a group for this series,” they will follow your leadership. When you invite them to not just join any group, but say, “I want you to get together with your friends and do this study,” you have made a new experience comfortable for them and they are much more likely to participate. Your teaching plus your leadership plus an appealing invitation is a win, win, win! By alignment, I mean a six-week group study which aligns with the weekend sermon series. This goes by several names