The scope of this Doctor of Ministry Project was limited to 12 members of the Bennett Sunday school. Participants met once a week during the season of Lent. In this small group, participants were asked to develop a deep and personal relationship with one another and with God to support their Christian life and faith. In the small group meeting, the participants prayed with one another and sought God together. Through this project, they listened to others about how God was influencing their lives in a small group.

Through this project, I witnessed the joy on the participants' faces when they listened to each other's faith journey about how God was influencing their lives in small groups. Later in our evaluation of the project, the participants said, "It brought warmth to my heart," "Bible study uplifts," "It has helped me stay spiritually focused," "It was an awesome fellowship," "This is a very positive group because of the spiritual fellowship."

I pray that small group ministries at Cokesbury will continue to offer a more intense and personal encounter of faith and grace within the context of mutual encouragement, love, and care. I also pray that a small group ministry at Cokesbury United Methodist Church will help revitalize the congregation and offer an opportunity for Cokesbury to grow deeper in our love for God and change the people's lives as Henry Cloud witnessed in his book Making Small Groups Work.