Moving your small groups beyond coffee and cookies

Simple but effective steps to build genuine community in you small groups

People often think they’re enjoying fellowship together when actually they’re only experiencing a small part of what fellowship is meant to be.

Here are some simple but effective steps a small group in your church can take to build fellowship and encourage genuine community:

Offer new people a history of the group. Have everyone – including the first-timers –share a little bit about their family and a few of the activities they enjoy doing in their free time.

Provide ice-breakers. Sometimes the silliest questions or activities are best. These help people get to know one another in a safe way.

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