Chat Group Guidelines

This group exists to help the Calvary Chapel Mason City community stay connected, encouraged, and equipped. Please follow these simple guidelines to keep this group healthy and Christ-centered:

  1. Please Don’t Share Teachings
    This group isn’t the place for sharing teachings, sermons, or YouTube links. The group is for conversation and edification not education. Discussion about the Sunday sermon or something we are covering in a small group is acceptable.
  2. Keep It Biblical
    No conspiracy theories, rants, political party promotion, or posts about politicians. Posts about policy issues are okay if they clearly tie to biblical truth.
  3. No Marketing
    Please don’t promote businesses, events, products, or money-making opportunities.
  4. No Gossip or Sensitive Info
    Do not share personal or incriminating details about others. Always protect people’s dignity.
  5. Respect Group Hours
    Please post only between 7:00 AM and 9:00 PM.
  6. Use the Group as Intended
    This space is for:

    • Sharing prayer needs
    • Conversations, invitations to hang out, go fishing, bike rides etc.
    • Offering encouragement
    • Posting church-related event info
    • Sharing Bible verses
    • Practical needs (e.g., borrow a saw, help shoveling)
  7. One-on-One Conversations
    If a conversation becomes lengthy or personal, please move it to a private message.
  8. Speak with Grace
    Always be respectful. Speak the truth in love. Build each other up in Christ.
  9. General Respect for Others
    The idea is that everyone is blessed by this group. Give thought to your posts. Posting things like a single emoticon or a word like “sure” or “praying” may be appropriate at times. But keep in mind too much of this stuff could be annoying.
  10. Content Moderation
    Any posts that don’t follow these guidelines may be removed without notification or explanation.
  11. Adding Members
    All additions to the group are subject to admin approval and can be denied for any reason. Admins reserve the right to grant or deny access to this group at any time.
  12. Removal of Members
    Moderators will automatically remove people that stop attending Calvary after a month or so. Exceptions may apply in certain situations. If a member should violate the rules of the group repeatedly, they are subject to removal.

Being part of a community comes with a cost—and one of the small ones is the occasional notification at an inconvenient time. That’s just part of staying connected. If we mute everything and never participate, the group misses out on the unique contribution only you can bring.

So, ask yourself: Do I really want to be part of this? If the answer is yes, then that’s great!

Our goal is to continue to build a healthy, connected community filled with support, encouragement, and genuine friendship. To maintain this, we all need to honor some simple guidelines and stay engaged.

Thanks for being willing—we’re glad you are here!

Let all that you do be done in love. – 1 Corinthians 16:14