it was long.
and intense.
to help us recover from the intensity, we got spontaneous and enjoyed a little macdonald's ice cream and some apples to apples. just what the doctor ordered.
some of the main points people shared were...
- a need for honesty & vulnerability
- a desire to feel pursued & important to the group
- frustrations with feeling like we're stuck in the past, unable to enjoy each other in a real way right now
- a desire to be more easy-going & laid back
- a need to just get to know people from the ground up
- in an effort to learn how to make people feel welcome in our small group, we also talked about how that plays out on the large scale with sunday mornings at harvest, and resolved to be the hospitality team -- seeking out newcomers & getting outside of our comfortable group
there's nothing more basic than games, so next week will be a game night! hurray.
then on a regular basis, we decided to start sharing life stories again, one a week.
we're also focusing on growing in our ability to relate to each other. we'll still have a facilitator for the night, but the facilitator will not be leading a study. instead, they will bring some relational interaction activity.
the options for that are endless, but it could be anywhere from learning about the 5 languages of love to playing 'would you rather' to exploring praying in the spirit... basically, whatever the facilitator would like to do to help us grow in love and life together.
then after throwing a regular game night into the mix, we have ourselves a game plan! it's flexible, with room for creativity & interpretation, but structured enough to keep the type A people happy.
what do you think?
i like it.
1 comment:
Hey, I get to be the first (and hopefully not the last) person to comment on your post! Sorry I couldn't be there for the discussions, but it was kind of a rough week, and I was in pretty much of a "cancel-everything-and-just-stay-home" mood for several days. Just needed to recover. I concur...we should have that laid-back yet semi-structured approach to our group that you described in your post. At least, I'm feeling comfy with the idea. It'd be nice to really get to know each other a little better. Come to think of it, it's a little shocking to think of how little I really know about any of your lives, or how little you know of mine. Hopefully this will help. Anyway, looking forward to seein' you-uns on Wednesday!
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