3 Reasons Why Online Groups are Great for Your Church
Online community is not a consolation prize for people who cannot make it on Sunday. Three reasons online groups do the job small groups have always done.
Online community isn’t a consolation prize for people who can’t make it on Sunday. It’s a discipleship strategy in its own right.
Small groups have always been the engine of spiritual growth in the local church. Call them Life Groups, Community Groups, Discipleship Groups — whatever the name, the function is the same: people encounter God together in smaller, more intimate settings. For decades, that meant someone’s living room, a church classroom, or a coffee shop booth.
Then COVID hit. Technology caught up. And church leaders discovered something surprising — online groups don’t just work, they work well.
If your church still treats online groups as a temporary workaround or a lesser option, it’s time to rethink that. Here are three reasons why online groups deserve a permanent seat at your discipleship table.
Online community isn't a consolation prize for people who can't make it on Sunday.
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