Jim and I led groups twice at our apartment. I did the opening prayer and “ice breaker” questions. Jim did the study and the closing prayer. Again, we got to know another ten or more folks. Since that time, we have joined groups four more times and yesterday our latest group met at the lovely Stonebridge apartment of our leader. We had a good discussion of what it means to be “evangelical.” This will lead into a discussion of the Christian nationalism that is being promoted by too many—not our church!
The joy of doing these small groups is that when we get to church—in the sanctuary the last few weeks, not livestream—we have people to greet. We know names and faces and this is a good thing when one belongs to a large congregation. In South Bend, we knew every person, young and old, in church and knew if someone was a visitor. But not here in Princeton. However, we have made progress in that way. We go to church to worship, not just to greet friends. But familiar faces make church a place of fellowship too.
