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	August 2002 Assimilation Strategies—Moving People from Large/Medium-sized Groups into Small Groups
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Creating Community in Our Communities

By Michael C. Mack | Published 08/6/2002 | Planning and Transitioning , August 2002 Unrated

We needed a strategy. Northeast Christian Church had been doing a fairly good job of getting people to our weekend services, and the leadership of the church believed strongly that real life change happens best in small groups.

From Large to Small Group

By Joel Comiskey | Published 08/5/2002 | Community Building , August 2002 Unrated

In March 2002, I met Mark, the pastor of a growing Southern Baptist Church in Nashville, TN. His church started in 1995 and had grown to 1000 worshipers and 100 cell groups.

Using Midsize Groups to Incubate Small Groups

By Mike Shepherd | Published 08/4/2002 | Models and Strategy , August 2002 Unrated

Now I know some of us sometimes feel like we are a mother hen with our small group leaders but this article is not about sitting on a nest. We are referring to definition #2: to cause (as an idea) to develop. Our idea? Small Groups.

Downsizing

By Esther M. Bailey | Published 08/3/2002 | Multiplication , August 2002 Unrated

Downsizing is a scary word when it means losing jobs. It's scary in the church, too, if it means losing members. On the other hand, it's a good thing to break large groups into smaller groups.

From Anonymity to Intimacy

By Len Woods | Published 08/2/2002 | Transparency , August 2002 Unrated

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?

Assimilating Children in Cells

By Daphne Kirk | Published 08/1/2002 | Children and Youth , August 2002 Unrated

Assimilation--moving people (adults, young people and children) from larger groups to smaller groups.