Join a Rock Brook Small Group
Hi, I am Tom Stoltz Pastor of small groups at Rock Brook Church. It is my hope, desire, and privilege to help you get connected into a small group.
I can remember the very first time that my wife and I took the plunge to get connected into a small group. My wife and I were looking for a church to join and loved what Rock Brook had to offer. We loved the weekend messages, the music, welcoming atmosphere and most importantly their path for spiritual growth.
There was only one thing that I could find wrong with Rock Brook, there was this guy that greeted every weekend and he really creeped me out with his over the top friendliness! I began trying to avoid him by hiding behind people as they walked through the doors.
After going to church for several weekends we began to understand through Kelly’s sermons how vitally important it was for us to join a small group. My wife and I took the risk and joined a small group. The group was a couples small group that met on Wednesday night. This was the perfect group for us, the time and day fit our schedule plus we were fairly young Christians and needed to see how other Christians interacted in their marriages.
My wife and I show up for group on Wednesday and guess who answers the door? That guy, the one that creeped me out and I tried to avoid every weekend at church. What was I going to do? I remembered Pastor Kelly saying, just try the group out for six weeks and If you don’t like it try another one. My wife and I decided to stick it out for the six weeks. I am so glad that I did. That guy who creeped me out became one of my good friends.
We were the youngest in the group and really needed those other couples in our life at that time in our marriage. We built some good solid relationships with the couples from the group. We were able to be there for one person from the group as she went through a painful divorce. We were able give encouragement for another couple that was dealing with health issues and raising wayward children. We also laughed a lot together. Talked about our kids. One of the women in the group baked and cooked for a living! We ate a lot together! I always loved the discussion time from our studies. We would all give input on the discussion questions for the study, and inevitably I would discover God’s word in a fresh new way.
My wife and I eventually went on to lead a small group of our own with the encouragement of the group. We have been leading a group for about 9 years. We have built great relationships with people in our current small group. We do fun things together like game nights, picnics, and swimming. We do service projects together like serving at a womens homeless shelter, taking each other meals when someone is dealing with health issues, and projects at the church when there is a need. We pray for one another and are there for each other through the ups and downs of life. Without a doubt small groups has been one of the biggest factors in my spiritual growth.
Now it is your turn to take the comittment to grow spirtualy through a healty small group. To find a small group click on the Picture to the left that is right above the words "Find A Small Group".
If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at tstoltz@rockbrook.org.