7 Ways To Build Relationships During The Holiday Break

That's a wrap. Our Fall Community Groups finished up on Friday, November 17th. Thanksgiving is Thursday and the holiday season is often a blur. Our Winter Community Group begins on January 13th. Over the last 8 weeks you formed new relationships in your group and hopefully experienced the deepening of existing relationships. But how do you keep from losing momentum during the holiday season? As we mention each time we have a group break, Community Groups don't exist to hold meetings, they exist for people to experience Biblical Community. We don't have to attend a formal Community Group meeting to connect relationally. It can be easy to check out during the craziness of the holidays and not reconnect until January.

While I'd encourage groups to take advantage of the group break to ease your crazy schedules, you can also take advantage of it by trying out different ways to connect. Which one of the ideas below could you try this holidays season?

1-ON-1
Grab coffee or a meal one-on-one with a group member you'd like to get to know better.

PARTY
Have a holiday party with your group (Make cookies, gingerbread houses, play games, or do a white elephant gift exchange).

SERVE
Find a place to serve our community.

SIT TOGETHER
Sit together on Sabbath. Text each other ahead of time to plan where to sit.

GUYS NIGHT/LADIES NIGHT
Grab a bite with just the men or women at a local restaurant.

The opportunities are endless.

Instead of looking at the break as a break from Community, look at it as an opportunity to strengthen community in a different way. If you have any questions about groups or anything else at Journey please email or reach out to your pastoral team. We'd love to support you in anyway that we can.