What if my group members don’t feel like they need this?

Now, this question came from leaders, but it was driven home when a friend of mine said, “Wendy, two of us were so excited about ReGroup™ —and our group really needs this badly — but our group said they didn’t think they needed it!” Well, I was shocked! I couldn’t believe that groups wouldn’t use this. (I’m so naive!) But this one issue could keep groups from using ReGroup™, so I came up with a brilliant answer to this problem by lateraling it to our Small Groups expert, Bill Donahue:

“It is the practice of every good team or group to review the core values and practices it is using on a regular basis. Sports teams do this each season, churches do this each year, and individuals look at their lives every January to rethink goals, objectives, and dreams for life. We even do this with our cars. Think of why your car needs an alignment or a tire rotation. These are ways to make sure the car stays in balance. It does not mean the car is not working or that it is bad. Good cars need alignment and maintenance checks so that they keep “healthy” just like our bodies need blood tests and essential evaluations to maintain health.

It is only natural for every healthy organism to get a checkup (and thus, “re”group not just “group”) and re-evaluate where to go, how to go, how to get there, and identify what new skills can be learned moving forward. So, if you are a healthy group and want to stay that way, use ReGroup™ as your annual EKG to ensure that healthy practices and habits are working. For new groups it is a great orientation and launching tool. For existing groups it is an alignment and focusing tool, a way to refine purposes, and reposition your team for optimal success.”