Monday, September 7, 2009
"What's Mike Selling"?
Many of you have seen me running around the last month or so before and after services asking you if you are in a small group. If I've had a chance to talk with you you will remember my telling you about all the new small groups we're starting up this month. Some of you are probably saying, "...man, Mike is acting like a salesman"!
Well...yeah! And I'm trying to sell you on a great product. Small groups offer a place to connect with other believers, making you a part of a family. A family which shares a common interest in growing deeper in God's Word and in fellowship. In some groups we go deeper into the weekend's message studying additional bible passages relating to the weekend message and discussing how to apply what was discussed in our everyday lives. Some groups have other small group studies relating to various mutual topics of interest to the group. Some groups do both.
If you haven't been in a group before I ask that you please find someone in a group and ask them how they like it. Or contact me and I will put you in touch with someone in a group so you can ask questions. I love it when I am reading people's status update on facebook and they are talking either about how they are looking forward to group that night or commenting on what a great time they had in group. And they mostly talk about how much they love their "groupies".
But if I'm to be a good salesman, I must believe in the product I sell. I do...I'm in a small group and will be starting up another one in 2 weeks. I also must sell a quality product that delivers on its promise. Small groups do deliver as advertised. Here you'll have to ask satisfied groupies. And I should be selling a product that people want. Just over the past 60 days we have increased our participation (new people who will join a group) in our four campuses by almost 65%. We have an overall goal of adding to this and at least doubling our participation over the next 30 days. (Then we move on to getting everyone in a small group...man I got a lot of selling to do!).
This weekend we will be distributing a High Rock East flyer which lists all the current and new groups from which you can choose. We have tried to offer a broad selection of days and groups you can join. I encourage you to look over the list and select one. Just contact me or call the church office. We plan to have at least 10 small groups set up by launch day of the West campus. Denton has already doubled their small group participation. Kannapolis' current small groups are all taking Financial Peace University together and will separate into new groups after that.
The bible instructs us to meet together and encourage each other...
Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another--and all the more as you see the Day approaching. (Hebrews 10:25 NIV)
The bible also instructs us to meet together and fellowship and study the Word..
They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer… All the believers were together and had everything in common. Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved. (Acts 2: 42, 44-47 - NIV)
See you in a small group!
In Christ,
Mike
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