update about the 2015 version of (in)couragers and (in)RL, and we couldn’t be more grateful for your prayers and grace as we work through the details. We’re just in awe of your love and commitment to real community. If you haven’t noticed, we love all of you in big, big ways!
The (in)courage team has spent several months praying about what comes next for (in)courage – from the blog to the community groups to (in)RL and everything in between. We’ve listened to the survey feedback, the stories you’ve shared, and the suggestions you’ve given us. We feel strongly that God is calling us to a place in 2015 where the needs of our community are leading us to make changes to some very, very good things in order to embrace the great things God has next.
So what does that mean for (in)couragers? Our goal from the beginning has been to create a safe place on (in)courage for women to gather – and we’re still doing that {along with some other really great plans for the site!}. It will look more like a forum where women can gather and connect based on some of the same topics we’ve offered through (in)couragers, but we’re going to focus on conversations, not groups. Which means we won’t be offering the private small groups in the same format {but will offer a list of resources and other groups that women can connect with if they’re interested in that!}. Stay tuned for those updates in the fall!
And for (in)RL, our heart has always been to encourage and equip women to gather in real life, to connect over cups of coffee or crafts to talk about how God is working in your life. While we aren’t going to offer a meet-up opportunity in April this year, our hope is to be able to walk forward in 2015 together as women who choose friendship on purpose, 365 days. So we’ll be doing some new things with our book club, offering more weekly series topics and community challenges, special email campaigns, content to share with your friends and small groups, and even creating beautiful new products we can use together as we invest in the women God has put right in front of us.
We can’t thank you enough for all that you’ve done to support (in)couragers and (in)RL. You are the heartbeat of (in)courage, and we love you. We can’t wait to see what God has in store for us this year!
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We’ve put together a few links to get you started, if you’re looking for encouraging content to share with your friends!
- Videos to share with your friends or small group
- (in)RL DVDs and encouraging resources
- Our “Courage to Face Your Insecurities” Series
- Sign up to receive updates about our next Bloom Book Club (we’d love to have you join us!)