It is about 2am and I am working on a few side projects, while taking care of baby feedings, so my wife Shelli can get some sleep. We have a new addition to our family that arrived last week. If you didn't know you can see the details on my
personal blog.
All the activity that has been happening with this new child is a wonderful reminder how great my Home Team (small group) is. Many of them have checked in via phone, email, or at church on Sunday to make sure that we are all OK. They also are taking turns dropping off food to make sure we are well fed as we go through this transition.
If you are leading a group I want to encourage you to keep tabs on these sort of life transitions that occur in the lives of your group members. It could be a job change, arrival of a baby, death in the family, crisis moment, illness, or major wedding anniversary. Some of these life transitions are exciting and others are difficult. However, they all have one thing in common, they can be used to bring a group of people closer to each other and closer to God.
