At Twelfth Avenue Baptist Church we believe the Christian life is best lived in community! Just as Sunday morning corporate worship is vital to our spiritual health and growth, we believe it is crucial to interact regularly with a smaller group of believers. Our small groups are dynamic groups that provide a community of accountability and encouragement as well as spiritual growth. 

We provide several opportunities for adults at TABC to connect to a group:

SPRING 2025 GROUPS

CO-ED GROUPS

Young Adult Ministry: More information here.

Rooted
Rooted is a 10 week transformational discipleship experience. Read more here.

GriefShare
Led by Judy Moore
Tuesdays, 6:00 - 7:30 pm, beginning January 14, South Building 5&6

A GriefShare support group is a safe, welcoming place where people understand the difficult emotions of grief. Through this 13-week group, you’ll discover what to expect in the days ahead and what’s “normal” in grief. Since there are no neat, orderly stages of grief, you’ll learn helpful ways of coping with grief, in all its unpredictability—and gain solid support each step of the way. Register here.

Financial Peace University
Led by Alice Tunks-Jones & Richard Gimple
Wednesdays, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Financial Peace University is a nine-lesson course that teaches you how to save for emergencies, pay off debt fast, spend wisely, and invest for your future. Contact Lisa Huebner at lisa@12thave.org. Class begins February 12.

MEN’S GROUPS

God is Closer Than You Think by John Ortberg
Wednesdays, 7:-00 - 8:30 pm, beginning January 15, East Building Lobby
Led by Matthew Hastings

Thursdays, 7:00 - 8:00 am, beginning January 9, East Building Room 205
Led by Scott Waters

Books are $13, study guides are $7 and can be purchased in the church office or at the first meeting

Intimacy with God can happen right now if you want it. A closeness you can feel, a goodness you can taste, a reality you can experience for yourself. That's what the Bible promises, so why settle for less? God is closer than you think, and connecting with him isn't just for monks and ascetics. God Is Closer Than You Think shows how you can enjoy a vibrant, moment-by-moment relationship with your heavenly Father.

WOMEN’S GROUPS
**Indicates childcare is available

Letter to the Hebrews: How Jesus fulfills the laws, rituals and expectations of the Old Testament
Led by Judy Decker
Tuesdays, 9:30 - 11:00 am, South Building 5&6
Beginning January 14

Join us as we go verse-by-verse through the book of Hebrews, tracing key themes and concepts back to their OT origins.

A study of The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan
Led by Jenni Dieker
Wednesdays, 1:00 - 2:30 pm, South Building Room 1
Study guide: $15; You will need to also purchase a copy of The Pilgrim’s Progress.
*This study is in progress and will reconvene January 15

This comprehensive Bible study workbook will guide you through Bunyan’s masterful use of metaphors in The Pilgrim’s Progress helping you better understand key concepts, supporting Bible passages, and the relevance to our world today.

Flourishing: Lessons from the Olive Tree by Christine Caine**
Led by Erin Blocker
Thursdays, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm, East Building Room 205
Books are $18
Beginning January 23

We are called to remain steadfast in our faith, but that can be difficult when we are burdened with the challenges and struggles of life. Flourishing: Lessons from the Olive Tree is a 7-week, group-discipleship resource designed to inspire women to remain steadfast in every season of life through the study of surprisingly rich thematic imagery throughout Scripture.

Good and Beautiful Life by James Bryan Smith**
Led by Staci Sull
Thursdays, 6:00 - 7:30 pm, East Building Room 205
Books are $15
Beginning January 30

"I have never met a person whose goal was to ruin his or her life. We all want to be happy, and we want it all of the time."

So begins James Bryan Smith in The Good and Beautiful Life. The problem is, he tells us, we have bought into false notions of happiness and success. These self-centered decisions lead us further into the vices that cause ruin: anger, lust, lying, worry, and judging. Eventually we find ourselves living a beautifully packaged life of self-destruction.

Following the Sermon on the Mount, this follow-up to The Good and Beautiful God guides us to look behind these character flaws and to replace our false beliefs with Jesus' narratives about life in the kingdom of God.