C3 kicked off Community Groups (CG) this week. I am a HUGE fan of community groups. We read a lot of research about how to have great community groups and one of the biggest things we need to do as CG leaders is KILL RABBITS.
There are many personalities that can destroy true community and as much as I would like to name the personalities and put pictures of people who have them, I will refrain (for now).
One of the most subtle killers of true community is the "rabbit trail". This is where someone takes the discussion far far away from where it started or is intended to go. This is dangerous because it can often result in a rant or a long long boring story. Even if the story is somewhat entertaining, they need to be shot for the good of the group. If it is relevant to the discussion, they are not rabbit trails.
Rabbit trails can come on subtly enough but they can take you to a place you never wanted to go. The goal of CG's are to grow in your relationship with Christ. Rabbit trails keep that from happening.
My point: come to CG expecting to participate in conversations and come ready to grow. If you take off on a rabbit trail, expect to get shot.
CG's are where "real people share real life through real relationships"
bonus: in one of our groups we actually had a guy act like he was loading a gun every time someone started down a rabbit trail. It was a humorous way to let people know they are going somewhere that we may not want to go. We had a lot of fun with this...
2 comments:
love killing rabbits - think they even sell box traps for rabbits - that'd be a cool thing to have at every CG
Many a rabbit met a bitter end Tuesday night, sound-effects included. The hunters were out in force.
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