Many have announced that the church needs small groups over the
last five decades. Cell groups, organic groups, missional groups, exponential
groups—the grouping strategies and programs are endless. While those promoting
groups hope for flourishing community full of God’s life and love, in most
cases, we settle for nice Bible studies or programmatic meetings. It’s time for
a different approach!
Beyond Small Groups provides a pathway for moving your groups
beyond meetings and programs so that churches can get people connected and
release them into God’s mission. Based on Ezekiel’s vision of the dry
bones, this pathway provides an imagination along with practical guidance for
how to customize group structures, make disciples in community, and receive
God’s empowering Spirit
About the Author
M. Scott Boren began helping churches develop groups in the
early 1990s. Since that time, he has written ten books and numerous articles on
group life and church leadership. He holds a masters in New Testament Studies
from Regent College and doctorate from Luther Seminary. He has served as a
pastor at three churches, and now he is the president of The Center for
Community & Mission, a non-profit consulting and training organization
which provides leadership coaching, consulting, and training for churches that
are seeking to rethink what the church can be in the midst of massive cultural
transition. He works with churches to establish new church practices, small
group systems, and leadership patterns. A native Texan who grew up working a
farm, he now lives with his wife, Shawna, and their four children in St. Paul,
MN.
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