Academy – A six-semester course designed to equip believers and enable them to effectively explain what they believe.
The Bucket – A news video meant to inform the church body of upcoming events and things they need to know. (Retired in 2011.)
Café Edah – Our café area at each Campus. Edah means Community or Assembly in Hebrew.
Campus Pastor – A face for the place, who shepherds the people who attend each Campus.
Directional Leader – What may be called a Senior Pastor or Lead Pastor at other churches. This distinction is intentional because we consider our pastoral staff to be a team, not a hierarchy.
Discovery (Disco) – Discovery is a class offered throughout the year, and is the first step to move from guest to family at The Well. You will learn who The Well is, what we believe and where you can get involved. It is a requirement for leadership.
Every Neighborhood Partnership (ENP) – A non-profit organization formed to equip churches to partner with and serve elementary school neighborhoods through their active presence in the community.
Guidebook – An introductory book to help visitors begin to understand The Well.
The Guild – A min-conference designed to equip followers of Christ.
Home Church – Occasionally we cancel our Sunday and Midweek gatherings and encourage you to be intentionally missional in your neighborhoods by spending time building relationships with your family, friends and neighbors during a time you would normally attend church.
Info Card – Available at all Campuses for attendees to update their info, make requests, or get connected.
Info Hub (iHub) – The place on your Campus to get any information you may need.
Internship – Designed to provide hands-on experience and exposure to the inner workings of The Well.
Kids Connection – Our children’s ministries for kids from birth to sixth grade.
Life Groups – Small groups that meet in homes or other places for the purpose of developing a family and growing spiritually.
Life Journal Bookmark/Reading Plan – Published quarterly, this is a reading plan to help you read through your entire Bible yearly.
Link – The team that will help you get connected to a Group or Team. They are available at the Info Hub at each Campus if you have other questions.
Ministry Teams – A group of people gathered together for a common purpose. Some teams are Campus-specific and others have teams at all Campuses.
Multi-Site – We are one church in multiple locations. Each location, or Campus, has its own Campus Pastor and live worship. The message may be live or video.
Residency – A 10-month seminary-level learning experience aimed at growing emerging leaders towards a better understanding of Bible, Theology, Leadership, Character Development, and Servanthood.
Serve Dei – An opportunity to reach out to the community in practical and tangible ways. We moved our hearts from a “Day” of service to a lifestyle of service for “Dei,” which is Latin for God.
Spiritual Formation – The goal of spiritual formation is to make disciples: followers of Christ who are intentionally becoming more like Him.
State of the Church (SOTC) – A service that occurs once a year for the purpose of casting vision for the upcoming ministry year.
Well Student Ministry (WSM) – Our middle school and high school ministries.
Your Unique Design (YUD) – A tool we use in Discovery, premarital counseling and with our teams to help people understand their personalities and gifting: http://youruniquedesign.com.