My disappointment that two friends didn't make it to the last small group (though I wasn't entirely surprised) was redeemed by sitting next to Andrew and Jason tonight. Curious, I asked Andrew if he had a faith background, which opened up the conversation that nope, he didn't. Went to church a couple times, has never read the Bible. And the last small group he went to was really confusing and he didn't know what was going on.
As we partnered off and talked throughout small group, I realized that this small group looks really different when you're looking in from the outside, when you have no idea what people are saying. Such as, holy smokes, our small group is filled with all sorts of Christianese lingo that's so natural for most of our students, so awkward if you've never been exposed.
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I started this a week ago with full intention of fleshing out my thoughts on things that would be helpful for newcomers to small group (For example, my friend had no idea that Jesus is both God and God's son)...and never finished. Until next time, I guess.
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