Hesed’s Thursday Roundtable Zoom Group
In Hesed Discipleship Network, we are glad to be together in every space. Presencing intentionally with one another and authentically sharing our stories, experiences, and covenantal relationship milestones builds our capacity for relational joy, stretches our maturity, and forms deep loving bonds. Each week, members of our Hesed community are invited to join a virtual Roundtable group over Zoom at 12:00 PM CST. What began as a simple weekly gathering over zoom has become a meaningful meeting place of hearts and stories shared week after week at a virtual table from all over the world.
From New Zealand, to Africa, and all over the United States, we have beautiful people carrying stories of Shalom in our community that we get to serve each week simply by being together in it. In a world where so many people feel unseen, isolated, or pressured to hold it all together, spaces marked by honesty, appreciation, validation and the steady presence of love and the Holy Spirit become deeply sacred. Time and time again, we have experienced God meeting people through this community; through people listening, staying present, and sharing joy no matter what our circumstances may be.
This year, I have been so blessed by meeting Loise through Roundtable. When we first met her on the call, she explained that she had found Hesed Discipleship Network by asking ChatGPT whether there were any free online Christian coaching courses. It gave her a list. Hesed was number three. When sharing this, she said, “Hesed stood out because of the free Coaching and Training to help with emotional health, relational skills, shame-work, etc. Since I am very big on emotional wellbeing, my own as well as that of others, Hesed stood out above the rest." And so she joined us, and ever since, each week, I know I speak for our whole group when I say, again, that her presence blesses us.
If you have not had the privilege of meeting this amazing woman, let me introduce her. She is a loving mother to her three beautiful girls and she loves her family deeply. She’s a lover of God, an author, and a speaker and she has a passion to help people reclaim their God-given purpose. The way she is obedient to God’s movement and aligning in her life is so authentic and seen. The truth she carries and the wisdom she holds are deeply felt. It’s been an honor to know her story more deeply and be with her each time she joins the call.
Back in March, Loise shared a social media post that beautifully captured what Roundtable and Hesed have come to mean to so many of us. I asked if she would be open to us sharing her experience here, and she graciously said yes. She writes:
“There’s something sacred about being seen… truly seen. I didn’t expect to find a family like this — especially in a season where I was carrying so much I didn’t even have words for it. Pain, questions, broken pieces… and yet, somehow, I walked into a virtual room full of strangers who chose to hold space for all of it.
No pressure. No pretending. Just real people, real prayers, real love.
Week after week, this space has become more than a meeting. It’s been a covering. A safe place to cry, to vent, to be poured into, and to be held up when I didn’t have the strength to stand on my own.
And every Thursday, God keeps reminding me: you are not alone.
What started as strangers… has become family. The kind that shows up, stays, listens, and carries you through.
I don’t take this lightly. Not at all. ❤️ If you’re in a hard season, I pray you find your people — the ones God sends to remind you that even here… you are still held. Or come join my peeps...”
Stories like Loise’s remind us that true healing, transformation and peace are found within relationship and community together. Not through perfection, but through presence, with one another and with God. Through safe spaces where people can be seen, heard, appreciated, and validated as they grow in emotional maturity, love - in Hesed, together.
We are deeply grateful for every story shared within Hesed Discipleship Network and for every person who chooses to show up authentically at Roundtable week after week. If you are longing for genuine connection, for people who are truly glad to be with you, or simply for a place where you don’t have to pretend, we hope you know this: You were never meant to carry life alone.
A healthy community creates space for authentic connection, people who will be glad to be with you, a place where you don’t have to pretend, and a deeper connection with God. As we learn to walk honestly and safely with one another, we often discover that we are also learning to walk more deeply with Jesus.
Sometimes the first step toward God is simply showing up and allowing yourself to be seen.