Group Types and Purposes
Most Menomonie Alliance small groups have been and will continue to be open groups. People sign up until the group fills up and attend. These groups are open to all, and new visitors and unbelievers are welcome and encouraged to attend.
When a group has a specific purpose, this may become a closed group. Closed groups are dealing with things like leadership training, addiction, marriage issues and other things that involve a high degree of trust, honesty, and vulnerability.
Closed groups are not permanent, but new visitors do not attend because this could cause those in the group to stop talking freely because they do not yet trust the new visitor. Trust takes time to build, so closed groups protect that trust.
There are other times when a teacher would like to invest in people for a specific purpose. This may require those interested in the group to apply rather than sign up to join. The instructor will then evaluate each person and choose those that best fit the specific purpose of the group.
Most Menomonie Alliance small groups have been and will continue to be open groups. People sign up until the group fills up and attend. These groups are open to all, and new visitors and unbelievers are welcome and encouraged to attend.
When a group has a specific purpose, this may become a closed group. Closed groups are dealing with things like leadership training, addiction, marriage issues and other things that involve a high degree of trust, honesty, and vulnerability.
Closed groups are not permanent, but new visitors do not attend because this could cause those in the group to stop talking freely because they do not yet trust the new visitor. Trust takes time to build, so closed groups protect that trust.
There are other times when a teacher would like to invest in people for a specific purpose. This may require those interested in the group to apply rather than sign up to join. The instructor will then evaluate each person and choose those that best fit the specific purpose of the group.