Looking for friends to follow Jesus with?
I just talked to a long-time friend who has a battle-hardened faith. We were lamenting together that the reason her faith is "battle-hardened" is the hurt she's experienced at multiple churches.
Over and over again, she's joined, volunteered, given generously, and then realized much later that it was a one-way street.
It hurts.
It makes us wonder—is it even worth it?
And finding friends is hard.
One reason is our environments. We live far apart from each other and our schedules are already full. So getting together requires overcoming the friction of scheduling and traffic. It doesn't seem like a big deal, but it's the reason we don't initiate getting together. Or if we do, these are often the reason it's hard to keep meeting.
Another major challenge is that there's only so many people who want to be like Jesus. It's a lot easier to find someone to go to the movies or watch Sunday football. It's hard to find someone who wants to be real, to pray, to ask hard questions about the Bible. And who's legitimately safe.
We want to help you get started.
Join a Group
The Monday Group — 12–1pm Eastern, Go & Tell course, hosted by Carson
The Tuesday Group — 8–9pm Eastern, The Daily studies, hosted by Michaela
Meet your hosts
Michaela Farrellis working on her M.A. in the History of Christianity at Wheaton. But more importantly, she is kind, thoughtful, and sincere. "I'm honored to know her and partner with her in ministry."
— Carson
Carson Weitnauerspent twenty years trying to understand how people actually grow spiritually. After a decade in campus ministry, becoming a reluctant whistleblower at a global apologetics ministry, and a D.Min. from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, he finally found the most important part of following Jesus: friendship. "The main thing I bring to these studies is my own struggles, mistakes, and the lessons I learned the hard way."
What members are saying
"About 6 months ago, I joined the Uncommon Pursuit community and growth group, which has evolved into Friends Following Jesus and The Daily. It's not an instant game changer, but through the consistency of the daily messages and weekly meetings, I am more motivated and consistent in my own Bible study, wanting to learn more, show up and dig deeper. Having the opportunity to discuss and hear other people's knowledge, experience and perspective is so valuable and is helping me grow spiritually. As a fairly new Christian, I had only 1 or 2 existing Christian friends, (with a 12hr time difference too!), so I often felt lost and isolated. I am very grateful to be making new friends through this Community. If you are unsure, give it a try, it's worth the risk!"
— Theresa
Become an FFJ Friend
After you become an FFJ Friend, you can join any of our Groups.
"Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another."