Small group ministry is an important facet of many church programs. But small groups meeting without wrestling with the implications of the Scripture for their lives, individually and corporately, are at the very least deficient.

Small group suggests a level of understanding that grows as people come to know each other better. And that is a significant inhibitor. Many of us don't want to be known. This makes us vulnerable. If they really know me will they still accept me? I ask myself that question. Whether you ask it or ...

Small group ministry is a program. Like any program it should be viewed as a means to an end. If you don't have a clear idea what you want a program to accomplish its value ought to be seriously questioned. To put it another way: don't have a small group ministry because you think everyone else h...

A head full of biblical data and doctrinal formulations mean little if they are not used by God to influence our behavior when confronted with obvious life-altering decisions. However, if the information isn't there, it can't be used. We've heard the message but for one reason or another it hasn'...

Be a Kingdom disciple? Isn't it hard enough just being an "ordinary" disciple of Jesus? We can take up our Lord's challenge to be disciples and to make disciples. We can even work at becoming Kingdom disciples because He has the power and He is with us.