re: Anyone here a part of a small faith group?

My wife and I lead a couples small group. We started going to one about 5 years ago and after 3 years we decided to lead our own. We go to I guess what you would call a mega church on the Northshore. Getting involved in small groups has been the best decision we've ever made. Most of our closest and most genuine friends have been made through them. We have different types at our church. Mens, women's, couples, divorce groups, parenting, addiction, etc. We were kind of just going to church because we thought we should, but we weren't really getting anything out of it. The small group really made things more personal for us and it allowed us to ask questions, discuss things. Things you couldn't do during a regular church service. With so many people and only a handful of pastors, small groups were a great way to get clarification and understanding from people with more knowledge. But our small group leaders never made it seem like it was "the way", it was always framed as "well what I believe" or "how I'd handle that situation would be" . They really allowed us to be ourselves and we always felt 'safe' to share our stories and our hearts. It really was a great factor in our salvation and has helped in all aspects of our lives. We've been in small groups with people of all different walks of life and stages, so it was great to have someone to shine a perspective on or just get advice.