I've been reading some of Wesley's writings and came across this article Finding God In Small Groups about how the early Methodist small groups worked. Intense committment and discipleship.

I currently attend a Methodist church and attended a "charge conference" held at our church today. The charge conference was a combination business meeting and worship service. There was one person under 30 (who was leaving for a new district that day) and maybe a few more under 50. I can't help but think that Wesley would not be pleased at the state of the church today.

We led worship and I was concerned that they really wouldn't get into what we did, but I was pleasently surprised and things went pretty well. I don't think I'll be going to another one though....