Small Groups & Mentoring

Designed for first-semester freshmen, Alpha Groups provide an opportunity to build unique and lasting community by meeting together regularly to share faith journeys.

• Alpha Groups meet every Monday at 9 p.m. on each freshmen floor.

• Alpha Groups are led by an upperclassmen student leader team.

• These groups are a place to grow as you learn more about yourself, your hall mates, and your faith journey.

Contact us at alphagroups@pointloma.edu with any questions. We can't wait to journey with you!

Discipleship Groups (D-Groups) are designed for sophomores, juniors, and seniors, offering rich small group conversation and spiritual formation activities.

• You can join a group that fits your schedule, allowing for a convenient opportunity to open up with friends, hall mates, and D-Group leaders about your faith journey.

• All groups are guided by a D-Group leader who receives training, mentoring, and ongoing guidance from the Discipleship Ministries Office.

• We all need companions on our spiritual journey — friends to encourage, strengthen, and guide us. D-Groups allow for that type of transformative and grace-filled space, one that provides rest, laughter, learning, and lasting friendships.

If you have questions, you can contact us at dgroups@pointloma.edu.

The Spiritual Mentoring program requires a fall semester commitment. Pairs are welcome to continue on into the spring if both their schedules allow.

At the beginning of each semester, our office reviews mentor applications and student requests for mentors. Matches are made on a first-come, first-serve basis and mentoring will begin a couple weeks into each semester. Matches are made based on interest; experience; the questions answered in the application/request forms; and knowledge, if any, of the participants. Matches made later in the semester are exceptions and depend on whether mentors or mentees are available.

Generally, you can expect to meet biweekly. We ask that mentor-mentee pairs meet a minimum of two times each month, although if a mentor-mentee pair wishes to meet more often, they are more than welcome to.

If a mentor or student feel like the match is unhelpful, please contact our office at spiritualmentoring@pointloma.edu or (619) 849-3393.

The Spiritual Mentoring program requires a fall semester commitment. There are four mandatory Monday meetings in August, September, October, and November for senior mentors.

At the beginning of each semester, our office reviews mentor applications and student requests for mentors. Matches are made based on availability; the questions answered in the application/request forms; and knowledge, if any, of the participants. Matches are made on a first-come, first-serve basis and mentoring will begin a couple weeks into each semester. Matches made later in the semester are exceptions and depend on whether mentors or mentees are available.

Generally, you can expect to meet biweekly. We ask that mentor-mentee pairs meet a minimum of two times each month, but if a mentor-mentee pair wishes to meet weekly, they are more than welcome to.

If a mentor or student feel like the match is unhelpful, please contact our office at spiritualmentoring@pointloma.edu or (619) 849-3393.