Experience Deep Connection at Eden Chapters

Men's Eden Chapters

Aledo:

When: Tuesday Mornings from 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM

Where: Cultivate Community Workspace

Address: 401n Farm to Market 1187 Aledo, TX 76008

Dallas:

When: Tuesday Mornings from 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM

Where: Watermark East Tower Room 1B

Address: 7616 LBJ FWY, Dallas, TX 75251

Women's Eden Chapters

Aledo:

When: Tuesday Nights from 7:15 PM – 8:45 PM

Where: Cultivate Community Workspace

Address: 401n Farm to Market 1187 Aledo, TX 76009

Dallas:

When: Wednesday Mornings from 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Where: Eden Project Office

Address: 7616 LBJ Freeway, Suite 735 Dallas, TX 75251

What are Eden Chapters?

Eden Chapters are weekly meetings open to all people that serve as relational spaces to practice our humanity with other spiritual friends. We do this by using the time to read and meditate on our Eden Creed (This can be found in the downloadable triad guide) and practice what we call a Triad.

To do a Triad you gather with two other same-gender friends and intentionally engage with each other relationally by:

1) Checking In: Take a moment to slow down and think about how you are currently feeling (Angry, Hurt, Lonely, Sad, Fearful, Shameful, Guilty, Glad). Once you become aware of how you are feeling you can share this with the two other people in the group.

2) Attune and Respond: For the two listeners, after it’s clear the person has finished sharing, thank them for showing up. If they shared something particularly personal, thank them for trusting you with this (and potentially highlight the courage it took to share this). We then ask two questions after someone has shared:

- What do you need from us? We aim to do whatever we can for the person.
- What do you need from God? Then we pray to ask God to do what only he can do.

3) After that person responds: pray for them, and then repeat these steps for the 2 other people in the group.

At Eden Chapters, we create space for deep, authentic connection. These weekly gatherings are where we come together to explore our humanity, share our stories, and grow in our spiritual journey alongside friends. Whether you’re seeking community or just curious, you are welcome to join us. This is a great place to come and get introduced to the Eden Project completely free.

What are the Benefits?

Eden Triads are helpful because we are creating a unique guided environment to practice being an embodied human in a relationship, in a controlled environment. This enables us to work relational muscles and once strengthened, we can take them back to all of our most important relationships. This will result in you being more present with God, less a stranger to yourself, and more connected in all your human relationships.

The simple act of showing up and telling the truth to an empathetic listener who doesn’t leave is regenerative to the brain. This practice serves as a bridge to being known, feeling connected, and experiencing the fellowship we were designed for in Eden.

Over time, those of us who are engaged in a consistent weekly cadence of emotional check-ins are reporting significant new awareness and growth. We feel less alone. We experience less shame as we see how common our temptations are. We are less of a stranger to ourselves, able to more quickly identify what we’re feeling and why. We’re growing more present in relationships with others and receiving feedback like, “You’re a better listener than you used to be” and “I feel less alone with you than before.” These changes have convinced us that we need the intentional space that a Triad provides to practice our humanity with others.

How Long to Experience Change from Eden Chapters?

An Eden Triad will be new for many. We encourage you to give it seven weeks before deciding if it’s helpful to you. Many of the benefits of engaging in this relational (re)training are subtle and accumulative over time.

There may be Triad meetings when you experience profound comfort or the feeling of being less alone and deep fellowship with your Triads. At other times emotional check-ins will be mundane with you leaving only slightly more aware of what’s happening in your interior life.

You’ll always have the opportunity to pray specifics for your spiritual friends. That said, allow this process to play out over a series of weeks, and then evaluate how much value it is adding to your life and relationships.

Watch a Triad

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Watch the Eden Project team engage in an Eden Triad. This is not a case study, but three spiritual friends showing up in real time. Watch to gain awareness in how to check-in emotionally and how to receive others.

Take a Look Inside

The Triad Guide

This free guide is designed to (re)train you to deepen relationally by practicing with two trusted spiritual friends. Over time, those engaged in triads are reporting deeper awareness and connection. We feel less alone. We are less of a stranger to ourselves, able to more quickly identify what we’re feeling and why. We experience less shame as we discover how common-to-man our experiences are.

You are the mission of The Eden Project—a human being designed for the relationally rich soil of Eden. An Eden triad may be one of the ways the triune God leads you back home. Download a free copy of The Triad Guide, recruit two friends, and begin engaging this important discipleship environment.

Become a monthly donor to receive a hard copy of the Triad Guide

By becoming an Eden Partner, you’ll extend the mission so others connect more deeply with God, themselves, and others. As our thank you, we’ll send you a hard copy of the beautifully designed Triad Guide.