The love a small group showed for a woman going through cancer is opening her to God's love for her.
by Life Together
In the middle of a frenzied school year, a small group of women gathered week after week to grow in Christ. Marci told the group that her sister-in-law, Meg, was struggling with cancer. None of the other women knew Meg.
Marci's heart was broken over Meg. Meg had never pursued any type of relationship with God, and Marci feared her eternal destiny was hopeless. Also, the cancer was immobilizing her ...
The members of a woman's small group show exceptional care during a difficult time.
by Life Together
On an ordinary spring day, Andrea's husband came home with the news that he had lost his job. They had their lives planned for many years: they loved the area, their kids' school, the kids' youth programs, their ministry in the church, and their friendships at church. They'd had no intention of moving, but now they had three months to find something new. Three months! How could anyone find a new job ...
Every time our church tried to launch a new small group ministry, we failed. Things never turned out the way we hoped. For our fall launch, we began planning five months in advance, which left us feeling like we had things under control. Though we earnestly worked to make it an outreach event, we launched only two groups—and those two groups were comprised of only longtime church members.
Sometimes the most important part of clearing up misunderstandings is talking about them.
by Life Together
Recently, my grown daughter asked me to join her in attending six sessions on learning one's purpose in life. I decided it would be wonderful to spend some time together since my daughter was soon to be married.
In preparation for the study, I pondered my purpose in life. I specifically contemplated how I raised my children to know God.
As a mother, I knew that I needed to teach my children values that ...
Group members think of significant moments from different segments of their lives.
Tami Rudkin
Have each of your group members take his or her life and divide it into three equal (or nearly equal) parts. For example, if you are 30 years old, you would break up your life like this: 0-10, 11-20, 21-30. Next, have them think of one significant event in each of those time periods. Have them share one of those events with the rest of the group.
Form your group into bears and walk around the block answering a list of questions.
Tami Rudkin
Have your group number off by twos. Ask them to line up facing each other so that they are matched up with someone from the opposite group. Hand all the number ones a piece of paper with questions (see below) printed on them. Explain that they are going to take a walk around the block. As they do that they will continually change partners and answer the following questions as directed by the group ...
Their marriage was a nightmare marked with broken promises and recurring unfaithfulness. Every offense pounded the harshness of the greatest storm a married couple could endure. As each ordeal settled, Lori attempted to gather the shattered pieces of her hopes and dreams once more.
Lori kept the painful secret of her husband's adultery for many years. Although she and her husband had been in our small ...
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