JUNE: FRIENDSHIPS

***When people arrive have them put their names on a piece of paper and put those pieces of paper in a bowl to be used later***

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Geneva

• Plan an activity and put it on the calendar

Have folks introduce themselves by sharing

• Name

• Where you live

• What you do for work

• What you’re hoping to get out of group

VALUES

INTRODUCTION QUESTION

How do your friendships now look different than when you were in college?

QUESTIONS

• What has been the hardest part about making friends in this stage of life?

• How does what you need from your friends now differ from what you needed in the past?

• Have you ever had to set boundaries with friends? How did you benefit from doing so?

• How does what you want out of a friendship differ from what you want from a romantic partner?

• Have you ever gone through a friend breakup? What did you learn from it?

• Do you typically invest the same amount in relationships as the other person does?

• How do you express gratitude for your friends?

TAKE ACTION MOMENT

For however many people are in your group divide that number by 2 and have the remaining number of folks draw 1 name out of the bowl. Those two people they are tasked with getting together with each other before the next group. Post a photo of your get-together in The Living Room.

Example:

• 16 people come to group

• Divide by 2 = 8 groups

• Have 8 people pull out one name out so everyone gets picked