Home Groups
Home Groups
Home Groups are an opportunity to find community in your community, so you can reach your community. While we love creating space for people to connect inside our building on Sunday mornings, we also love seeing groups gather outside the church walls and invite neighbors to join them. Whether you’ve been at Johnson Ferry for 20 years or you’re brand-new, Home Groups are for you!
Each group offers a meaningful way to connect with 8–10 people who live nearby. With a growing network of homes across the northern Atlanta area, we’re excited to see the church present and active where you live.
If you’re interested in joining or hosting a Home Group, we’d love for you to let us know!
Host a Group!
Hosting a Home Group means opening your home to create a welcoming space where people can connect, grow, and do life together. Hosts provide a consistent place for the group to gather and help foster an environment of hospitality.
How can I host a Home Group?
We are constantly in need of couples who would be interested in hosting a Home Group in your home. If you are interested in becoming a host click HERE.
How long do Home Groups meet?
Our Home Groups launch every February and September, and when you join, you’re committing to journey with your group for one year. This shared commitment helps create consistency, deeper relationships, and a stronger sense of community.
Our next Home Group launch is February 8, 2026. Click HERE to find a group and take your next step toward connection.
Is there training for Hosts?
If you’re hosting a Home Group this season, we’d love to equip you and cheer you on! Host Training will be offered on January 25 and February 1 (attend one). We’ll cover what to expect, helpful tools and resources, and how to create a welcoming environment for your group.
What are some Home Group Host Responsibilities?
Creating Great Conversations – We want facilitators of great spiritual conversations more than teachers in this format. We will provide a process that is so simple to follow that you can focus on connecting and creating helpful conversations. Most groups end up sharing the facilitator role once everyone is used to the process of a meeting.
Opening Your Home – It doesn’t have to be a huge home or perfectly put together. We are serving others by opening our homes to meet, and the group may even offer to share in that responsibility as you get to know each other.
Committing to Consistently Meet for a Year – Each group needs a leader who will help with the consistency and commitment of the group. At the end of the first year, the group can discuss committing towards another year or trying something new.
Creating Opportunities for The Word to Work – These groups need to be in scripture each week, and the host or leader will have questions to ask each week that help facilitate a culture of growth in God’s Word.
Training & Check Ins – We will provide you will all the tools you need to get off to a great start. We will also provide opportunities to check in and get help for any situations within your group.
Join a Group!
Home Groups are a place to build meaningful relationships, grow in your faith, and experience community beyond Sunday mornings. As you join a Home Group, you’ll gather regularly with others to study God’s Word, pray together, and encourage one another through every season of life.
How do I join a Home Group?
No matter your story—whether Johnson Ferry has been your home for decades or you’re simply exploring faith—we want you to find belonging here. And there’s a Home Group ready to welcome you! To join a Home Group, click here!
What if I don't want to join yet?
If you’re not ready to commit to a Home Group right now, that’s totally okay! We encourage you to wait until you feel ready before filling out any forms. If you’re interested for the future, don’t hesitate to reach out to our team with any questions as you think through the process.
How long to do Home Groups meet?
Our Home Groups launch every February and September, and when you join, you’re committing to journey with your group for one year. This shared commitment helps create consistency, deeper relationships, and a stronger sense of community.
Our next Home Group launch is February 8, 2026. Click HERE to find a group and take your next step toward connection.
FAQ's
What will Home Groups look like?
Each group will have it’s own distinct personality. Our hope is that these multi-generational groups become a place to build deep relationships and grow as a team that disciples both our families and those outside the church. Our goal is to foster high trust through meaningful, real-life spiritual conversations each week.
How do you match people?
First, we give our host the ability to invite a partner couple to join them as they begin to host. Of those who sign up to be in the group, we will ask a variety of questions around personality and interests that help us to compliment our main criteria of matching groups geographically and at the times they can meet.
What do Home Groups study?
We do not require Home Groups to follow a specific curriculum. Our focus is on helping each group directly engage with God’s Word. Because of that, every Home Group will look a little different—some may discuss the weekly sermon, others might study a book, and others may walk through a book of the Bible together. No matter the format, the goal is the same: to center your time on Scripture through the 3 Thirds Method and Discovery Bible Study.
How do we handle childcare?
Group members will need to make arrangements for childcare during group meetings. We can provide a financial supplement for childcare expenses with a childcare voucher.
Connect
David Anderson – Disciple-Making Associate Pastor
678. 784.5210
JOHNSON FERRY BAPTIST CHURCH
955 Johnson Ferry Road
Marietta, GA 30068
Main Line | 770.973.6561
Prayer Line | 770.971.7729
Caring Well Hotline | 678.784.5399