A new trend

There seems to be a new church trend in town. A couple years ago, it was quite unheard of, then all of a sudden, this boom appears out of nowhere. You suddenly hear from multiple people that they can't commit to just one small group, but they're double-dipping (or more). For example, there's a group where they enjoy hanging out with peers and there's a group which has "better and more in-depth" Bible studies. It looks like people are starting to put half of themselves into different groups.

What my friend found interesting was how there seems to be many more single people in the church congregation lately. (I'm talking about the single I'm not even dating anyone consistently type of single.) He correlated that with how so many people can't even commit to a small group. When you're in an exclusive relationship with someone, they have their good to which you are attracted to, but they have their faults as well. Because this person has their faults does not mean you go out and find person #2 who doesn't have those faults, right? There's a catch 22 with everything.

Well, this is the theory I came up with: there are more single people nowadays because of their phobia with all sorts of commitment. I did my own research and analysis and saw that all the double-dippers I know are also quite the singletons. Hmm... coincidence? I think not.

So, since the holidays are just around the corner, what should you do? Commit to just one small group and make it your group, take ownership of it and in the meantime, maybe you'll catch someone's eye this holiday season with your deep level of commitment.