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Principles of Group Closure: Good Closure Makes For Good Beginnings

Healthy closure of any group experience is extremely important.  Good closure to group life help members process and define their experience.  More can be learned from a group experience if that experience is remembered and understood.  Good closure of the existing group sets the stage for a good experience in the new group.  Successful closure is based around positive reflection of the group experience and casting a vision for new groups.

Taking Daily Time to Care for Your Own Soul
By Joel Comiskey | Published 07/3/2002 | Taking Breaks , Leadership Development , Evaluation , July 2002 Unrated
One day a distraught man named John Salas nervously opened the door to my office, "I’ve tried everything," he blurted out.
Jesus Withdrew
By Sue Skalicky | Published 07/2/2002 | Taking Breaks , July 2002 Unrated

As we commit to live and lead as Jesus did, serving others, we too will experience the need to get a deep breath above our ocean of responsibilities, the demands of others, and our efforts to show a hurting world God’s love.

Give The Meeting A Break And Let Group Life Begin
By Eric Bryce Johnson | Published 07/4/2001 | Taking Breaks , July 2001 Unrated
IS IT POSSIBLE THAT YOUR GROUP IS QUESTIONING ITS WORTH? IS IT HEALTHY FOR A SMALL GROUP TO TAKE A BREAK? HOW CAN WE BRING NEW LIFE INTO OUR SMALL GROUPS?
Does a Small Group Need a Vacation?
By Joel Comiskey | Published 07/3/2001 | Taking Breaks , July 2001 Unrated
In 1992 I wrote a manual that guided the specifics of our small group ministry, including our programmed vacations. This is what I wrote in 1992:
Your Group May Need A Vacation When . . .
By Mark Ingmire | Published 07/2/2001 | Taking Breaks , July 2001 Unrated
When I began to consider some signs of when a group needs to take a vacation I first thought of these reasons:
The Group Retreat – Take a Break
By Jerry Unser | Published 07/1/2001 | Taking Breaks , July 2001 Unrated
In order to keep the group based strongly on values and focused on purpose, the group needs to take time out occasionally to re-focus.
Blah Busters
By Sue Kline | Published 05/4/1999 | May 1999 , Taking Breaks Unrated
Sooner or later, it happens to every group. You’re moving along just fine – and then the blahs strike. The people in your group bore you. Scripture is dry as dust.
Getting Together and Going Away
By Tami Rudkin | Published 05/4/1997 | Taking Breaks , May 1997 Unrated
There is noting quite like getting together with your small group and getting away from the humdrum of the weekly routine. New relationships blossom and old one deepen.


 
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