Leo Figini wrote a great post that included the eight reasons he used NOT to join a Life Group:

1.  I never owned a Bible and didn’t know how to use one, therefore I wasn’t about to start learning now.

2.  I was embarrassed because I didn’t know much about God and His life and was not about to give up my secret.

3.  I learned all the typical stories about God and Jesus when I was in Catholic grammar school so, what else is there to learn, and frankly, I wasn’t sure I really cared anyway.

4.  I go to church every Sunday, that’s enough for the week.  Anything more is just an inconvenience.

5.  I’m a man, It’s not cool to be seen walking around with a Bible.

6.  If I did go to a meeting, I would be deathly afraid that someone would ask me a question about the bible or ask me to find a particular passage and I would have no clue what to do.

7.  I am too busy on weekends to allocate time for this kind of stuff.

and lastly,

8.  Looking around at everyone in church, I have to be one of many people who feel like I do, therefore, why bother.

I love Leo’s honesty!

The rest of his post tells the story of how glad he is that he overcame those reasons (and his own self-described “stubborness”) to join a Life Group that has become “family” to him.  Maybe you’d like to try one, too? There is information on the bulletin boards, at the Information Center and/or feel free to contact myself or Paul Gerlach (Life Groups Team Leader).

P.S. Leo is a member of the Ministry Council (the policy-making, big-picture body at First Trinity). He posts minutes from the meetings on his blog, and also writes about the view from his “seat” at First Trinity. He is a great writer and his blog is worth adding to your regular reading list!