Getting the Most Out of Griggs Groups

By Pastor Mitch

We’re back on for Griggs Groups this fall, and I thought it would be good to remind ourselves how to get the most out of them. Like anything important in life—school, hobbies, or work opportunities—you tend to get out what you put in.

Here are three keys to maximizing the fruit of Griggs Groups:

1. Consistency

Many people think the key to Griggs Groups is content—that every gathering needs to be packed with deep discussion or life-changing insights. While those moments do happen, they can only happen if we show up consistently.

The real power of Groups is not content but consistency. It’s the patient, simple work of being present with other believers over time. Though it’s not flashy, it’s foundational. How could we provide the trust and connection that deep dialogue takes if one week the group is 4 people and the next week the group is 8? Or one week the group is 4 people and the next week, the group consists of a different 4 people?

The conversations we long for develop when people commit to regularly being together.

2. Commitment

I’m particularly talking about commitment to the point of Griggs Groups.

The point of Griggs Groups, like everything we do, is to make disciples of Jesus. In practice, that means helping one another take the next step in following Him.

Each of us is at a certain point in our walk with Jesus—let’s call that Point A. As we read Scripture and encourage one another, we’re challenged to take a step forward to Point B. When you take that step, you’re being discipled. When you help someone else take their step, you’re making disciples.

That’s what we’re committing to in Groups: discipling one another. And every time someone takes a step, we celebrate.

3. Co-Leaders

Our Groups are growing, and some of our rooms feel cozy already. If we keep up consistency and commitment, we’ll soon need to multiply Groups so more people can be discipled.

That’s why over the next year, we’ll be raising up co-leaders—new leaders who can eventually launch new Groups. This helps us make room for everyone who wants to grow. If you’ve ever thought, “I’d like a smaller Group,” multiplying Groups is how we get there.

Conclusion

At Griggs, we want Groups to be rich and life-giving. We want them to be seen as worshipful as Sunday mornings—a time to practice the “one-another” commands of Scripture and to become a powerhouse of disciple-making.

As Hebrews 10:23–25 reminds us:

“Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.”

So let’s step into our fall Groups with consistency, commitment, and a vision for raising up new leaders—all for the glory of Jesus.