Welcome!
Life Group Leaders play an essential role at Mariners Church in discipling others in community to Study God’s Word, Practice Spiritual Rhythms and Change The World Together! Below is a collection of resources to equip you as a leader as you serve and shepherd your group.
Content & Resources
Leader Podcast
New episodes drop every other Thursday, offering practical tips, leadership insights, and timely updates to help you lead your group with confidence and clarity
Sermon Discussion Questions
This is the “bread and butter” for our groups. Each sermon series will come with a complete, pre-packaged set of questions for each week of the series.
Deep Dive
We offer three distinct Deep Dive courses, each eight weeks in length, to equip you to study God’s Word and deepen your practice of faith. Life Groups are invited to facilitate the courses in-home using our on-demand teaching videos.
Weekly Leader Letter
If you are a Life Group Leader and are not already receiving our weekly leader email, please email our team at [email protected] and let us know! We want to make sure you are up to date on the latest in the groups world and for you to stay connected with our team.
Group Curriculum
What type of resources are you looking for? Click or tap to view a variety of selections below.
Additional Resources
90-DAY PLAN
LIFE GROUP AGREEMENT
UPDATING YOUR ROSTER
ASSIGNING SERVE CHAMPION
SERVE EXPERIENCE GUIDE
SAMPLE SESSION SCHEDULE
OPENING YOUR GROUP GUIDE
CONTENT PATHWAY
NEW LEADER TRAINING GUIDE
ON CAMPUS ROOM REQUEST
(IRVINE ONLY)
Living the Rhythms of Rooted
At Mariners, we believe the 7 Rhythms learned in Rooted are essential to a long-lasting community in Lifegroups. These spiritual rhythms aren’t new, or something the church recently created, every one of them is found in Acts 2 where the early church began.
Prayer Experience Resources
A prayer experience is an extended period of time for Groups to be still and hear Jesus’ voice. We’ve provided some templates to guide how you spend your time during this experience.
- Overview
- Jesus Example
- Intimacy with our Creator
- God in Creation
- Audio Guided Prayer
- Consider Jesus
- Consider Love
Serve Experience Resources
As you experienced with your Rooted Group, serving together is a powerful and important part of living in biblical community. Check out the different opportunities to serve as a group using the links below. We encourage every group to designate a “Serve Champion” to help organize your group to regularly serve together!
Life Group Leaders and Serve Champions have the ability to book group serve experiences for their group using the My Mariners portal. Learn how to do that here.
Browse through upcoming opportunities for your group below and get excited about serving!
Questions? Email our team at [email protected].
Care & Support
Our team is here to support you in providing a safe place for those in your group to connect, grow and even heal together through the challenges of life. The following three videos will help you create that foundation for your group to thrive. For more information about next steps in care, care resources, volunteering, or speaking to a member of the care team, visit the Care and Recovery Ministry Page or contact [email protected].
For Immediate & Professional Support
If this is a life-threatening emergency, please call 9-1-1 immediately.
For 24-hour mental health crisis response and risk assessment, please call OC-Links at 855-OC-LINKS (855-625-4657) and request a Centralized Assessment Team (CAT Team).
To speak with a trained crisis counselor now call 1-800-273-TALK for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline or text HOME to 741741 for the Crisis Text Line.
CLICK HERE to visit our POD Resource Folder for additional resources.
Additional Mariners Resources
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Care Ministry Page
Providing support groups and relational growth groups for individuals in all walks of life.
Visit Care Page -
Marriage Ministry Page
Providing resources for premarital counseling, marriage counseling or marital crisis intervention.
Visit Marriage Page -
Mariners Chaplains
For short-term, spiritual support during challenging life experiences such as a local crisis or hospitalization.
Request a Chaplain -
Pastor Of the Day
For immediate prayer support, available seven days a week – call 949.769.8450.
Visit Prayer Page