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To read the table of contents and first chapter of this book, click here.
To buy a digital edition of The Naked Truth about Small Group Ministry, click here.Tired
of reading books by pastors of large churches who could put a stick in
the mud and it would grow a fruit-bearing tree in a week? Exhausted
with doing ministry the same way, expecting different results?
Exasperated by the lack of ownership among the members of your existing
groups? Then this book is for you!
Pulling no punches, Neighbour
diagnoses the problems surrounding small group and cell group ministry
in America today, offering practical suggestions that work.
Here's what others are saying about this book:
“Prepare
to be challenged in every area of thinking and practice. Instead of
fixating on superficial structural issues, Neighbour penetrates to the
underlying spiritual qualities needed for authentic change in the
church.”
— Dennis McCallum, author and Founder/Lead Pastor of Xenos Christian Fellowship, Columbus, OH
“
‘Please allow me to be blunt (again).’ That’s one of my favorite lines
from this book, and I hope you will honor Randall's request and allow
him to speak truthfully—even bluntly—into your experiences with small
group ministry. Like any good doctor, Randall’s words will prod areas
of weakness and poor judgment, but in the end he offers good medicine.”
— Sam O’Neal, Managing Editor, www.smallgroups.com, Christianity Today International
“Every
movement loses her way. Then God brings someone along to redirect that
movement back to her roots. This book not only reminds the small group
world who she must become again but also gives practical advice on how
to return there. If your small group ministry is struggling, you are
considering starting a small group ministry, or you’ve tried small
groups before and come up lacking, this book was written for you!”
— Rick Howerton, author and National Director of Events and Training, Serendipity by Lifeway
“Through
the last 12 years of working very closely with Randall, I know one
thing for sure: I’ll always get an honest answer from him. And this is
exactly what you’ll find in The Naked Truth about Small Groups. Randall
reveals what has gone wrong with small groups in North America. But he
doesn’t stop there. He offers biblical solutions that will help
transform you, your church, and your small groups.”
— Joel Comiskey, author, Lead Pastor of Wellspring Church, Moreno Valley, CA and President, Joel Comiskey Group
“Randall
exposes the raw facts about small group ministry while revealing God’s
original designs for both living out the great commandment and carrying
out the great commission. The Naked Truth About Small Group Ministry is
chock-full of practical wisdom, problem-solving paradigms, and a
genuine passion for missional communities of faith, love, and hope.”
— Dave Auda, Small Groups Pastor, Mosaic, Los Angeles, CA
“The
first step towards healing is admitting that you have a problem. And if
we aren’t willing to admit the problem, Randall Neighbour is bold
enough to do it for us. Standing on years of experience, Neighbour
shoots straight with pictures, stories, and raw reflections on the
state of community and discipleship in our churches, and offers
straightforward and time-tested advice for getting back to Biblical
basics. Like a good athletic trainer, he breaks us down in order to
build
us up to greater strength.”
—Heather Zempel, Discipleship Pastor, National Community Church, Washington, D.C.
“I love Randall Neighbour, but he irritates me. It must be his spiritual gift.
He
exposes why some of our cherished methods and practices fail: they’re
unsatisfactory, unrealistic, and sometimes unbiblical—but we keep doing
them anyway! We’d go right on doing them, too, without this discerning
and gifted practitioner screaming: The emperor has no clothes! Well
known within the cell-church community, Randall’s insights are informed
by years of experience and a love of Christ and his Church. His
ministry framework may not precisely overlap your own, but his insights
apply to anyone who wants to facilitate the formation of true Biblical
community. If your small group ministry is thriving, on life-support or
even left for dead, this book can show you why, and what to do next.”
—Dave Treat, Group Life speaker, trainer, and writer, thinkingsmall.net
“If
you are looking for nice platitudes or easy advice about small groups,
you won't get them here. Randall has been around the ‘small group
block’ too many times to ignore the fact that groups are about real
people and messy relationships in the real world. If you want sound
counsel on how to deal with the realities of these kinds of people and
their relationships, then find the time to devour this book.”
—Scott Boren, pastor, consultant, and author of The Relational Way and Missional Small Groups
Author: Randall Neighbour
Publication Date: 06/25/2009
ISBN: 9780978877965
Pages: 256
