what did this entail,
we went to the pub.
granted the other two brought paper bibles and i brought my iphone (with youversion on) and we chatted over a pint or two.
what made this all the more astounding (and enjoyable) was there was no agenda, no plan other than to meet together and (as a certain pastor is fond of saying) "do life together"
i learnt more about what was going on in their lives in those 2 hours than i had in weeks of church, football and even the occasional meal.
before you beat me down and say "but what about time in the word?"
we chatted about what God had been teaching us lately not just through sermons and bible studies but in blogs and life and talked about where we saw this in the bible.
"and what about evangelism?"
well after a rocky start with the bar woman, i did manage to have a nice chat with her and make a connection with her after my arm was twisted to buy a round.
"and what about worship?"
Granted no-one brought a guitar but I believe God saw our chatting as an act of worship at the very least on a par with some of the 'joyful noises' i have heard.
So have we recreated the small group for a new generation, almost certainly not. have we rediscovered what it can mean to get together and chat about the important things in life free from agendas and time constraints (excluding those imposed by our loving wives).
Yup!
so next month we may actually even tell the people we invited where it is going to happen and we have a vague idea of what we are going to discuss. will it be as successful? only time will tell.
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