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What Christian Counselors Say About Small Groups
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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!
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Spiritual Direction
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As the leader, you can introduce the accountability factor. Just as students study harder when a test is coming up, most people are more likely to stick with a prescribed program if they know they will be held accountable.
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From Anonymity to Intimacy
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It’s a universal dilemma. You have far more people attending Sunday worship services than you have participating in small groups. Why? Is it a flawed ministry structure? Is it a failure of leadership?
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Honest to God and Others
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"Joel, there are very few entryways into your life," my brother Andy said to me. "You have a tendency to make yourself look good--always putting your best foot forward.
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Developing Small Group Accountability
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Toward the end of the movie "Simon Birch," the driver of a school bus full of children (on their way home from a winter church camp) tries to avoid a deer in the road. In doing so he finds himself careening down a lake embankment and crashing into the frigid winter waters.
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Resolutions Worth Making … and Keeping
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When it comes to new year’s resolutions, people are more willing to do something they know is right than to give up something they know is wrong.
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The Freedom that Comes from Vulnerability
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Vulnerability frees us from the trap of performance. Nowhere does this truth prove itself truer than through cell life relationships.
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Expose Your Thorn in the Flesh
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In a facility for the mentally challenged, a resident said to the chaplain, "The reason everyone likes you so well is because you’re one of us." The chaplain smiled at the insinuation, but took the remark as a compliment.
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Digging Deeper
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Their marriage was a nightmare marked with broken promises and recurring unfaithfulness. Every offense pounded the harshness of the greatest storm a married couple could endure. As each ordeal settled, Lori attempted to gather the shattered pieces of her hopes and dreams once more.
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Breaking Down Barriers
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Do the people in your group really know each other? Do they laugh together and cry together? Do they share their inner thoughts and feelings in an atmosphere of reciprocal transparency?
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