Why are you Leading a Small Group anyway?

Over the last 4 years of leading bible study, I still haven’t figured out all the nooks and crannies and still forget to do things that are pretty routine; so I thought that it might be beneficial to share and explore different things that I have learned and things that I am currently learning. I figured at best we can help each other in the battle to fight for God and encourage our brethren to do the same. I hope that you can take any information I give you and make it your own, seeking God about what you should do, and have a vision for where you want to end up—ultimately we want to be relationaries – sharing not just God with each other but our lives as well.

There have been amazing things that have happened in the small groups that you have been in. Begin to think about what God has done in your life, specifically through your small group. It might be good to ask yourself the following questions:

- Do you think God will do great things through your group? Why
o At first when I was thinking about this, I had to struggle with God about it. I have prayed for bible studies in the past, I have fasted, I have done all I knew what and how to do and never did it turn out how I thought. And so I was disappointed; however, I really desire to have a group of women (freshies) that really love Jesus and want to be close to God and pursue a relationship with Him more than any other. I really want and desire this more than anything for them.

- Share some of the ways you’ve been a beneficiary of those who have gone before you in their walks with the Lord. In what ways does this motivate you to pass God’s Word on to others?
o I had a great opportunity to see and bare witness to an older woman who had walked with the Lord for quite some time. Since I was a new believer watching her and her passion for God it inspired me to pursue the same thing and want/yearn for the same thing. She taught me how to pour into other people, how to pursue God and be a woman of integrity. She also has radically changed my life and helped me to pursue healing and ultimately FREEDOM! A priceless gift that completely changed my entire life.

- George Whitfield said that a ‘sincere person will esteem it (a small group) one of the greatest blessings’. What reason did he give? Do you agree or Disagree?
o People in small groups share their hearts, and pray for and comfort one another as needed. People who experience it can tell the unspeakable advantage of such communion of souls. I agree – people who open their hearts and share parts of their struggles and joys and prayers and answers share a deep soul connection. These Connections are life changing, and motivate other people to pursue these relationships forever. Not being satisfied with surface level relationships. It’s a great thing and will encourage other people’s lives to be changed as well.


I will be looking more into TURT (the ultimate road trip) for tips, suggestions and questions to ponder about why you are doing what you are doing. Why are you leading a bible study anyway?