http://smallgroups.com en-us http://smallgroups.com N/A bryan@upstateimage.com Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:20:04 -0400 20 http://smallgroups.com/articles/1245/1/Biblical_Principles_for_Pastoral_Care_in_Small_Groups.html Sarah was facing her biggest nightmare. She had resisted leading a small group for years because she lacked confidence in her ability to give wise counsel to the problems of others. Her pastor had finally convinced her that she did not need to worry. “It rarely happens”, he told her. She has been an excellent leader, and her group has grown closer. Lately, however, group members have become more open and are turning to her to solve their problems. bpierce@cpcfc.org (Brian Pierce) Tue, 04 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://smallgroups.com/articles/1248/1/What_Christian_Counselors_Say_About_Small_Groups.html Some have said that small group leaders are not qualified to fill the role of Christian counselor; it is best to leave it up to the professionals. I, personally, am not a trained counselor. I have spent some time with Christian counselors, and I have spent time listening and reading what several respected counselors have to say about small groups. I have determined that while small groups and small group leaders may not think they can be Christian counselors, Christian counselors widely say that people they work with need to be in small groups as part of their basic treatment! dlentz@smallgroups.com (Dan Lentz) Sat, 01 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://smallgroups.com/articles/73/1/Surprised_by_Hospitality.html For this article, I was assigned the why of hospitality. Easy I thought. Everyone knows what hospitality is and why it is important in small groups. micmac@smallgroups.com (Michael C. Mack) Tue, 05 Oct 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://smallgroups.com/articles/158/1/Why_So_Many_House_Churches.html Back in the 1960s, when I first became acquainted with Christian communities that gathered at least once a week in a private home to worship God, most of them were found in the inner city. A relatively small proportion were located in rural communities office@smallgroups.com (Lyle Schaller) Sun, 06 Jun 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://smallgroups.com/articles/253/1/Curriculum-less/Return_Vitality_to_Small_Groups_through_Open_Discussions.html The church is arousing from centuries of sleepy irrelevance, secret abuse, and cleric arrogance. A new recovery group of disciples is awakening-dressed in humility, marching in unity, and wielding weapons of spiritual power against a pervasive kingdom of darkness. info@openchurch.com (M. Lynn Reddick, Ph.D.) Sat, 02 Aug 2003 00:00:00 -0400