Yesterday evening we studied some selected verses from Proverbs. The study gave us a deeper understanding of Proverbs and the relevancy of these verses in our lives today but it also acted as a “springboard” for a deeper understanding of each other. It did so by leading us into “small talk.”
I read in another blog that part of the power of a biblical community comes when we have relationships that include time for “small talk” – you know that superficial conversation that happens when we are just hanging out. Small talk about things that don’t matter opens the door to things that do. While each week some small talk does happen in our group it usually around dinner at the end of the evening, and not everyone is always able to stay until then. We rarely get the opportunity to indulge in spontaneous chit-chat and just hang-out as a complete group, it was nice. So maybe to mix it up a bit, every few weeks or so we have an abbreviated study and devote the remainder of the evening to open those doors just a wee bit wider – what do you think?
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I whole-heartedly agree with scheduling in chat-time. We generally spend the first 20-30 minutes of our group meetings catching up on each other's lives. Sometimes the discussion lasts longer, rarely shorter. It is invaluable for bringing us closer together. There is also an overlap between what we discussed in chat time and what we discuss in our Bible study. We can immediately see the life application of Scripture.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lynne - you are absolutely right..life application of Scripture. We do chit-chat at the beginning of the evening but only for a few minutes reserving to spend longer at the end of the evening, which leaves some women out. It's a balancing act -- I want to be a good steward of our time together.
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