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Teena M. Stewart
Teena Stewart is a published author, and ministry consultant/coach with DreamBuilders Ministry in Motion (ministryinmotion.net). Her book, Successful Small Groups from Concept to Practice is available through Beacon Hill Press, (beaconhillbooks.com). You can read more about Teena and her husband Jeff’s new coffee shop ministry at (javajourney.org)
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» How Long Should Small Groups Meet?
By Teena M. Stewart | Published 05/1/2003 | Group Purpose , May 2003 | Unrated
"How long should we meet?" That was a key question our group of staff wives and women asked when we held our first small group meeting.
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» Managing Lively Discussions
By Teena M. Stewart | Published 09/1/2006 | September 2006 , Group Interaction | Unrated
“Boy, did our small group ever have a lively discussion at our last meeting,” said Debbie. Their group was studying I Corinthians. “When we got to I Corinthians 6:9, which talks about homosexuality, Dave said that God views it as an abomination.”
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» Teaching Small Group Members How to Pray
By Teena M. Stewart | Published 10/2/2006 | Worship and Prayer , October 2006 | Unrated
The small group my husband and I led shared prayer needs at the end of each meeting. Jeff or I usually asked if one or two people wanted to pray for the prayer requests. Tony and Brooke, a young married couple, had been in our group for a few short months. Brooke had come to Christ a few years earlier, but Tony had only been a Christ follower for a short period of time. He was a friendly guy but was very quiet, and I was sensitive to the fact that the entire church scene was a completely new experience for him.
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» Out of the Holy Huddles and Into the World
By Teena M. Stewart | Published 02/2/2008 | February 2008 , Outreach | Unrated
Frequent moves have left my husband and me far from extended family. In our early years of marriage, I found this very painful. I now realize that the small groups we have belonged to have been our family support network. In many ways we have become closer to people in our small groups than to our own family members because of their availability and compassion. Still, this closeness also has a downside.
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» Troubleshooting
By Teena M. Stewart | Published 03/4/2008 | March 2008 , Group Interaction , Solving Problems | Unrated
Small groups provide a life-changing environment and support system where members can share struggles and encourage each other. Through their nourishment, members develop and grow spiritually and even improve life skills. Small groups also build a sense of family and community.
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