2 Reasons NOT to Remove a Student from Your Small Group

Josh on February 19th, 2010

I think there are some legitimate reasons for removing a student from your small group – and there are some other reasons that maybe feel right, but absolutely aren’t. Here’s a couple I’ve seen in the past couple of years in our ministry

I’ll remove them from the group – they aren’t showing up anyhow
Just because a student isn’t showing up doesn’t mean you should let them go – it actually means you might have an opportunity to go the extra mile and care for them. Be faithful to call them and check up on them, even if it feels futile. A student not showing up is an opportunity, so don’t be discouraged by it. We divide the large group into small groups for this very reason: so that someone will care for them and notice when they’re gone. Don’t give up on them yet – the next call or text could be more meaningful than you will ever know.

I’ll remove them from the group – they don’t seem to care about group
If we removed a student every time they were dejected or apathetic we wouldn’t have too many students in small groups! In fact, if I’m honest I don’t always feel like going to or participating in church stuff myself sometimes. Again, this is an opportunity to care for them, to coach them about the importance of community and accountability – if they get these concepts as a student their adult life will be so much better! Jesus cared for his sheep, but took the time to go after those that wandered off as well. Let’s do the same!

JG


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