. . . inviting people to church pt. 3 . . .

So often in the church world, we focus on our personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Growing closer to our Lord is the most important thing we can do, but he asks us to not stop there. Before he went to be with God in Heaven, he gave his disciples a commission, to go and make disciples of all nations. While it feeds our souls to be with others who proclaim Jesus as our Lord and Savior, it can become entirely too comfortable and we forget to share the love of God with others outside our groups.

Small group participation is essential for inviting people to church. But not just any small group. Most of us are accustomed to gathering with other Christians for Bible studies and other topical studies. These studies are fantastic; they help us know about God. What many are light on is getting us to talk about our experience of God in our day-to-day lives.

Small groups that help us focus on our experiences of God are part of the DNA of every Wesleyan tradition. It is in small groups called Class Meetings, where people in the 1700s in the United Kingdom & United States began to see their lives as actively apart of God's great story.

So what small group are you in? Do you need to be in one? If you are in a study group, make a point to ask each other the question: "How have you experienced God this week?" If you are in a large group, break up into smaller groups of three. It does not need to take up the whole time together, but it will help you begin to think about God in your daily living.