Restore Small Groups

Restore Small Groups Helping people transform their lives through safe, quality, and affordable peer-to-peer small groups. Everyone is struggling with something. You are not alone!

In small group, we extend love, empathy, and respect to each other in our shared humanity. Our groups consist of 5 to10 participants and 2 trained facilitators, all who commit to an 8-week journey together. In group we get to the heart of our struggles, building intentional, healing relationships on the way. With thousands of participants worldwide, we have seen transformation in the areas of anxiety, depression, relationship issues, low self-worth, grief and loss, rage, loneliness, or anything else holding you back from a full life. Restore Small Groups was founded by Scott Reall at the YMCA of Middle Tennessee and now operates as it's own non-profit. Scott and Executive Director Sara Hamill work to intentionally provide Journey to Freedom, our flagship book, and other small groups as a means to offer a path to lasting transformation for anyone dealing with life's struggles.

We can’t heal in isolation.•Jesus consistently moved toward people—listening, noticing, responding.Not rushing to fix, b...
04/01/2026

We can’t heal in isolation.

Jesus consistently moved toward people—listening, noticing, responding.
Not rushing to fix, but offering presence.

When we experience that kind of care from one another, something shifts.

We begin to feel what it means to be truly known.�

For over 25 years, we’ve seen Christ meet people in their stories and bring real healing through honest community.•     ...
03/31/2026

For over 25 years, we’ve seen Christ meet people in their stories and bring real healing through honest community.

201 inmates at Kolbe Prison in Belize recently completed Journey to Freedom and Journey to Significance.A powerful remin...
03/30/2026

201 inmates at Kolbe Prison in Belize recently completed Journey to Freedom and Journey to Significance.
A powerful reminder that no life is beyond the reach of healing and restoration.
Truly a beautiful journey.

For 25 years, we’ve walked alongside partners to equip them with tools that foster emotionally safe, spiritually grounde...
03/27/2026

For 25 years, we’ve walked alongside partners to equip them with tools that foster emotionally safe, spiritually grounded, and deeply relational groups. Together, we create spaces where people are met in their shared humanity, stories are honored, and healing can take root.

https://www.restoresmallgroups.org/what-is-a-partner

Recently in Ziwa Tugoin, Kenya, one of our facilitators named Rosa and her team launched a new Journey to Freedom group....
03/26/2026

Recently in Ziwa Tugoin, Kenya, one of our facilitators named Rosa and her team launched a new Journey to Freedom group.

What starts as a circle of chairs under a tree becomes something sacred. A space for honesty, healing, and the transforming grace of Christ.

This is how the movement grows.
One group. One story. One life at a time.

Jesus never rushed people past their pain -He met them in it.In our groups, we practice that same kind of presence... tr...
03/25/2026

Jesus never rushed people past their pain -He met them in it.
In our groups, we practice that same kind of presence... trusting that Christ is with us, holding what we cannot carry alone.


Jesus never rushed people past their pain -He met them in it.In our groups, we practice that same kind of presence... tr...
03/25/2026

Jesus never rushed people past their pain -He met them in it.
In our groups, we practice that same kind of presence... trusting that Christ is with us, holding what we cannot carry alone.



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Jesus never rushed people past their pain—He met them in it.In our groups, we practice that same kind of presence… trust...
03/25/2026

Jesus never rushed people past their pain—He met them in it.
In our groups, we practice that same kind of presence… trusting that Christ is with us, holding what we cannot carry alone.

“Do you want to be made well?” — John 5:6•Restore Small Groups exist to help you explore that question honestly and take...
03/24/2026

“Do you want to be made well?” — John 5:6

Restore Small Groups exist to help you explore that question honestly and take meaningful steps toward growth, healing, and transformation in your mental, emotional, and spiritual life.

Learn more and join a group: restoresmallgroups.org/interest-form

Growth doesn’t happen in isolation.It happens in relationship—with God and with one another.•Where patterns are gently n...
03/23/2026

Growth doesn’t happen in isolation.
It happens in relationship—with God and with one another.

Where patterns are gently named, hearts are opened, and emotions are welcomed. Where dignity is restored through being seen and known as God sees us.

Healing accelerates when we walk TOGETHER.

Did you know our flagship curriculum, Journey to Freedom, has been translated into multiple languages—including Spanish,...
03/20/2026

Did you know our flagship curriculum, Journey to Freedom, has been translated into multiple languages—including Spanish, Albanian, Swahili, Russian, French, and more—making it possible for people all over the world to experience safe, honest, transformational community.

This photo is from a group of women in Ukraine engaging with our process—and even our grief curriculum is now in their language.

If you’re a therapist, pastor, leader, where do YOU go to be supported?This experience is for people who want:• Personal...
03/19/2026

If you’re a therapist, pastor, leader, where do YOU go to be supported?
This experience is for people who want:
• Personal healing and growth
• A safe place to reflect and be encouraged
• And the opportunity to explore the Restore group process for possible use in their own context.

No start date yet.
We’re simply exploring interest and identifying participants.

More info at: restoresmallgroups.org/journey-to-freedom

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326 21st Avenue North, Suite 223
Nashville, TN
37203

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