Why Are Reunion Groups Important?

Reunion groups are small group of friends who meet regularly to encourage each another to continue their Christian growth by sharing their experiences as men and women of God.
Staying connected to fellow men and women serving God is essential for continued spiritual growth. Experience tells us the joy we encounter on the weekend will eventually fade without periodic maintenance.
The weekend is not meant to pull anyone away from their congregation. In fact, the opposite is true. Tres Dias weekends are meant to better equip Candidates to serve their church community. And after a weekend that likely enhances one’s personal relationship with God it is helpful to maintain connections with others of similar experience.
Reunion Group vs Bible Study
Small group accountability is critical to our Christian walk.  In Tres Dias we refer to these small groups as “reunion Groups” and feel that they are the best way to navigate your fourth day.

• The main goal of a reunion group is to develop transparency, accountability, and trust.  This is accomplished by sharing each other’s lives, celebrating each other’s accomplishments, supporting each other in our failures, being a loving resource, and learning to lean on each other in our Christian walk.  Much of this is done as we share the more intimate aspects of our piety, study and action in a small group setting
• Most Bible studies involve people getting together to learn the meaning and application of scripture, with conversations of a more general, less intimate nature.
• IF your Bible study includes the main aspects of a reunion group as noted above (transparency, accountability, and trust) then it may very well be a reunion group.  Consider these questions:
  • Do you feel comfortable enough with the others in the Bible study to call on them for prayer or for assistance in helping you deal with problems you’re facing?
  • Is there a time during the Bible study that you and the others can genuinely share your piety, study, and action.
  • Do you know the people in the Bible study well enough to be transparent and accountable to them?
  • If the answer to the above is Yes, then your Bible study may very well qualify as a reunion group.

READ more about Reunion Groups

Starting a Reunion Group
Contact your Secretariat if you want to:

• Join an existing group
• Start a new group
• Host an open house for people who are looking for a reunion group in your area