Kitchen Groups

Kitchen Groups are small groups of Mungarians that meet weekly in homes for Bible study, prayer, and to discuss the question, “How is your life in God?”
 
What’s with the name?
In most homes, the kitchen is where friends feel most welcomed.  Dinner guests are greeted on the porch, made to feel comfortable in the living room, but after dinner, the deepest and truest conversations always end up in the kitchen.  We want our groups to be places of true community and friendship.  Hence, “kitchen” groups.
 
Why are kitchen groups important?
What our world needs is not more Christians, but more people who are living like Jesus.  It’s possible to claim to be a Christian and even to know a lot about the Bible and still be just as racist, greedy, cowardly, and selfish as you were when you first stepped foot in a church.  We think that’s crazy.  We want to be a church filled with people who are becoming more like Jesus every day.

The best way to learn Spanish, lose weight, quit drinking, or run a marathon is to do so in the company of a small group of other like-minded folks.  The best way to become more like Jesus is no exception: it happens most powerfully in a small group.
 
The Power of a Simple Question.
Kitchen groups are structured around a simple question: “How is your life in God?”  The very act of asking that simple question on a weekly basis causes you to pay more attention to your spiritual formation.  Asking that one question at any particular kitchen group meeting might not seem significant, but asking that question in the presence of like-minded friends on an ongoing, weekly basis, is a practice that the Holy Spirit can use to drastically change your life.  In the same way, doing a few pushups on any particular day won’t do much at all, but doing a few pushups every day for years will make a great deal of difference.
 
How Do I Get in a Group?
The easiest and best way to get into a kitchen group is to join a new group at a Group Launch.  Several times a year, we offer a Group Launch event.  At a Group Launch, we’ll have some food, tell you a bit about our groups, provide you an opportunity to ask questions, and give you a chance to meet group leaders and sign up for a particular day and time.
 
For more information, contact Andrew Forrest at forresta@mungerplace.org.