The internet is fun, right? With blogs, Facebook, Twitter, and even other ways to connect like Instagram, Skype, and the old favorite – email, it would seem like every person would have an authentic online community along with their real-life community.
But do we?
As helpful as these online communities can be, they are still really, really BIG, which makes true authenticity hard.
However, we still need authentic community, and we still need a community that will encourage us to live daily for Jesus!
Thankfully (in)Courage has helped to make small, authentic communities possible by forming and organizing online community groups for women in all stages of life.
What Is (in)Joy!?
This is an online community group (similar to community groups you may be a part of in your “real-life”) that meets online to chat, encourage one another, mentor each other, and most importantly grow in living each day for Jesus!
Who Is It For?
Our community group is for single women of any age or stage of life. However, if you do not fit into this description, there is still a group for you! Check out the (in)Courage website for other women’s community groups. There is one for everybody!
How Will We Meet?
We will “meet” in a private Facebook group so that we can share our lives together. To start off with, we will simply get to know each other. Then, we will dive into the hot topics that single women face and what God says about these issues.
We will also use Instagram with the hashtag #InJoy once a week to show each other pictures from our lives and the ways we are living for Him. Maybe it’s your quit time or volunteering or working hard at your job or enjoying coffee with a friend or just being still. Whatever it is, we want to share all of the joy God gives us throughout the day as we live for Him!
What is the Purpose?
The name of our group is:
(in)Joy!: An (in)courage community for single women who desire authentic community, want to grow in God’s truth, and discover what it means to find our JOY in Him daily.
Our group’s scripture verse is:
“Perfume and incense bring JOY to the heart and the pleasantness of a friend springs from their heartfelt advice” Proverbs 27:9
By creating an authentic online community of friendship, we hope to bring joy to each other’s lives throughout heartfelt advice and wisdom from God’s Word. We want single women see their lives as purposeful and fulfilling, not just waiting for life to begin, but living a flourishing life now!
Who are You?
There are two community leaders for our group.
I, Brenda, blog here, at Triple Braided, and I consider myself a “recovering single” after living a discontented single life for several years. Now I want to scream from the rooftops, “You don’t have to live that way!” My desire is to help single women live fulfilling lives completely surrendered to Jesus and to make wise choices in following Him now so that they do not have to “recover” later.
Emily blogs at EmilyEnockson.Blogspot.com, and she is presently a single woman who is using her life to live abundantly for Christ by serving her family in caring for her sister who has special needs and starting a non-profit nature based Respite program. Emily’s passion is see single women not just get through life but flourish in life so that they don’t miss the precious time available to live, serve, love, and have fun!
How Do I Join?
We will primarily meet in a private Facebook group, so to join go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/injoy297/! It’s that easy! We will meet you there!
Emily and I cannot wait to meet you and get started with our new (in)Courage online community group! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at brenda{at}triplebraidedlife{dot}com or ecenockson{at}gmail{dot}com! “See” you soon!
