Creative Community

I have always been a strong advocate for balanced groups. I believe groups are best aligned for growth when the members of the group share a formative, caring, and missional focus. The following ideas might make it easier to begin developing that kind of shared focus. 1. Build authentic relationships. Caring for one another and forming one another will happen much more effectively if everyone in your group feels comfortable with one another. Spend time every time you’re together asking and answering questions about each other. Good questions can often launch your group into fruitful inter-personal discussion. Consider using the following questions with each other over a several week period: · Who are your heroes? · What are your strengths? · What unique skills do you have? · What are your most important beliefs? · What things do you value? · What is the mission of your life? · What things always keep your interest? · What do you dream about doing? · What are the