Life on the Vine • 2026

Walk Together.
Grow Together.

Way Walk Circles are launching at Eastland -
9-18 months of walking like Jesus, side by side.

Count the Cost & Commit Circles begin April 5, 2026

What Is This?

A Way Walk Circle Is How We Walk Like Jesus - Together

Jesus didn't just preach to crowds. He called a few people close, walked with them daily, ate with them, served with them, rested with them, and sent them out to do the same. That's the Way Walk.

A Way Walk Circle is a small group of 3-5 people who commit to walking together for 9 to 18 months - learning Scripture, holding each other accountable, serving our neighborhood, breaking bread, and resting in God's presence. Three weeks of learning. One week of doing. Repeat.

This isn't something you observe. It's something you live.

Be Honest With Yourself

This Is Not a Church Program

We love you enough to be straight with you. A Way Walk Circle is not another Bible class you add to your schedule. It's not a 6-week study. It's not something you "try out."

It's a lifestyle commitment. It will change how you spend your Tuesday evenings, your Saturday mornings, your lunch breaks. It will ask you to open your home, open your mouth in prayer, open your life to people who will see you at your best and your worst.

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Jesus told people to count the cost before they followed Him. We're asking you to do the same. If your life is already overcommitted and you're not willing to lay something down, this isn't the right season - and that's okay. But don't sign up hoping to figure it out later.

What You're Committing To

Three Values. Four Rhythms.

Every Way Walk Circle is built on the same foundation Jesus used with His disciples:

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Prayer & Fasting
Pray and fast for your circle like they're your own family. Not optional.
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Inviting Along
Build relationships. Invite people into life with you - neighbors, coworkers, family.
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Multiplication
From day one, this circle is designed to grow and send. You may be called to lead.
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Learn
3 weeks a month - Scripture study, spiritual autobiography, Discovery Bible Study.
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Eat
Share meals. Jesus ate with people. It's where real life comes out.
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Serve
Get your hands dirty together. Serve the neighborhood like Jesus did.
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Rest
Sabbath together. Stop. Breathe. Be still and know He is God.

For Pilot Participants

Your Pilot Group Was Just That - a Pilot

If you were part of the Way Walk Circle pilot, thank you. That experience was real and valuable. But your pilot group will not automatically continue as your permanent circle.

New circles will be formed according to the Trust and Follow Jesus framework by Bobby Harrington - based on relational proximity, gender, life stage, and missional intentionality. Not based on who happened to be in your pilot group.

This may feel uncomfortable. That's okay. Jesus didn't pick twelve guys who were already best friends. He built a family out of fishermen, tax collectors, and zealots - people who had to learn to walk together. Trust the process. Trust the leaders. Trust the Spirit.

Your Next Step

Are You Ready to Count the Cost?

The commitment form below will walk you through honest questions about your life, your schedule, your readiness, and your willingness to be held accountable. It takes about 10 minutes. Take it seriously - pray before you start.

Start the Commitment Form

Circles begin April 5, 2026

Eastland Church of Christ • Fort Worth, Texas

Way Walk Circle
Commitment Form

Counting the Cost Before You Commit

Circles Launch April 5, 2026

"Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won't you first sit down and estimate the cost to see whether you have enough to finish it?"
- Luke 14:28

Step 1 of 7
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About You

Before we begin, let's get your basic information.

"See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?"

- Isaiah 43:19

Step 2 of 7 - Read Carefully

Your Pilot Group Was Just That - a Pilot

If you participated in the pilot: your pilot group will not automatically continue as your ongoing circle. The pilot gave you a taste. Now we're building circles for the long haul.

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How new circles will be formed: Beginning April 5, circles will be organized per the Trust and Follow Jesus framework - based on relational proximity, gender, life stage, and missional intentionality. Not based on who was in your pilot group.
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Why this matters: Jesus didn't pick twelve guys who were already best friends. He built a family out of fishermen, tax collectors, and zealots. Trust the process. Trust the leaders. Trust the Spirit.

Relational dynamics, schedule constraints, etc.

"No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God."

- Luke 9:62

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This Is Not a Church Program

A Way Walk Circle is not another Bible class or 6-week study. It is a lifestyle commitment to walk as Jesus walked - together, on purpose, for 9 to 18 months.

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Honest Warning: If you're looking to "try out" something or add to an already overcommitted life without changing anything - this is not the right step. Don't sign up hoping to figure it out later.

Three values and four rhythms that will reshape your time:

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Prayer & Fasting - Fast and pray for your circle. Not optional.
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Inviting Along - Actively build relationships and invite others into life with you.
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Multiplication - This circle is designed to multiply. You may be asked to lead.
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Learn (3 weeks/month) - Scripture study, Discovery Bible Study. Come prepared.
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Eat - Share meals together.
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Serve - Serve together. This isn't theoretical.
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Rest - Sabbath together. Learn to stop.

"For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost?"

- Luke 14:28

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Your Life Right Now - Honestly

These questions help you be honest with yourself. God doesn't need your perfection. He does need your honesty.

Work, school, caregiving, sports, ministry, groups, hobbies - everything claiming your weekly time.

1 = Can't imagine dropping anything • 10 = Already clearing my schedule

Not readyFully ready

Be concrete. Don't write what sounds spiritual. Write what's true.

"Let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles."

- Hebrews 12:1

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Spiritual Readiness & Accountability

A Way Walk Circle is built on radical honesty and life-changing accountability.

Sharing honestly about obedience steps, failures, struggles. Not performing. Not hiding.

Not a test. Name what's real.

"The things you have heard me say… entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others."

- 2 Timothy 2:2

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Multiplication & Mission

This is where many people get uncomfortable - and that's the point. A Way Walk Circle isn't designed for your comfort. It's designed for the Kingdom.

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The expectation is clear: Circles multiply by a factor of two after 9-18 months. You may be called to help lead. This is not a surprise ending - it's the design from the beginning.

Name 2-4 people. Neighbors, coworkers, family, friends.

"Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations… and behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age."

- Matthew 28:19-20

Step 7 of 7 - Your Covenant

Your Covenant Commitment

This is a covenant of grace - not perfection. But it is a covenant. If you cannot honestly affirm these, choose "I need more time." There is no shame in that.

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Circles launch April 5, 2026. New circles formed per Trust and Follow Jesus parameters. Submitting this form expresses your readiness to be placed.
ENGAGE - I will engage fully and seek to grow in understanding of and obedience to Jesus.
COMMIT - I will show up, come prepared, and stay committed for the full 9-18 month cycle.
JESUS-STYLE RHYTHMS - I will pursue Learn, Eat, Serve, and Rest.
LIFE-CHANGING ACCOUNTABILITY - I will be honest, open, and confidential. I will let people in.
PRAYER & FASTING - I will fast and pray for my circle regularly.
MULTIPLICATION - I will support multiplication and consider leading when the time comes.

One concrete, doable action as an act of obedience.

By typing your name, you affirm you have prayerfully considered this covenant.

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Your Response Has Been Received

Thank you for taking this seriously. Whatever step you chose - full commitment, questions, or needing more time - we honor your honesty.

Way Walk Circles launch April 5, 2026.
A circle leader will follow up with you.

"Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations… and behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age."
- Matthew 28:19-20

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