The Nimble Nature of a Small Group

I recently heard a man speak about why a small group that meets in a home and regularly studies the Bible, prays, and cares for another is so powerful.  In a word, he said that the small group has the unique power to be nimble.  It can change each week according to what the group most needs at that moment.  Here’s a few of the expressions that the group can take.

First is family, and perhaps this one is expressed most often.  It is the family which can be together, enjoy life, and be in relationship.  Second is the hospital.  The small group can drop everything and care for one member when it is warranted.  Third is the school.  There are times at which the group must move forward in learning, growing, and being stretched.  And finally the group can become the army.  They become this when the join forces in some way to give, influence, or offer help that takes them all working cooperatively together.

I have stories from my life when a small group has been all of those for me.  And I have loved each of season.

Let’s celebrate the power of coming together under Jesus to form groups like this that can morph and change at the leading of the Spirit to accomplish such lofty yet tangible expressions.