Around here we are spreading joy by starting other Joy Groups. In addition to my three groups, we have a couple’s group, a young people’s group, a new women’s group, and an online group. Last October, three friends started one in another area of Atlanta. As we were spreading joy, we saw the need for a guide to the book we use, Joy-Filled Relationships.
The new guide is here on the website and is useful even if not leading a group. The guide contains extra notes and questions for study as well as exercises for relational brain training and building joy. Check out the Leader’s Guide to Joy-Filled Relationships here. From there you can go to amazon to purchase the guide.
Joy Groups are changing lives. I am amazed at the stories we hear about differences in families when someone begins being glad to be with others instead of judging or condemning them. We are learning how to become gentle responders to weakness. We are learning not to “push our wonderful things onto others.” We are learning to listen before we speak and see others’ perspectives. Relationships improve, conflict is less scary, and we return to joy when upset. Joy-Filled Relationships and the Leader’s Guide can be very helpful for spreading joy and improving relationships. For help with teens check out Joy-Filled Parenting with Teens.
Thank you Barbara, I hope one day I can lead a group in China.
Can someone has Grace but no Joy ?
I hope you can lead in China, too. We can have grace because it is given freely. It seems we could have grace without having a human who is glad to be with us. But Jesus is always full of grace and joy with us. We might not have it with a human.