Stephen Ministries in St. Louis has done a lot of research regarding church small groups.  One of the big questions they tried to address was:  “What do these folks really need?”  Here are some of their findings:

•    Spirituality -- helping people experience Jesus and His saving power in their lives

•    Community -- helping people experience Jesus in one another, giving them the sense that they are connected to a “body,” a loving community, as well as to the Creator and Sustainer of all things

•    Care -- helping people experience Jesus in their pain and suffering. When many people are most clearly in need of the gospel and most open to God’s presence and the healing, saving power of Jesus

•    Service -- helping people experience meaning, purpose, and significance by participating in Jesus’ mission in the world and being involved in something that is not only bigger than themselves, but also life-transforming and enduring

So the question Easter's small group team wants to ask YOU is this: What do YOU get out of your small group?  Please share it with us by posting a reply to this blog!