Close relationships have always been at the core of the Christian experience. Jesus had a sizeable following, but chose 12 disciples instead for focused and dedicated training and ministry (Luke 6:12-13). We read in Acts 2:42-47, that the early church committed themselves to spiritual disciplines, growth and fellowship as a community. The Holy Spirit empowered them both individually and corporately to powerful gospel witnessing and deep experience of God’s work in their midst. The writer to the Hebrews reminds us we must not neglect meeting with one another to encourage and spur each other onwards to love and good deeds as we live in expectation of the Lord’s coming again (Hebrews 10:24-25). We need to be part of a small group to experience God’s grace and provision to grow as disciples of Christ in a more complete way.