Community groups [Parish Groups] can be understood as the incarnational ministry of the church. As Timothy Lane and Paul Tripp note in How …
Small Groups
Essential Nature of Parish Bible Studies
During the gathering we proclaim the Word through preaching and respond in worship of Jesus. What this produces in the believer and …
To Confront
Whether we have been sinned against on a given occasion, or become aware that a fellow believer has a pattern of sin in his life, …
Small Group Uses
… I would like to suggest that there are three primary function of the church for which community groups can and should be the vehicle. They …
Godly Resolution of Conflict
In fact, trying to avoid the godly resolution of conflicts just builds a dam between ourselves and others, allowing a reservoir of …
The Opportunity of Conflict
The Bible teaches that we should see conflict neither as an inconvenience nor as an occasion for selfish gain, but rather as an opportunity …
Incomplete Without Community
No one really debates the need for people to exist within community. It is not merely a Christian understanding; it is a human …
community that proclaims
But let's be honest, we have all fallen short of community that proclaims the truth of God's goodness and grace, as we are often censored by …
Encourage
To encourage means to inspire with courage, spirit, and hope; to hearten; to urge forward. Everyone occasionally gets discouraged. We face …
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