There is more to our life following Jesus than Sunday services. We are aiming to live our faith all day every day, and getting together in groups is an important part of this.

Pip n Jay has had a long history of encouraging church members to belong to small groups – whether they be called housegroups, homegroups or daytime groups at church. There are lots of reasons for this, such as:

• Spiritual gifts: small groups are a great place for identifying gifting and giving opportunity for exercising and experimenting with gifting in a ‘safe’ setting;
• New leaders: As people get to know each other in groups, the future church leaders can be identified and given the chance to lead;
• Supporting and encouraging: people can drop into the background in the bigger congregation, but in a smaller group they can be prayed for and loved in a practical way;
• More personal discipleship: we can hear a great message on a Sunday, but in a small group we can more easily apply it to life, ask the questions, and so on;
• Outreach: some of us find it easier than others to be a witness, but a small group can spur us on and we can reach out together – which is often much easier!

If you’re not in a group and you’re interested, then please contact Gary Cox, Richard Wait or Bern Leckie.