Comments on: The Small Group Boondoggle http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/10/the-small-group-boondoggle.html Looking for the 1st century Church in 21st century America Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:03:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Mastering the Faith @ Cerulean Sanctum http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/10/the-small-group-boondoggle.html#comment-28081 Mastering the Faith @ Cerulean Sanctum Tue, 03 Jul 2007 04:45:06 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/10/the-small-group-boondoggle.html#comment-28081 [...] many churches, the bulk of educating adults falls on small groups. I’ve written on this before, but small groups are a terrible way to educate adults. They can be fantastic for relationship [...] [...] many churches, the bulk of educating adults falls on small groups. I’ve written on this before, but small groups are a terrible way to educate adults. They can be fantastic for relationship [...]

]]> By: Cerulean Sanctum » The Best of Cerulean Sanctum 2006 http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/10/the-small-group-boondoggle.html#comment-24385 Cerulean Sanctum » The Best of Cerulean Sanctum 2006 Fri, 26 Jan 2007 07:15:34 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/10/the-small-group-boondoggle.html#comment-24385 [...] The Small Group Boondoggle [...] [...] The Small Group Boondoggle [...]

]]> By: Dan Edelen http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/10/the-small-group-boondoggle.html#comment-8448 Dan Edelen Tue, 17 Oct 2006 16:17:04 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/10/the-small-group-boondoggle.html#comment-8448 David, Small groups do not appeal to everyone. A few people here have said they don't attend small groups. That does not mean they aren't interest in discipleship. Joe Myers's <i>The Search to Belong: Rethinking Intimacy, Community, and Small Groups</i> goes into some detail why small groups do not work for everyone. I'm not sure I agree with Myers's conclusions, but his demographic studies are interesting. David,

Small groups do not appeal to everyone. A few people here have said they don’t attend small groups. That does not mean they aren’t interest in discipleship.

Joe Myers’s The Search to Belong: Rethinking Intimacy, Community, and Small Groups goes into some detail why small groups do not work for everyone. I’m not sure I agree with Myers’s conclusions, but his demographic studies are interesting.

]]> By: David Riggins http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/10/the-small-group-boondoggle.html#comment-8425 David Riggins Tue, 17 Oct 2006 12:34:03 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/10/the-small-group-boondoggle.html#comment-8425 65% will be missed, or 65% show no interest? Discipleship is a two-way street. It cannot be forced. If someone does not want to be a part of a discipling group, which I would counter is the majority of church-goers, then they cannot be made to "toe the line." That being said, the church today does a poor job of even beginning the discipleship process. 65% will be missed, or 65% show no interest? Discipleship is a two-way street. It cannot be forced. If someone does not want to be a part of a discipling group, which I would counter is the majority of church-goers, then they cannot be made to “toe the line.”

That being said, the church today does a poor job of even beginning the discipleship process.

]]> By: Helen http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/10/the-small-group-boondoggle.html#comment-7641 Helen Sat, 14 Oct 2006 19:26:18 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/10/the-small-group-boondoggle.html#comment-7641 Totem to Temple said it well. The group I used to be in wanted me to contribute to the discussion when I was not ready to divulge stuff about myself. That does not sound very Holy Spirit led to me. I read in a Christian magazine once of a place where Christians can go to get healing from church hurts, but they did not publish their location, trusting God to send the right people. That sounds like a wonderful idea to me. Totem to Temple said it well. The group I used to be in wanted me to contribute to the discussion when I was not ready to divulge stuff about myself. That does not sound very Holy Spirit led to me.

I read in a Christian magazine once of a place where Christians can go to get healing from church hurts, but they did not publish their location, trusting God to send the right people. That sounds like a wonderful idea to me.

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