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SUMMER LOOKBACK
A Photo Collage of
This Summer's Events
Core Commitments:
Christ-Centered
Church Life:
Small Groups
and Southwood Women

SOUTHWOOD
overview
CONTENTS
3 pastor's note
BRANCHES
DESIGNER Eli Maples
CONTRIBUTORS
Will Spink
Ron Clegg
Sarah Niemitz
Lolita Owens
PHOTOS
Kim Delchapms
Southwood Members
FEEDBACK!
We want to hear from you! Please send
your suggestions and comments to
branches@southwood.org
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COVER PHOTO
Staying dry at the .5k and Ice Cream Sunday
CHURCH STAFF
NIÑA CASH Director of Children's Ministry
RITA CLARDY Executive Assistant
SHANNON CLARK Administrative Assistant
RON CLEGG Assistant Pastor, Discipleship
SOPHIE CORDES Summer Youth Intern
JANICE CROWSON Director of Facilities/Finance
KIM DELCHAMPS Administrative Assistant
TERRI GOOD Accountant/Bookkeeper
ELI MAPLES Graphic Designer
SARAH NIEMITZ Director of Community Development/Assimilation
JAMES PARKER Chief Musician
PETER RENDER Assistant Pastor, Youth/Families
ANGELA SIERK Assistant Director/Children's Ministry
WILL SPINK Senior Pastor
4 core commitments
Christ-centered
5 community development
Jobs for Life
6 summer lookback
A photo collage of this summer's events
8 general assembly
PCA
9 leadership training
10 church life
Southwood Women
11 church life
Small groups
UPCOMING EVENTS
Sunday School Spotlight
August 6
Next Wave - Small Group Sign-ups
August 6-20
Childrens Ministry Leadership Training
August 6
Southwood Women's Conference
August 11-12
Family Movie Night
August 18
New Classes Begin August 13
SEEING THROUGH DIFFERENT COLORED EYES
Lance Cooper and Ron Clegg - Classroom D
Imago Dei. Image bearers. Adopted children. It’s foundational to our beliefs, and yet many people in our society, including our brothers and sisters
in Christ, are treated as “less than” or “other” just because of the color of their skin. Last year the PCA approved a resolution repenting of racism in
the past and present, encouraging churches and members to “prayerfully confess their own racial sins…and strive toward racial reconciliation.” We
will talk about what racial reconciliation means as we view the gospel from the perspective of minorities. We will discuss what God calls us to, and
how we can begin entering into the suffering, stand with, and learn from those who have been marginalized and oppressed because of their race.
A STUDY OF JAMES
Doug Roberts - Classroom B
Considering what it says about faith in action, a faith that works, James is perhaps the most “practical” book in the New Testament. James
wrote to believers who needed encouragement in the midst of a culture in opposition to many Christian principles. Join us as we study a book
that speaks into our daily lives and supplies the glorious truth of "Faith Alone" in a way that reminds us such saving faith never comes alone.
WELCOME TO SOUTHWOOD
Will Spink - Classroom A
This class will introduce you to the basics of Christianity, Southwood, and church membership. While you may pursue formal church membership
at the end, this is not the primary goal. The objective is to help you get connected to the body of Christ, to answer your questions, and to help you
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mission of Southwood.

PASTOR’S NOTE
Lord, Teach Us to Pray
Have you ever told someone that you would
pray for something and then completely
neglected to do so? Me, too. I’m sure there
are a variety of reasons this happens to us,
including mere forgetfulness. But one of the
reasons that sometimes trips me up is that I
don’t feel as practically dependent on God
every day as I say that I am. I don’t just need to
talk about prayer; I actually need to pray!
We are going to try to flesh that out a bit as a
congregation this fall as we enter into a season
of focusing on prayer. We are not leaving the
book of Luke on Sunday mornings, but we
are arriving at Luke 11, where Jesus’ disciples
come to him and say, “Lord, teach us to pray
…” and Jesus responds by giving them the
Lord’s Prayer and some other helpful teaching
on prayer. So, we are going to slow down here
in this section of Luke’s gospel and talk for a
few weeks about prayer.
But we need to do more than talk about
prayer; we actually need to pray! We say
as a congregation that one of our Core
Commitments is that we recognize our deep
dependence and need for prayer, but do we
pray? In other words, we tell God that we are
going to pray for many things, but we often
neglect to do so. That deep dependence upon
God that we profess to have is many days a
feeling we don’t experience. As a result, the
opportunity to enter into the throne room of
the King of Heaven, to marvel at his greatness,
to recount his faithfulness, and to request his
provision is one we somehow pass up.
Now Jesus – the one who has won for us the
right to walk into the throne room of the King
of Heaven as we would into our father’s home
– is going to teach us to pray. My heart is for us
to learn together and to practice together. So
each Sunday following the (somewhat shorter)
sermon we will also have some sort of season of
prayer. We will not only talk about crying out to
our Father but also cry out to him together and
listen to him as He speaks to us by his Word
and Spirit.
serve us in several ways toward being a more
prayerful family: 1) As a regular reminder of
our need to be praying to our Father as Jesus
teaches us to pray, 2) As a tool to guide our
prayers toward the priorities that Jesus instructs
us to have, 3) As an encouragement that others
are praying with us for the same things, 4) As a
way to share some of our particular needs with
each other so that others can carry the burdens
of our hearts with us.
The room across from the Guest Center
(formerly called the Community Room) has
been designated as a Prayer Room, where
individuals or groups can spend time talking
with God. Of course, we encourage you to pray
everywhere – hallway, sanctuary, classroom,
wherever – but this will give us a particular
space committed to prayer. Finally, there will be
cards in the pews regularly on which you can
share prayer needs with the pastoral staff, the
broader congregation, or request the elders to
gather and pray with you, which we love to do.
I hope you will take advantage of these
opportunities to practice what Jesus teaches
us about prayer. If you want to study more
on your own, I commend to you Paul Miller’s
A Praying Life or Tim Keller’s Prayer (both
available in the Guest Center) as two really
biblical and practical books that have helped
me in this area. Let’s join together as a needy
and dependent people and sincerely ask,
“Lord, teach us to pray.”
Will Spink
Senior Pastor
If you would like to contact
Will, use the following:
will.spink@southwood.org
@WillSpink
You will also begin receiving a weekly Prayer
Guide via e-mail (hard copies will be available
on Sundays, too). Our heart is that this will
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CORE COMMITMENTS
By Will Spink
CHRIST-CENTERED
The grace of God has been most fully shown to us in his
Son, Jesus Christ, and God’s kingdom is not advanced
without focusing on Jesus, the King. This means giving glory
to Jesus, proclaiming the good news of his finished work,
is the goal of our corporate worship, all of our ministries,
and our life in community together. Since every page of the
Bible points to Jesus, every sermon, Sunday School lesson,
and conversation should point us back to Jesus so that we
live each day in his strength rather than our own and for his
glory rather than our own. We seek to feed Jesus’ sheep
– every fellow sojourner regardless of age or stage – by
pointing them to the Good Shepherd. Grace is not merely
an item we can get enough of or a concept we can master;
grace is experienced in Jesus, with whom we always need
relationship. II Corinthians 4:6, I Corinthians 1:23, John 1:14-
18, Ephesians 1:3-14, Luke 24:27, Colossians 2:6-7
Churches can become focused on many “good” things:
ministering to the children of the church, impacting the city in
tangible ways, developing fellowship among members, attracting
new people to grow the church, and many others. While all of
these priorities are important parts of healthy churches, none
of them is “good” as the main priority. How easily, though,
can we allow one of these spokes of the wheel to become the
hub! Instead, God has designed the church to be built on the
foundation of Christ Jesus himself, where that one and only hub
fuels the passion of the church for the spokes of the wheel. Our
commitment to Jesus – his glory and his sufficiency – is to drive
our heart for our kids, our city, each other, and our neighbors.
CHRIST-CENTERED
DEPENDENCE AND
PRAYER
RESTORATION OF ALL
CREATION
RELATIONSHIPS
THE LEAST, LOST,
LITTLEST, LONELY, AND
LEFT-OUT
of the week. Are we pointing ourselves, each other, and
all our neighbors to Jesus day in and day out? Is his glory
more important than our reputation? Do we really need
him for Tuesday afternoon, or is Sunday morning enough?
Are we so committed to the cross of Christ that we are
personally willing to suffer deeply as we follow Him?
Southwood has a rich heritage of prioritizing the gospel of
Jesus Christ from her very beginning. Pray that we would
never get over that – that God would keep us focused and
dependent upon our Savior and King! And pray that this
commitment would increasingly transform not only our
worship and our teaching but also our conversations and
our relationships – for the glory of Christ.
As Southwood seeks to root her Core Commitments in the
inerrant Word of God, we consistently find ourselves pointed
back to Jesus. After all, the story of the Bible from beginning to
end focuses our attention on one hero, Jesus, whether we learn
more of why he is needed, how he meets our greatest needs,
or how lives united to him are transformed. So, as the Scripture
directs us, “we preach Christ crucified,” because Jesus is what we
all need – young and old, lifelong follower and skeptical seeker (I
Corinthians 1:23).
In some ways I wish this focus on Christ was something you
could just assumed about a church – but it’s not. It’s so easy
for one of the spokes to become the functional hub, for
our practical dependence to be in our own gifts, or for our
goal to be the glory of the particular church. In light of
that reality, all of us must watch to ensure it is Christ we
proclaim – in the pulpit, in every children’s classroom, in
every small group Bible study, and in every relationship.
See, being Christ-centered must not remain merely a
corporate commitment. It is one thing to participate
in a Christ-centered worship service and hear a Christcentered
sermon on Sunday, but it is another thing to
become a community of Christ-centered people the rest
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SOUTHWOOD
THERE REALLY IS A
JOB FOR EVERYONE
By Sarah Niemitz
Jobs For Life is right around the corner, and we are so excited
about our class this fall! I am writing this article from my kitchen
table while on maternity leave, and I feel a bit disconnected from
everything. Maybe you feel that way, too? Summer has meant
different schedules and various vacations — packing as much
into the few short weeks of summer as possible. I know I certainly
enjoy the different pace of summer and some of the perspective it
can bring to our “normal” lives.
One of the challenges, for me anyway, is feeling like the fall is so
far away, that while I know the freight train is coming, the horn
is so faint I can easily tune it out. Then suddenly the fall comes
blaring in and there are so many things to do, commitments
to make, and schedules to arrange. If you find yourself in this
position, reading Branches and thinking “Well, I guess I’ll look
into Jobs for Life next year because I missed the champion
training deadline,” THINK AGAIN!
We have so many meaningful ways for you to engage, and it’s not
too late for any job! How do you know where to plug in? Here are
some suggestions:
You appreciate that Jobs for Life ministers with adults, but
you find that you are drawn more to ministry with children.
Great! I have a job for you! We need childcare volunteers at Jobs
for Life. This is one of the most critical areas of service, because
offering free childcare allows single parents as well as married
couples to take advantage of this class. Most classes of this kind
do not offer free childcare, and this means people who need it
the most are left with few options. There is no resume writing,
interview strategy, or conflict resolution required for this area of
service (I take that back: there is endless conflict resolution, but it
usually involves LEGO or cheerios). Commitment: 5:00-8:15pm 1
night / week for class duration is best, but we can be flexible.
You have a busy schedule with work, and while you wish
you could share some of the lessons God has taught you
throughout your career, you simply cannot commit consistently
to 1x / week from August - October. No problem, I have a job
for you! Some of the most powerful take-aways for our students
(and volunteers) come from our business panel members. During
two of our classes we ask local business men and women to
share about their work environments, personal career paths, and
the character traits that are critical to life-giving employment.
Commitment: 1 hour, 1 night this fall.
You so wish that you could get out in the evenings, even just
a few times, to help with Jobs for Life in a meaningful way,
but you cannot drive at night, or you need to care for babies or
an aging parent. I have perhaps the most meaningful job for you!
Pray. Pray specifically for champions and students by name. Pray
against Satan’s designs to destroy the dignity of God’s children
through racism, sexism, and classism. Pray for God’s healing in
the lives of both champions and students as they seek to follow
His call toward meaningful work. Pray for employers. Pray for jobs.
Pray for our city to grow in ways that benefit everyone, not just a
few. I could keep going, and I hope you will, too. Commitment:
Pray as you are able (We will send weekly prayer updates, and
some individuals may gather at certain times to pray, but this is
not a requirement.)
You want to invest in an individual student, but you’re
nervous. Maybe you don’t feel very outgoing, or you wonder
whether the resume writing you did ten years ago will still help
anyone today. I have a job for you! Come to champion training.
Even if you are reading this August 8th and missed the first one,
come to the next one anyway! Whether you decide to serve as
a champion or not, you will leave with a better understanding of
the issues facing the unemployed in our community and the ways
that the church is uniquely equipped to minister the gospel in this
context. Commitment: 5:30-7:30pm, August 7, 14, 21, 28.
CLASS TIMES:
Monday and Thursday Evenings
September 11 - November 9
LOCATION:
Oscar Mason Center
149 Mason Court NW
Huntsville, AL 35805
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By Lolita Owens
Southwood’s new Women’s Ministry is launching this fall. Our heart is to see every
woman using her unique gifts to engage in the life of the church and to serve
alongside others in Southwood’s ministries. We desire to care for our women and
enable them to be the life-givers God has created them to be for the sake of his
kingdom.
The focus of the Women’s Ministry is to encourage, equip, and
engage the women of Southwood in order that they may more fully
experience and express grace.
In order to achieve these goals, we have organized a team of women of all ages
to help organize and carry out this mission. Nanette Respess, Cathy Mayer, Sara
Foreman, Gracie Clark, Anna Babin, Lolita Owens, and Martha Brady will serve as
a leadership team. Ron Clegg has been instrumental in helping us organize and
dream together and will continue in this role. We believe that every woman in the
church is gifted to serve in her own special way. So that we can better use and
celebrate our gifts, we aim to improve communication and organization among
the women of Southwood. We also hope to offer more mentoring and discipleship
opportunities, prayer groups, casual fellowship, and ways for our women to connect
and study God’s Word. In fact, our community prayer groups in Madison, South
Huntsville, and Hampton Cove have already started this summer.
Our Thursday small group Bible study resumes this fall, and we will be working
through Julie Sparkman’s idolAddiction. This study helps us identify and contend
with the gap between what we believe and how we live. Whether you plan to
participate in the fall study or not, don't miss our kickoff conference with Julie
August 11-12!
We also have a fantastic new private Facebook page, Southwood Women, to
help connect our women! Please post words of encouragement, announcements,
needs, and prayers as they arise. Be looking for your neighborhood prayer group
announcements on our Facebook page as well.
Please keep the leadership team informed of what is going on in your life, how we
can help you plug in, and how we can minister to you. We would love the opportunity
to pray with you or for you. You can contact us through Shannon Clark in the church
office, or email or text any one of us from the Tower, or email women@southwood.org
We are so excited to see what God has in store for Southwood as her women come
together in prayer, study, and service for His glory.
Women's Ministry Leadership Team (from left to right):
Nanette Respess, Gracie Clark, Anna Babin, Lolita Owens, Cathy Mayer, Martha Brady, Sara Foreman

LEADERSHIP
TRAINING
CLASS
EQUIPPING
EVERYONE
By Will Spink
TO LEAD
Have you ever considered leading a small group but felt you
wouldn’t know what to do? Have you wanted to understand
more about the Bible to benefit conversations with friends?
Have you desired to use your gifts to serve the church but felt
uncertain as to what gifts you had or where they could help
the body?
We would love to have you in the Leadership Training Class
this fall! “What, me? I’m not a leader!” We all have different
gifts, personalities, and passions, but the heart behind our
Leadership Training Class is to equip all the saints for the
work of the ministry (Ephesians 4:12). See, some of us lead in
formal offices like elder or deacon. But most of us are called
to lead children’s Sunday School classes, lead the Huntsville
community in serving the poor, lead small groups, or lead
neighbors to Christ. In that informal sense, all of us serve as
leaders.
And what all of us need to equip us to lead in these various
capacities is a deeper understanding of the gospel of Jesus
Christ, its impact on our hearts, and its implications in our
lives. That’s what we talk about in the Leadership Training
Class: practical theology – wonderful truths that transform how
we view ourselves and every relationship God has given us
both within his Church and beyond.
So if you’re wondering if this class is for you … yes, it is. Having
the opportunity to interact around the Word of God and to
wrestle through the mission God has given to Southwood and
to each of her members is a rich opportunity for all of us. Men
and women, longtime members and visitors, consider jumping
in on Wednesday nights this fall – and read some comments
on this page from others who have enjoyed the class in years
past as they tell you how it has equipped them to lead and
serve where God has called them!
CLASS BEGINS AUGUST 16
Email rita.clardy@southwood.org
for sign up info, or visit
southwood.org/leadership
Jill Cole
I decided to participate in the Leadership
Training Class when my husband, Kenny,
said he was going to attend. I thought it might be fun
to learn and study together. It was a great experience
where we sat in a relaxed atmosphere and explored
topics as broad as the Westminster Confession of
Faith, and as specific as why we do the things we do at
Southwood. The most interesting thing is that we don’t
have to hold an office or be an official church leader to
carry out the duties that elders and deacons have. God
wants each of us to be His hands and feet, not only in
our church, but in the community and beyond. These
classes gave me a broader understanding of our mission
and how to “experience and express grace.”
Lance Cooper
I would strongly recommend every member
take the Leadership Training Class at
some point, even if you aren’t currently considering a
formal leadership role. It’s a fantastic opportunity to dig
deeper into the gospel and the mission of Southwood.
This class prepared me for a lot of the changes that
were taking place in my life this past year, outside of
just becoming an elder. It’s also a great place to come
and feel comfortable asking questions you might have
about the Bible, the church, or the denomination.
David Porter
I feel that both the most enjoyable and
personally beneficial segment of the Leadership
Training Class was that pertaining to Calling and
Responsibilities. The candid and thorough discussion
of the duties of Deacons and Elders helped shape my
thoughts on how I could best serve the Body. In addition,
the Quiz provided in the training, along with the
insight from Will and other attending officers, helped
further clarify what I felt my role could be in serving the
congregation at Southwood. It was encouraging to
learn how the roles of Deacon and Elder were not mutually
exclusive, but rather, complementary.
Judy Toles
Several things helped me by attending the
Leadership Training Class: I loved getting
to know our Senior Pastor better in a relaxed small
group setting where he taught but class members were
encouraged to ask questions. I felt an emphasis on the
gospel of Christ and when I am serving as teacher to
the little ones in our church or greeting people as they
come into Southwood or in discussion with my SPC
small group - I am reminded - I am here, we are here to
proclaim the gospel. I also have a deeper understanding
of how our church works - church government, officer
elections, session meetings and what SPC believes.
All of these help me to serve Christ better not only at
SPC but also at home and in the community.

SOUTHWOOD
GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND SOUTHWOOD
By Will Spink
Three Southwood elders – Ron Clegg, Ray Sheppard, and I – had
the privilege of participating in this year’s PCA General Assembly, the
annual meeting of our denomination. While lengthy church meetings
may not sound enjoyable, it is a great opportunity to see how God is
at work not only at Southwood but also throughout the country and
the world as our Church serves to advance God’s kingdom on college
campuses, in impoverished areas, and with unreached people groups.
I want to highlight a couple of areas where issues being addressed at a
national level directly relate to ways God is working here locally.
Relationships Across Racial Lines
In the past few years, the PCA has been focusing much effort on
engaging well with our minority brothers and sisters and learning
from them how we can bring the gospel to bear in ethnically diverse
communities across our country. A big part of this involves engaging
African-American, Asian, and Hispanic leaders in visible and influential
roles in our denomination, and this dynamic is growing steadily. This
year the General Assembly elected our first non-white moderator,
an Asian-American ruling elder from California. We worshipped with
songs in multiple languages and from different cultural backgrounds.
The preachers in the three worship services were from three different
ethnic groups.
Yet we still have a long way to go. We are still working on listening
and understanding each other better, confessing and repenting of past
sins that have damaged relationships across racial lines, and seeking to
see the unity of the gospel bring transformation in diverse cities and
congregations. These discussions are helping us here at Southwood,
where we too are talking about what it looks like for a predominantly
white congregation to love our neighbors well regardless of the color of
their skin. We know that begins with developing genuine relationships,
and one of our Sunday School classes this fall is designed to assist us in
navigating challenging dynamics in these relationships.
Women in the Church
A committee of men and women who spent the last year preparing
a report on the best and most biblical ways to engage women in
the ministry of the church offered really helpful suggestions to the
denomination. The full (lengthy) report is available at http://www.
pcaac.org/ad-interim-committee-women-in-ministry/ and is well worth
reading. While the committee affirmed our understanding of the
biblical teaching of ordained church officers being male-only, much of
their work is focused on helping churches utilize the significant gifts of
our women in the life of the church.
Once again, this connects in well at Southwood, where we are starting
a Women’s Ministry this fall with the heart to care for our women and
to engage them more fully in the mission of the church. We are actively
seeking the best ways to have our women serve alongside our deacons
and our elders in fulfilling their callings as leaders of Christ’s church.
Word of God
One final encouragement is something you may overlook or take for
granted. Unfortunately, it is increasingly rare in our country these days
to find denominations committed to the authority of God’s Word,
who actually have meaningful conversations like the ones above
where even those who disagree are appealing to the Scriptures and
seeking to follow biblical teaching. Praise God that that remains the
commitment of the PCA and the nature of her General Assembly from
beginning to end!
That same commitment is one we hold passionately here at
Southwood as we desire all of our decisions and practices to be
directed by God’s Word for the glory of Jesus Christ. Pray that God
would keep this particular local church as well as our international
denomination firmly grounded in the mission of his Church given to
us in the pages of his Word.
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What are Small Groups?
By Ron Clegg
If you hang around Southwood for very long, you will no doubt hear
about small groups. They have been a critical component of our
vision for the church from the very beginning. In fact, you will hear
more about them very soon as we approach our sign-up period,
which we call Next Wave. So, as you consider becoming a part of
one of these groups, maybe we should first ask the question, exactly
what are small groups? The answer might be more involved than
you might think.
On one hand, the name is pretty self-descriptive. A small group is a
small group, or a relatively small group, of people who intentionally
gather together to journey in faith together. The Bible is clear in that
all of the Christian life is about relationships. We cannot go on this
journey of faith alone and hope to succeed. Our faith is expressed
within the context of relationships, and we need relationships in
order to stay on course. We are not enough in and of ourselves.
Therefore, here at Southwood we strongly emphasize small groups
and encourage folks to be in small groups because we do not see
them as optional for maturing disciples of Jesus.
On the other hand, all small groups do not look the same. They are
formed with different purposes in mind. Southwood has a good
variety of small groups. Our most visible small groups are those
we refer to as “mixed,” containing both couples and singles. We
have 15-20 of these groups meeting at various times, in people’s
homes and here at the church. These groups can tend to be larger.
There might be a lot of kids involved. The common thread among
them is their ability to enable deeper relationships to be formed
that cannot happen on Sunday mornings alone. Some groups do
studies of some kind and some don’t, but their primary function is
developing community among our church folks.
In addition to these groups, we have quite a few smaller men’s
groups and women’s groups. These groups are also great for
developing depth in relationships, but that typically happens
around deeper study. The women’s groups meet at the church on
Thursday mornings and also one evening of the week. The men’s
groups met last year on Wednesday and Thursday evenings. They
are typically smaller than other groups, and they are more intense
and more demanding in their participation. We also have some
small groups among our men and women that formed because
of similar needs for accountability and encouragement in their
particular stage of life. We have a variety of small groups we call
Ministry Teams/Committees that help lead critical aspects of the
ministry here at Southwood. These teams gather together around
particular tasks, such as finances or missions or even decorating.
Finally, we have Southwood folks who are leading small groups with
people outside of the Southwood community as an outreach.
So, you can see, when we talk about small groups, we are speaking
of a wide variety of gatherings of Southwood folks, who come
together to serve, to learn, to know and be known, to encourage,
and to spread the Kingdom.
So, what type of group is the best fit for you? Do you need to
develop deeper relationships within the church family? Do you want
to grow deeper in your knowledge of God and the Christian life?
Do you want a place to serve in an area where you are passionate
and experienced? I would bet we have a group for you. Tell us
what you are looking for, and we’ll see if we can find the right place
for you.
Look for sign-up cards
in the back of the pews.
Or go online to:
southwood.org/smallgroups
Small Group Sign-up
Small Group Sign-up
Name
Phone
Email
Zip
Your Age Teen 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 7 0+
Kids’ Ages None 0-3 4-12 13-18 19+
We typically help you connect with a new or existing group of
MIXED-GENDER adults in an area of the city convenient to you.
If you have OTHER desires, please indicate below:
Women’s Small Groups Morning* Evening
Name
Phone
Email
Zip
Your Age Teen 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 7 0+
Kids’ Ages None 0-3 4-12 13-18 19+
We typically help you connect with a new or existing group of
MIXED-GENDER adults in an area of the city convenient to you.
If you have OTHER desires, please indicate below:
men’s Small Groups Morning* Evening
*Childcare provided at Southwood
Men’s Small Groups Morning Evening

Southwood
Women ' s Conference
August 11-12
FACING YOUR FALSE GODS AND RESTORING
YOUR SANITY WITH THE GOSPEL YOU
THOUGHT YOU KNEW
With special
guest speaker:
Julie
Sparkman
Register now at:
southwood.org/womensconference
Friday:
Register and enjoy dessert and
coffee from 6:30-7:00pm.
Session begins at 7:00pm
Saturday:
Continental Breakfast will be served
beginning at 8:30am
Session begins at 9:00am