Our scout team during my high school years of football was called the rainbow squad. We had different colored mesh pullovers that went over our jerseys and pads. We called ourselves the ‘bows.’ We were the ones who represented the opponent in practice and took on our own varsity during the week leading up to the varsity game on Friday night. We had great camaraderie and were a team within a team on the football roster. We loved taking on the varsity each Tuesday and Wednesday during scrimmage time. Some of my most fond memories of playing high school football came on those weekday scrimmages.

Small groups are important in life whether on a football team, such as linemen, defense, offense, special teams or small civic groups in your town or small groups within your church.

Research shows that 80% of people who join small groups in a church will still be involved in that church five years later. Only 20% of church goers who do not join small groups will be involved in that particular church five years later.

Create small groups in every area of your life and stay involved. The original twelve disciples were a small group and they changed the world.