Adding new groups helps our churches remain open to new people and helps people more easily navigate being involved in a group.
When traveling a distance on an interstate, most of us end up traveling with a pack. We may not know the other drivers in the pack, but somehow we find ourselves falling in line with others on the highway. When we stop for gas or to stretch our legs, we are left to find another pack once back on the highway.
The same can be true with ongoing Bible study groups. People joined the group and were comfortable with the pace and others in the group. However, for a variety of reasons, a person took a pit stop while the rest of the pack moved on. We saw a lot of this with COVID lockdowns and concerns about illness.
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