Courses and Small Groups
Current Small Groups & Courses being offered at TBCO
Not a Fan
beginning the week of January 29, 2012: You are welcome to joing any group after this date. Never too late to join.
An exciting and powerful six-week sermon-aligned small group experience which will be offered to our congregation and their friends and acquaintances beginning the week of January 29, 2012.
Not a Fan is a creative and unique way of introducing people to Christ and for all of us to let Him be Lord of our lives to His glory and our joy. The small group uses a 30 minute video teaching-drama that reinforces the theme that our Pastor will have introduced on Sunday and leads into a half hour of Bible study.
Not a Fan Small Groups and Locations
Sunday beginning Jan. 29th. Groups are open the whole six weeks. Contact any facilitator any time and let them know you want to try out their group.
Osgoode 9:00 a.m. at Trinity Bible Church, 4101 Stagecoach Rd., K0A 2W0 facilitated by Pastor Shawn. Contact
Osgoode, 7:30 p.m. at Dean & Nikki Giesbrecht’s, 4023 Stagecoach Rd. K0A 2W0 Contact Walter Schwabe at
Riverside South, 8 p.m. at Michael & Kim Zinck’s, 1005 Red Spruce St. K1V 1T1 Contact them at
Greely, 6 p.m. at Jim and Nancy Halloran’s, 6137 Gough Rd. Manotick Station, Ontario K4M 1B2 Contact 613-821-4695.
West of Metcalfe, 7:15 p.m. 7327 Snake Island Rd, Osgoode. Contact
Carlsbad Springs/Greely area, 7 p.m. at Shawn and Sue Ketcheson’s, 4685 Ninth Line Rd., K0A 1K0. Contact:
Monday beginning Jan. 30th
Manotick, 9-11am at Pam Campbell's 5544 Whitewood Av. Contact: 613-692-2926
Embrun, 6:45 p.m. at David and Vida MacBain's, 1364 Emerald Gate Ave, K1T 1C7. Contact David at
Tuesday beginning Jan. 31st
College and Careers, contact Kevin Mayer at
Wednesday beginning Feb. 1st
Marionville, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Sylvain & Jill Guindon at 220 Route 500, Russell, ON K4R 1E5. Contact: 613-445-0418 or 613-617-9004
Ottawa, 7 p.m. at Brian and Myra Wells' at 26 Killdeer Cr. K1V 9B1 every other Wednesday. Contact ;
North of Winchester, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m., at Richard and Bonnie Gardner’s, 1360 Merkley Rd., optional supper at 5 p.m. Contact: Richard's cell 613-298-5850, Bonnie's cell 613-296-7790 or Facilitator, Cindy Girard
Thursday beginning Feb. 2nd
Trinity Bible Church, Osgoode, 6:30-8:00 p.m. Optional supper at 5:45 p.m. for $2.50. Let know if you are coming for the course and the supper.
Friday beginning Feb. 3rd
Manotick for high school youth, 7 p.m. at Darryl and Tracy Praill's, 1731 Century Rd., K0E 2E0. Includes pizza and games. Contact Darryl or Tracy at
Following is the Not A Fan video trailer:
Don't miss this parenting course - It is so good! Raising Kids with a Faith that Lasts with the following teachers: Dr. Tim Kimmel, Rev. Mark Holmen, and Larry Fowler covering the following topics: "Tools for Your Family's Faith Life" and "Practical Tips for Faith at Home" and "Equipping Kids to Face Today's World" covering the following topics: "The Facts of Life and Other Fears", "Preventing Disorders of Self-Worth", "Hech and Low Standards", "Teaching a True View", "Don't Just Say No", and "The Power of a Parent". This course is offered on Sundays at 9-10 a.m. and Thursdays at 6:30-7:30 p.m. now till Mar. 29, 2012.
For a sneak peak at the course, check out the video trailer:
Small Group Bible Study on the Sunday message via email. We are currently testing video capability through the TBCO website.
Please note that this Bible Study via email, (or online video similar to Skype), is private to the group members only.
For further information, or to participate, send your email address to Keith at
Growth for All Ages Every Thursday, 5:45 PM - 7:30 PM, from 01/19/2012 to 3/30/2012
All programs are free except for indoor soccer. Registration for remainder of the year $35. A nursery is provided for ages 0-3. Contact to register for each program.
5:45 pm
Optional supper, for $2.50 per person over age three.
6:30 - 7:30 pm
Kindergarten to grade 5 children:
- Bible truth, crafts, and games for kindergarten to grade 5 children.
- Upward Sports Indoor Soccer for kindergarten to grade 5 children.
6:30 - 7:30 pm
Adults:
- Raising Kids with a Faith that Lasts and Equipping Kids to Face Today's World
- The Alpha Course for renewal of one's faith
- Not a Fan for six weeks beginning Feb. 2nd.
Video Teaching Combined with Bible Study on Changing Our Attitudes, Sundays, 9-10 a.m. at TBCO continuing Jan. 8 2012. Would you be surprised to know that the joy and fruitfulness that God wants to flow into your life doesn't come by way of your circumstances or your relationships, or even your life's calling? It's all about your attitude-your patterns of thinking formed over time about how you look at life. Although you can't change your attitudes in a few minutes, you can admit the wrong ones and begin working on the right ones. The fact is most people don't want to change until they know for sure that "their thing" isn't working. Are you open to considering what the Lord has to say about your attitudes? Are you willing to go after this change with urgency? Dr. James MacDonald brings God's Word to bear on your most important daily choice. "Today, if you would hear [God's] voice, do not harden your hearts" (Psalm 95:7-8)
Messages in this series:
Replace a Complaining Attitude (Numbers 11:1-3)
With a Thankful Attitude (Luke 17:11-19)
Replace a Covetous Attitude (Numbers 11:4-25)
With an Attitude of Contentment (I Timothy 6:6-10)
Replace a Critical Attitude (Numbers 12:1-6)
With an Attitude of Love (I Corinthians 13:1-8a)
Replace a Doubting Attitude Numbers 13-14:11)
With an Attitude of Faith (Hebrews 11)
Replace A Rebellious Attitude (Numbers 16)
With a Submissive Attitude (I Peter 2:13-25)
Lord, Heal Me (Numbers 21:4-9)
Ladies' Book Study on Rumours of God by Darren Whitehead and Jon Tyson at the church on Mondays at 9:30 a.m. Open to additional people. Childcare provided. For more details contact Amanda at .
Small Group studying the book "Hearing God's Voice" on Wednesdays, 7-9 p.m. from home to home. Contact Tom Phillips for location at .
Prayer Time at the church, Tuesdays, 11-12 am. “Seek first the Kingdom of God…” Matt. 6:33. To seek God first through prayer is what we are all called to do in all situations, relationships, and areas of life for ourselves and the church. We do this as individuals but we need to also do this corporately (Matt. 18:19-20). Contact 613-445-2834 for more information.
Knotty Knitters : Tuesdays, from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm. A group of ladies who enjoy any kind of crafting. We craft, chat and pray while learning new skills and working on projects for others and ourselves. If you've always wanted to learn to knit or crochet here is the place to learn. Hosted at Myra’s house, contact Myra for more details at 731-4311.
College and Career Group is for young people out of high school up to age around 30. The group meets on Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. in Riverside South, Ottawa. Contact Kevin at for more information.
Saturday Men's Small Group at 7:30 am at the church. New members welcome. Contact Keith at 613-445-2834 .
We offer the following courses and small groups from time to time to help people experience the spiritual continuum phases in their journey toward and with Christ Jesus: (click on blue underlined titles for further info.)
Explore Christ
- Alpha This ten-week course is offered a couple of times a year for individuals who would like to explore the basics of Christianity or to renew their faith.
- Life’s Healing Choices This eight-weed course helps individuals to discover the power of Christ for the healing of hurts, habits, and hang-ups.
- Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage This DVD teaching captures the fun and facts of life and love in marriage in a very humorous way. It is an 13-week DVD course.
- Beginning in Christ Together This course is an exploration of who Jesus is. A six-week DVD led small group experience.
- Recovery Celebration Men’s and women’s small groups are available to enable individuals to recover from hurts, bad habits, or hang-ups through the power of Christ. For more information contact .
Growing in Christ
- Both Recovery Celebration and Life’s Healing Choices help people to grow in their obedience to Christ.
- Faith at Home When families talk about their Christian faith, good things happen. Sunday school lessons become life lessons, lived out all week long. Faith Weaver Sunday school curriculum gets parents and children on the same page as they study the same Bible lessons each Sunday. This resource equips parents to help their children at home to apply the lessons received on Sunday to their lives during the week.
- Men’s Small Groups and Women’s Small Groups. These groups include learning from the Bible, sharing and applying God’s truth to one’s life by God’s grace, and praying for one another.
- Beta A Life Worth Living This nine-week course with small groups follows Alpha and is also offered a couple of times a year. It will help you to start growing in your relationship with God through Jesus.
- 40 Days of Purpose helps you to discover God’s general plan for you in this life. Knowing God’s purpose for creating you will help you to focus your energy, simplify your decisions, give meaning to your life, and most important, prepare you for eternity.
- Connecting in Christ Together This six-week course in a small group will show you Jesus’ way of loving one another as He has loved us.
- Growing in Christ Together This six-week course in a small group will show you the value and the nature of a life of discipleship as modeled by Jesus.
- Surrendering to Christ Together In this six-week small group course you will learn the power of being surrendered to God through the teachings and example of Jesus.
- Making the Connection through Prayer This ten-week course will teach you how to pray using biblically-based principles.
- Financial Peace University Course This is a 13-week course given by DVD by Dave Ramsey. It helps individuals and couples to get out of debt and to manage and make money in a positive way. This course will be offered again in the Spring of 2010. Click on the blue title above for more information and to watch a quick promotional video. The cost of the course is $130 for a family. This cost provides a number of excellent resources in addition to the DVD talks.
- Grace Based Parenting DVD small group study - Set Your Family Free'by Dr. Tim Kimmel
Dr. Tim Kimmel recommends creating a grace-based home environment that allows children to meet their full potential, to parent children in the same way God parents us. He presents a child's true needs -- according to Scripture -- and provides parents a realistic way to meet them. The result -- spiritually strong children who grow up with a sense of calm and a heart full of purpose and confidence. Click on the underlined heading above for more information. - The Truth Project This is a twelve-week DVD-based small group study designed to equip believers with a comprehensive biblical worldview.
Close to Christ
- 40 Days of Community which involves small groups demonstrates love to the community outside the church in a practical way as well as learning to live by the 40 “one anothers” of scripture.
- Just Walk Across the Room A four-week DVD series for equipping us to share the good news of salvation in a natural and practical way.
- SHAPE This is a six-week sermon-aligned small group course that will help you discover your shape for ministry by exploring your spiritual gifts, passion, abilities, personality, and experiences.
- Discover Joy Through Serving Others This is a four-week DVD teaching by Bill Hybels for small groups. This group study and sharing will help you explore – in depth – current patterns for living beyond yourself.
- Becoming A Contagious Christian This six-week DVD-led small group experience is provided by Lee Strobel and Mark Mittelberg of Willowcreek. It will help you to identify and develop your unique style of sharing the good news of Christ Jesus.
- Bible Study and Personal Transformation This is a study of different themes of the New Testament with the goal of applying the word of God to your own life by the grace of God.
Christ-Centered
- Prayer Group “Seek first the Kingdom of God…” Matt. 6:33. “Then I prayed to the God of heaven” (Neh. 2:4). To seek God first through prayer is what we are all called to do in all situations, relationships, and areas of life for ourselves and the church. We do this as individuals but we need to also do this in small groups.
- Training on How to Be A Mentor in order to encourage another person on their journey of life with Christ
- Training on How to Host and Lead A Small Group
- Training on How to Coach other Small Group Leaders/Apprentices
- Monthly Small Group Leaders' Gathering for support and ongoing equipping.
- The Leadership Summit
- Community Groups It’s a part of our daily life. We rub shoulders with people and while it’s not always easy, it is necessary for us to learn how to live with one another. At Trinity Bible Church, community is one of our core values. Community means each person makes a 'common commitment' to know others and be known by others, to allow God’s Word to define what is true and what matters most, and to be answerable to others for our progress in maturing spiritually. The goals of our community groups are as follows:
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- Growing spiritually together
- Building relationships within families
- Reaching out to the non-churched in a simple, casual way
- Spending non-structured time together
- Caring for each other in practical ways; and
- Serving together
All our group leaders are committed to strive for these goals. Groups normally meet during the school year September—May (or longer if that’s what the group wants).
RESOURCES:
Movie To Save a Life (Family) The home DVD for this movie can be borrowed from
To view the YouTube movie trailer, click below:
To Save a Family is a six-week small group series that can be used in the home with family members who are older than 10 years. Contact or 613-445-2834 to borrow the resources.
