- Mar 7, 2022
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I'm "newish" to my local church. I had been asking around to see if there might be a compatible small group I could join. The church talks about it a lot and considers it to be vital to feeling more connected to the church.
I agree in principle if I could find the right group I could feel comfortable joining. I've felt comfortable talking to most everyone in the church so far, so I don't think it would be a huge challenge to find a good fit.
Having said that I'd prefer a young adults group and quite frankly it's not looking like those are even in the offering at this point. A men's group would be a close second.
Two relatively minor issues.
1. the cost of gas is now $6/gal locally, up close to 50%. I'm definitely being more frugal with my trips and trying to combine trips whenever possible.
2. I'm feeling a bit of "pressure" from some of the new people I've met. Good guys with good intentions but it feels slightly pushy just a touch too intense. Enough so I'm actually thinking about bailing on the church. It's only one person but the church is small enough that I'd be seeing this person often.
I tend to get irritated in these types of situations (latter) and I'm tempted to bail on the situation to avoid any stressful/strange/confrontational vibes.
The reality is, there aren't that many viable options locally or even driving out. The churches farther out are still going crazy with masking and locally young adult groups no longer seem to be a thing. Strange times we live in.
I agree in principle if I could find the right group I could feel comfortable joining. I've felt comfortable talking to most everyone in the church so far, so I don't think it would be a huge challenge to find a good fit.
Having said that I'd prefer a young adults group and quite frankly it's not looking like those are even in the offering at this point. A men's group would be a close second.
Two relatively minor issues.
1. the cost of gas is now $6/gal locally, up close to 50%. I'm definitely being more frugal with my trips and trying to combine trips whenever possible.
2. I'm feeling a bit of "pressure" from some of the new people I've met. Good guys with good intentions but it feels slightly pushy just a touch too intense. Enough so I'm actually thinking about bailing on the church. It's only one person but the church is small enough that I'd be seeing this person often.
I tend to get irritated in these types of situations (latter) and I'm tempted to bail on the situation to avoid any stressful/strange/confrontational vibes.
The reality is, there aren't that many viable options locally or even driving out. The churches farther out are still going crazy with masking and locally young adult groups no longer seem to be a thing. Strange times we live in.