Small Groups for the Rest of Us

by Chris Surratt

Let’s go ahead and get this out of the way from the beginning: to the normal church outsider, small groups are weird. Those of us who are tasked with convincing people in our churches that joining a small group is something they should do have an uphill battle. Here are just a few of the perceptions that come along with signing up for a small group in a church:

•    Carve out two to three hours a week from your already impossible schedule.

•    Spend those two to three hours with strangers in someone’s home.

•    Be prepared to confess all of your internal struggles to those strangers.

•    Don’t forget to stop by the store every week to pick up a cheese-and-fruit tray for the group.

Sound like fun? It didn’t to me. My journey to being a small-groups pastor was not an easy one. In fact, I pretty much came to it kicking and screaming…

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