Use your first group gathering as a social time to allow members to get to know each other.
Here are some ideas:

• Set a time to pray over your first meeting. 
• Put out sticker name tags to help people learn each other’s names.
• As people arrive, let them know how glad you are to see them and introduce them to others in the group.
• Put an encouraging note or Bible verse on each chair.
• Provide snacks or order food such as pizza.
• Put conversation-starting questions out on tables.
• Play a game that allows everyone to share a little about themselves.
• Make the first night a game night and invite members to bring their favorite games.
• Put together a list of songs to play in the background at the meeting.
• Give each person a postcard and ask them to write down one thing they’re hoping for with the group.
• No matter how many people show up to the first meeting, have fun!