Small Groups

What do Google and small groups have in common? They have the answer to everything—everything to help us grow spiritually. I have come to believe that if someone is happy or sad, spiritually mature or a baby Christian, has tons of friends or is lonely, an extrovert or an introvert, a small group is the place for us to practice the “One Anothers” of Scripture. Together we are the Body of Christ—the Church.

Below are the names of more than 50 people with whom I’ve made the small group journey. Each name represents a story that has shaped my understanding of God and my understanding of my place in sharing His story.

Steve, Debbie, Mike, Gail, Dwight, Skip, Lawrence, Tim, Mary Nell, Joni, Holly, Glen, Darlene, Janet, Larry, Teddy, Khonnah, Roger, Peggy, Dan, Carol, Carole, Peter, Pam, Jim, Audrey, Ken, Norma, Kathy, Kathi, Cathy, Ann, Stefanie, Terry, Brenda, Padma, Janelle, Rebecca, Dawn, Edgar, Chad, Christina, Glen, Emmi, Moses, Charles, Alice, David, Jeannette, Judy, Robin, Mary Ann, Barry, Elizabeth, Carolyn, Caroline, Susan, Paul, Linda, Diane, Shirley, Andrea, Tom, Katherine and Marilyn Bauer. (See the next story.)

The above names are in random order. I’m grateful for how each one is tied to a story of God’s power to transform lives as we make the journey in the community of friends.