I don't know...

You would think I'd be jumping for joy. We doubled the number of people at our Wednesday night bible study. We had one person show up two weeks ago (weather canceled it last week), and a whopping TWO people came last night! We're going to run out of room if this keeps up.

Man... I just don't know what to do anymore. I have always maintained that spiritual growth happens best in small groups. I believe they are necessary. And that the leaders in the church especially need to be learners (involved in some type of learning group). At one point I actually expected anyone who wanted to teach to be involved in a group outside of the one they were teaching. But the same thing happens every time I try to have one: start out with a handful, and after a few weeks it dwindles to nothing.

What is especially frustrating is that people SAY they want to grow spiritually; they SAY they want to be in a small group; they SAY they wish we had mid-week opportunities. So I try to do something. And I've tried teaching relevant topics, I've tried standard Bible studies, I've tried video series's, I've tried sitting around talking, I've tried spiritual practices, I've tried having them in homes, having them at church, I've even tried prayer... I've tried everything I can think of. And nothing. Oh, sure, there are all kinds of excuses. So I try again. And... yeah... thanks.

I have to confess... I am depressed about it. Not just bummed out. DE-pressed. I mean, you don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out that maybe it's ME that is the problem. Heck, I wouldn't want to be in a group with me.

So... if anyone has any suggestions other than the obvious, please let me know.