Healthy closure of any group experience is extremely important.Good closure to group life help members process and define their experience.More can be learned from a group experience if that experience is remembered and understood.Good closure of the existing group sets the stage for a good experience in the new group.Successful closure is based around positive reflection of the group experience and casting a vision for new groups.
As we commit to live and lead as Jesus did, serving others, we too will experience the need to get a deep breath above our ocean of responsibilities, the demands of others, and our efforts to show a hurting world God’s love.
IS IT POSSIBLE THAT YOUR GROUP IS QUESTIONING ITS WORTH? IS IT HEALTHY FOR A SMALL GROUP TO TAKE A BREAK? HOW CAN WE BRING NEW LIFE INTO OUR SMALL GROUPS?
Sooner or later, it happens to every group. You’re moving along just fine – and then the blahs strike. The people in your group bore you. Scripture is dry as dust.
There is noting quite like getting together with your small group and getting away from the humdrum of the weekly routine. New relationships blossom and old one deepen.