Top-Ten List
Too Small
Top 10 signs that your group is getting too small.
The Small Group Network Community | posted 4/12/2001
| Topics: | Attendance, Fellowship, Fun, Group size, Growth, numerical, Humor, Leadership |
| Filters: | Coach, Connect, Director, Group Leader |
| Purpose: | Fellowship |
| References: |  |
| Date Added: | April 12, 2001 |
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10. You can follow up on all group members without leaving your house.
Jon M. Sullivan, First Church of Christ
9. Your daughter sets out her dolls, so there is only one empty chair.
Allen White, New Life Christian Center, Turlock, CA
8. During Prayer time you find yourself quoting Mt. 18:20 "Where two or three are gathered…"
Jamie Cupschalk, Mount Pleasant Community Church
7. Every Chair is the empty chair.
Martin Burch, Mill Creek Community Church, Shawnee, KS
6. Your usual waitress at the restaurant where your weekly men's small group meets asks, "Will anyone be joining you this week?"
Mark Pierce, Crossroads Community Church
5. You over hear your son explain to a friend, "Naw, she doesn't always talk to herself. Just during small group discussions."
Bettejean Cramer, The Chapel on the Campus
4. You say, "Tonight we're going to pray for the empty room." instead of the empty chair.
Dan Katka, Gateway Church
3. When you join in prayer and you have to hold your own hand.
James Hettinger, Overland Park Christian Church
2. You decide to grow the group by encouraging schizophrenia.
Martin Burch, Mill Creek Community Church, Shawnee, KS
1. Worship involves: You, a guitar, and 5 cardboard cutouts.
Russ Harlow Jr., Pines Presbyterian Church, Houston, TX
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