Yesterday Debbie and I registered our son Evan for his first semester of college. Per his instructions. Evan is in Germany as a foreign exchange student, finishing his senior year of high school. He requested a pre-med biology major.
When we mentioned "pre-med" to the director of admissions, she said, "That's easy." Out came a single sheet of paper with four years worth of courses laid out; few slots ...
1. What is the vision for small groups at our church? This question is fundamental. Answering it requires asking two more questions. First, what is our overall vision for what small groups can and will do in our church? (And, What is our biblical basis?) Second, what kinds of people in our church can and must be reached by the small group ministry?
Early
in my pastorate, I realized our congregation (at that time about 180) was like
many churches of all sizes—though we called ourselves friendly, we were essentially
a small core of insiders with a bunch of newcomers on the fringe, unable to
break in.
One solution was to start
a small group ministry. A year or so into it, I preached a series "The
Company of the Committed" built around ...
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