People who are not doubling their groups sincerely think they are happy. They think that because they don't know what happiness is. There is a whole other level. People who are doubling their groups are some of the happiest people I know. They have often said to me, "My group is that most exciting thing in my life." They have engaging careers and good marriages and take trips to exciting destinations but they have said to me, "Watching my group double is the most exciting thing in my life."
By comparison, groups that are not doubling are half a sleep. They are happy, but happy in a drowsy kind of way. Groups that are doubling every two years or less are happy in an exhilaration kind of way.
It is an important point because people often say to me, "OK, I am convinced. But, how do I convince my class to embrace the vision of doubling groups?" At the end of the day, you have to convince them it is a better life, and it is.
The problem with Sunday School is we don't believe this. We don't believe that life is better on the playing field than it is in the bleachers.
But again, this is not a Sunday School problem.
To fix the problems of Sunday School, we can't look to Sunday School answers. We have to fix the people. We have to fix us. I wish it were simpler. We have to exchange our values with a value that suggests that people matter to God and that reaching them is more important than my comfort. We have to willingly, eagerly, joyfully surrender our will to His and become willing to do whatever he asks. We must embrace the great adventure of joining God in seeking to double groups every two years or less.
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