NEW GROUP?
Hey! Are you starting a new group? Here are some ideas to get started and some helpful tips to get to know one another!!
Ideas to get to know each other:
Go out and do an activity like bowling, that way its more comfortable for people to be themselves!
Be a host and get some snacks or drinks to enjoy- people never know what to do with themselves in a random persons house so having something to much on or drink can help break tension
Play a board game, cards or something like “were not really strangers- it invites people to get to know one another in a fun way
Do a speed dating activity to get to know everyone quickly!
Ideas for fist couple gatherings!
keep the content lighter- don’t scare people off with questions that are too serious right away! Give people time to open up!
Take initiative and share things about you and your life first. That way they will feel more encouraged to share later on
Recap on New Years resolutions and ideas so you all can be accountable to each other
Do something fun together like go do an activity within the first month of meeting
Book study ideas:
Crazy Love
Gentle and Lowly
Emotionally healthy Spirituality
Attacking Anxiety
The Circle Maker