We have lifegroups that meet all throughout the year (with occasional breaks for holidays), and they are open to new members at anytime! If you’d like to get involved and get connected to a lifegroup, click here and a lifegroup leader will reach out to you to invite you to one.

We derive the vision for our lifegroups from Acts 2:42-47 —

They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

In short, we meet so that we can remember what Christ did for us and help each other follow Jesus by learning and obeying Scripture in community.

A college Lifegroup is a group of college students (usually 10-25 people) who meet together weekly in a college student’s house or on-campus. During Lifegroup, we talk and get to know each other, worship with each other for a few songs, read the Bible, and share what’s been going on in our lives so that we can challenge one another to obey Scripture.

Discipleship is one follower of Jesus helping another person become a lifelong obedient follower of Jesus. Jesus had disciples while on earth, and in Matthew 28:18-20 he commanded us as his followers to “go therefore and make disciples of all nations. Baptizing them in the name of the father, son and holy spirit, teaching them to obey all that I have commanded." 2 Timothy 2:2 says, “and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.”

What discipleship looks like for college students is one person regularly meeting with one or more other people (usually from the same Lifegroup) to read the Bible, challenge each other to obey the Bible, and keep each other accountable to doing so. The goal is simply to help each other learn how to be a follower of Jesus and live out what the word of God says to do!

We believe there is a clear Scriptural mandate and precedence for sharing the Gospel generously as a lifestyle! We share the Gospel boldly to offer the hope of Jesus to the lost in our city and world.

For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? (Romans 10:13-14)

See also Matt 28:18-20, Matt 24:14, Acts 1:8 (and the whole book of Acts!).

We like empowering college students to lead mission trips because it helps them to learn and grow in many different and unique “grown-up” skills (including leadership, logistics and administration, team building, problem-solving, and more!). Furthermore, our college student leaders already have significant relationship and rapport with their peers who are going on these trips; they are able to recruit and manage the teams much more effectively than a staff member! Our team leaders go through extensive training and each part of leading a trip is given careful oversight by the long-term team on the ground and the Global Missions staff team.

A section is a group made up of anywhere between 2-5 lifegroups. We have sections because it is a helpful structure to ensure all leaders and members of the college ministry have more involved pastoral covering.

Lifegroup leaders are college students who pastor and build a Lifegroup (usually 10-25 people). Section leaders are usually college students who pastor and build sections by overseeing 2-5 Lifegroups and covering the Lifegroup leaders of each of those Lifegroups pastorally. Our leaders are each held to specific Biblical expectations regarding their moral lifestyle and personal devotion to Jesus. They all serve on a volunteer basis; we couldn’t be more proud or grateful for each of them!

Antioch is a non-denominational church that was started in 1999 in Waco, Texas, by Jimmy and Laura Seibert. Our church is a part of a larger movement of churches across the world. Learn more about Antioch at antioch.org

Check out our statement of beliefs page.