"I like being in a group".
I told this to Tarina the other day as we started a new small group a couple weeks ago. We meet weekly and serve a couple times a month and connect with one another a couple times a month (to see some pics of our group in action, click here).
For the last 20 years or so, I've been in a group of some sort. While in high school I was part of the youth group and a weekly bible study. There were several groups in college, and then once T and I were married, we were in a group with others who had just got married, and those times were so important as we were figuring out life as a married couple. While I was in seminary, we were part of another group that again was very instrumental for our lives, and while we've gone our sperate ways, we had a reunion a couple summers ago. I've been part of various men's groups and studies and currently meet with one on Friday mornings. I've had the opportunity to lead groups and as a group experience some of life's greatest and most difficult moments together.
There's something about meeting with people, on a consistent basis, that makes life more fun. And it also makes following Christ more meaningful because you're being shaped by other people and their stories.
Whereever you may be, I recommend being in a group.
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