{"id":136930,"date":"2022-09-21T13:05:35","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T17:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/couragerc.org\/?page_id=136930"},"modified":"2026-01-19T09:29:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T14:29:26","slug":"chat-groups-overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/couragerc.org\/chat-groups-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Chat Groups Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading]Chat Groups Overview[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text]We invite Courage & EnCourage members to participate in our new online chat groups! Chat groups are a great way to remain connected with your brothers and sisters in Christ – you can share stories, anecdotes, prayer requests, ask questions, and most importantly support one another in living out the goals of Courage<\/a> & Encourage<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image media=”137215″ media_width_percent=”100″ css_animation=”zoom-in” uncode_shortcode_id=”118438″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”176578″]There are two main chat groups one can join:\u00a0Courage Online<\/strong> or EnCourage Online\u00a0*<\/big><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Each of the two main chat groups has public<\/em><\/strong> and private<\/em><\/strong> channels (IMPORTANT: \u201cpublic\u201d<\/em> here refers specifically to all screened and approved members of the main chat group, not<\/em> to the general public.)<\/span><\/strong> Once someone has already been approved and added to their main chat group, they may request participation in those private channels which they may also be eligible to join, within the chat group itself. Moderators will be on hand within each chat group, to screen and approve these additional requests.<\/p>\n

These are some of the public and private channels currently within each main chat group:<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”136464″]<\/p>\n

Courage Online:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Public channels:<\/em><\/strong>
\n\u2022 Courage Online
\n\u2022 Courage Live-chat
\n\u2022 Community Encouragement
\n\u2022 Blessings & Successes
\n\u2022 Books & Videos
\n\u2022 Prayer Intentions
\n\u2022 And more…<\/p>\n

Private channels:<\/em><\/strong>
\n\u2022 Ladies of Courage
\n\u2022 Men of Courage
\n\u2022 Courage Young Adults
\n\u2022 Married Courage Members[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”522365″]<\/p>\n

EnCourage Online:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Public channels:<\/em><\/strong>
\n\u2022 EnCourage Online
\n\u2022 Share Your Story
\n\u2022 Community Encouragement
\n\u2022 Prayer Intentions
\n\u2022 Technical Questions
\n\u2022 And more…<\/p>\n

Private channels:<\/em><\/strong>
\n\u2022 EnCourage Spouses
\n\u2022 Parents of those who experience gender identity discordance[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text]*<\/big><\/span><\/strong> Registrants may also join a Courage & EnCourage Together<\/strong> chat group, provided they also sign up for either Courage Online<\/strong> or EnCourage Online<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

How do I sign up?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

First, read our Chat Group Confidentiality & Privacy Policy<\/a>, then complete the Chat Groups Registration Form<\/a>. Upon approval of your registration, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions on next steps to take, to join and participate in your chat group.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ align_horizontal=”align_center” gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/3″][vc_button button_color=”accent” size=”btn-lg” radius=”btn-square” wide=”yes” border_width=”0″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fcouragerc.org%2Fchat-groups-registration-form%2F”]REGISTER NOW[\/vc_button][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_custom_heading el_class=”harvey-heading”]<\/p>\n

It’s great to stay connected!<\/h2>\n

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