By Onis Sampson
When you get to look at it critically, you'll discover that there's hardly much difference between a small group and a meeting. A small group of 7 or 8 or 9 persons in attendance will have certain features also found in a typical or quintessential meeting. Our youth meetings in Foursquare Gospel Church, Mgbuoba, for instance bears same features as any typical group meeting we may organize. However, we've not done too good in the area of small group. We have downplayed it to some extent, not for lack of understanding of its importance but for reasons of finding ready individuals to lead regularly in those capacities.
Leadership has its peculiar challenges. Discussing with a youth president of a Foursquare church from Oyigbo Zone, he confirmed some of the challenges I faced. I have also discussed with other christian youth leaders on same issue. I have come to realise a major cause of this is the absense of linkages, or a cordial and harmonious relationship amongst these young persons. A basic remedy to this is the small group. In my own opinion, the small group must have a leader (different from the youth president), have an interesting discussion topic and be made up of between four(4) to twelve(12) persons.
Certain things must be done collectively by this group such as:
* Sharing of experiences
* Praying together
* Visiting one another.
A small group should not be de-emphasized in any youth fellowship.
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