Matt: This has been a unique year for my high school small group. We met at summer camp last July and over the past year I have watched these guys form into a solid student small group. One of my favorite things is watching how they minister to each other. We haven’t had a lot of messy issues to deal with in this group, but we’ve had a few. I think one thing that would stand out to my group is that they know they have a 
solid group of Christian brothers around them when times get tough.
At the same time this group celebrates together. This past weekend two of my guys were baptized. My whole small group showed up that night, bathing suits in hand, and we all got in the water. We celebrated as a group the public display of faith by these two guys. The other thing that would stand out with this group is accountability. I love how they hold each other accountable. They have partnered up for accountability and they watch out for each other, all-the-while keeping confidentiality between them.
This year this group has cried together, laughed together, celebrated together and mourned together. I think at the end of the day if there was one thing that would stand out to them is that they all know they have a group that cares about them. A group they can tell anything to without fear of being judged and a group that will offer criticism when needed and a group that will love on them when they need to feel wanted and loved.
Steven: One of my favorite things about leading in student ministries is making memories. I love the fact that some (if not all) of the guys I’ve come in contact with will have a significant memory from their time spent in my ministry. My co-leader and I have done some really intentional things to make memories this year, like our tradition of making Eggo waffles the first night of small group, or taking one of the guys out to Taco Bell and all we could eat was Doritos tacos. What’s more important to me is what my students would say about what stood out to them this year.
I wanted to make a big push with my group for intentional one-on-one time. I wanted each guy in the group to feel like we spent good, quality time with just them, caring for their needs and knowing the details of their lives. My hope is that my students would say we did a good job in this, and that they felt like we cared about them in a way that no one else did.
I would also think my students would say our discussions were on things that mattered. We tried not to push our own agenda, but really focus on the things that the guys would need to hear about. We tried to not get the students to our level, but really get to their level.
I know some of my guys read this blog (Jared), so if you wouldn’t mind, it would be awesome if you would answer the question so people could see: What stood out to you most from our time as a small group this year?
Question: What would your students say stood out from your ministry this year?
