Jude 2

I have a question for those that are in the COGOP. Do any of you still have band meetings, or are they called something else.

pitts47150 wrote:I have a question for those that are in the COGOP. Do any of you still have band meetings, or are they called something else.

I have been a member for a small handful of years. what's a band meeting? (no, FQ, I am not kidding)

No, we do not still have band meetings. However, we do cell groups.


Rambo, band meetings were what Vick was assigned to in order to do his community service for dogfighting.

we call it care groups, but basicaly the same thing.

You divide the members into groups and one is appointed as leader over their group. The leader would watching over them, if they need spiritual help or if they are sick or just need someone to talk to, this leader would be there for them. Sometimes these small group would meet in theirs home or which ever way they wanted to meet for fellowship with each other. The number in the group can vary. I hope I explained this good enough.

Care groups, that sounds better than band meetings. Can you tell I'm old fashion???

Our small group ministry is called Seasons in Life. People can form/connect with groups based on any given affinity or focus...

Quick Commentary: It's fantastic for those who connect. Harder than ever to get people to connect and even harder to find leaders.

shell - good one! hehehehe

and oh, I see.
our previous pastor wanted to get small groups ministries going, but the only real "groups" that came from that was that we now have a more formalized and structured womens group ministry (my wife leads that group), and we now have a Men's group ministry (yes, I lead this one). there has been a womens ministry previous to this, but it was very "unofficial", and something that the pastor's wife had kind of put together. I am not sure our local church ever really had a men's ministry before this.

Don't know if they are considered small groups/bands/care groups, but they both are now active ministries in our local congregation.

Recently our "new" (it's been a couple years now) pastor is starting up care groups. he has "hand-picked" half a dozen couples that ware going to be leaders of these groups.

In fact, Brother Marvin Eskew will be visiting us this weekend for some training in that area. and we are all going to be taking the relational leadership course (I took it a couple times at LDI's)

not sure what else is planned or what the small/care groups will be, pastor hasn't said much else except that we are required to do the training and take the courses.

rjjunior wrote:Our small group ministry is called Seasons in Life. People can form/connect with groups based on any given affinity or focus...

Quick Commentary: It's fantastic for those who connect. Harder than ever to get people to connect and even harder to find leaders.

Love the name of the ministry!!!

We started 5 groups here at church, only one has survived and the one that has loves it!!! Now we are trying to find leaders for another group and trying to find those who would like to connect, so I couldn't agree more with you on your commentary.

So this is really a good thing to have if you can get everyone to take part in it.

To my husband Bands and Pounding the Pastor were alien words to him when he first got around the church.
Funny to see the expressions on peoples faces when they first hear of these words.


At one time our church had a (1) cell/care group going after the ABM folded. Now, I don't think that even that one exist.
Thinking about it.. looks like the watchers over tens have gone by the way side.
They were one of the helps set in the church to help out the Pastor.

I remember the ABM. My Dad was a Pastor and we went to a lot of them. I always enjoyed them even as a kid. There was always one member who played guitar, it was portable, and lots of shouting.

pitts47150 wrote:So this is really a good thing to have if you can get everyone to take part in it.

i really dont think the care group thing works as well in the bible belt as some other places. we have a few active groups. the trick is working into the schedule. we have had a hard time with that. people are so busy. weve tried onenight a month on wen, sun. but most just meet when they can. some of the larger churchs on the west coast such a saddle back church was built on small group ministry.

I have a question for those that are in the COGOP. Do any of you still have band meetings, or are they called something else.

No longer in COGOP, but since it's fairly recent, thought I'd add my old church still called them bands. Never a guitar in sight though . . .

In the COGOP I attended in Kelso, WA, they called them care groups.