Everything's a competition. Today, we had our "taste" of small groups. Every small group brought their favorite snack and shared with the whole church. Of course, it soon became an "our snacks are better then your snacks" competition. One group took it over the top, brought a grill and started grilling up hot dogs outside.
It was a BLAST....I am so proud of my leaders who will do anything to help others find a place of connection.
Love - Challenge - Transform - Reach
These are the activities of a missional small group.
Is your group accomplishing these activites?
If so, please share...
Okay...here's my plan. I really want to finish the Bible in 90 days and I am falling behind. However, if I read 24 pages a day from today on...I WILL finish the Bible in 90 days on December 12th. I really want to meet my goal, and I can do anything for 12 days right? I will have to get up earlier and lay off the Tivo....oh wait, my tivo will store 12 days worth of programming...so no problem there. No sense in getting CRAZY!
GUESS WHAT? You too can read the Bible in 90 days! Only you will have it easier then me, because you can get weekly support and encouragement along the way with video extras. We are starting the 90 day Bible group on Monday night, January 15th right here at the yellow box. It is a weekly group that meets for.... well....about 90 days.
My friend Patrick O'Connell is leading the group. He is one of the brightest, most articulate, and fun people I have met lately. He has a great story of how he found his way back to God. Then he decided to read the Bible. So he bought a 90 day Bible as a Christmas present for himself and his wife and they read the Bible at the beginning of 2006. Now Patrick is ready to support others in their journey of the 90 day Bible. Learn more about Patrick on his blog.
God talked to me lots of times in the last 90 days...don't miss the conversation!
We drew names last night in small group. Each of us drew the name of someone else in the group for a different kind of gift exchange. In this exchange we will buy a toy that reminds us of the person whose name we drew. Like if your names are Barbie and Ken....which believe it or not, we do have a Barbie and Ken in our small group and YES they are married to each other, then you could buy a Barbie doll. Then next week at group we will show our toy and share why this toy reminded us of this person. The toys will then be donated to the Brady/Bardwell Gift Mart in east Aurora.
Troy thinks that the person who draws his name should buy a GI JOE, because he is so buff and everything...it's either that or a weable. You know the one, "weables wobble, but they don't fall down."
What toy reminds you of Troy?
Well...some of us anyway. This is them, my small group that I am so proud of. There in the middle are Rich and Mary. Hiding behind her husband is Stacy. Then there is Mike and Jill...Mike started the whole small group for which he takes credit for every chance he gets. And Ro and Steve our newest members who are now hosting. Kristine, our triathelete who likes the swimming and biking part but not the running. And Troy, who has been leading us for two years. That's us, for now anyway. Next week that US will be minus 4 plus 6.