New Rooted Groups start this September!
Rooted is a 10-week group experience designed to connect you to God, the church, and your purpose. With your group of 10-15 you will:
Explore the Bible
Engage in prayer and serve experiences
Share stories and build community
Practice the rhythms essential to a healthy spiritual life.
New Rooted Groups will launch at the end of January. Watch for Winter Season info coming soon!
FUTURE ROOTED SEASONS
WINTER
January - April
SUMMER
May - August
FALL
September - December
WHAT IS ROOTED?
Rooted is a 10-Week experience that develops a deep, lasting connection with God, the Church, and your purpose. By introducing and practicing Seven Rhythms, Rooted guides you in establishing a transformational lifestyle.
The Rooted Experience includes daily meditations, weekly group conversations, a prayer experience, an opportunity to serve our community, and a final celebration. Like anything truly worthwhile, this is a high-commitment experience. Please do everything you can to make as many gatherings of your Rooted group as possible. If you expect to miss more than two, please consider committing to Rooted during another season.
The cost for a seasons is $50 and includes a book, your facilitator’s training and resources, childcare for large group events, & a meal at the celebration (which you will not want to miss).
If cost or attendance will be a problem for you, don’t hesitate to contact us directly.
We’ll consistently offer Rooted as an opportunity for anyone to calibrate their connection with God, the Church, and their purpose. If you can’t do it this season, we’d highly encourage you to consider Rooted during an upcoming season.
Check Out our Rooted Stories!
FALL 2024 TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
The Rooted Experience includes daily meditations, weekly group conversations, a prayer experience, an experience serving our community, and a final celebration. Here’s a brief overview of the basic time frame and crucial dates to fully engage Rooted. Each group’s schedule may look different.
*On a few dates, all groups will come together at the Discovery building. All other meeting times and locations are TBD, to be finalized by 9/22/24.
LAUNCH: What is Rooted?* // 9/29 after 2nd service// at Discovery
WHO IS GOD? // Week of 10/6
HOW DOES GOD SPEAK TO US? // Week of 10/13
PRAYER EXPERIENCE* // Between 10/13 and 10/27
WHERE IS GOD IN THE MIDST OF SUFFERING? // Week of 10/20
THERE IS AN ENEMY // Week of 10/27
HOW CAN I MAKE THE MOST OF MY LIFE? pt. 1 // Week of 11/2
SERVE EXPERIENCE // Between 10/27 and 11/10
HOW CAN I MAKE THE MOST OF MY LIFE? pt. 2 // Week of 11/10
HOW DOES GOD VIEW MONEY?* // Week of 11/17
WHY & HOW SHOULD I TELL OTHERS? // Week of 12/1
WHY IS THE CHURCH IMPORTANT? // Week of 12/8
CELEBRATION* // Tentatively 12/15, after 2nd service.
*Note: All groups meet together for weeks 1, 8, and Celebration.
FAQ
What do the “Daily Meditations” look like?
Rooted includes a book and asks participants to engage in a 15-20-minute reading that includes passages from the books of the Bible, engaging thoughts, and an opportunity to respond 5 days a week. It’s like homework, but way more accessible, meaningful, and deeply insightful.
What are the 2 outside experiences?
All Rooted groups will do a Prayer Experience and a Serve Experience. Each take about 3 hours. Your group will work to determine the best dates during the designated week.
How is Rooted related to Journey Groups?
Rooted is an experience that’s worthwhile for everyone, no matter how long they’ve been following Jesus. We want it to help shape the spiritual journey of everyone at Discovery now and in the future. In the Winter/Spring of 2019, we’re asking all our Journey Groups to invest in this experience. That might mean a few changes for some groups, but many of them will continue to include the same members during and/or after Rooted. We will be asking some leaders to take a season to lead a Rooted group outside of their normal Journey Group. We may prayerfully consider to send some members and leaders in some groups to help plant a new group. Rooted is intended to shape and start long-term Journey Groups.
Will my Rooted Facilitator also lead my Journey Group?
Not necessarily. The role of a Rooted facilitator is to guide participants through Rooted and help establish long-term Journey Groups. Someone else in your group may be asked to become your Journey Group Leader.
How will Rooted impact Discovery long term?
We expect Rooted to unleash spiritual transformation in our community whether it’s a recalibrating experience for a lifelong Christian or an introduction to who God really is. We want as many people as possible in our community to experience Rooted for themselves, so we can all establish better rhythms that enable us to thrive in our journeys following Jesus. It will deepen groups, empower leaders, and catalyze us in serving Pittsburgh. We want Rooted to be one of the first things people who join our community experience and even an option for anyone in our community to experience again and again.
Is Rooted a Bible Study?
Rooted is not just a Bible study, but it is a group spiritual experience that will boost you toward a deeper and more meaningful life. It also provokes questions and conversations between imperfect people wanting to know Jesus better. It will launch each of us out of our comfort zones and into a life with Jesus unlike anything we’ve ever experienced.
Where did Rooted come from?
There are many churches from many backgrounds using Rooted to help shape the spiritual journey of people connected to their community. This is a recent, American edition, however, of a similar experience that started in Kenya. Rooted is part of an international movement that finds its legacy dating back to the earliest churches in the world.
What is the attendance requirement?
The 10-week Rooted experience is 12 total sessions; 10 on your normal selected group time and 2 outside experiences with your group.. Rooted participants are asked to attend all outside sessions and miss no more than 2 weeks of the regular sessions.
What if I miss more than 2 of the regular sessions?
Life happens! We get it. The whole Rooted experience important, though. If you end up missing more than two, we’ll probably reach out and see if a future session would be better for you to really get the whole experience. If you know you’ll have commitment issues going into it, but want to try to make it work, don’t hesitate to reach out (select “more questions?” below), so we can help you figure out the best experience for you and your group!