Missional Group Life

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Comment by Zack Blaisdell on January 19, 2009 at 7:57pm

Hello everyone! My name is Zack Blaisdell. I'm from Plano, TX currently living in Lubbock, TX attending Sunset International Bible Institute. I'm in the first year of the two year program. I graduated from Harding in 2001. Went through AIM in 2002 and graduated from that in 2005. Now I'm going through SIBI. I am interested in Outreach/ Involvement, Spiritual Development/ Education, College/ Young Adults, and counseling ministries and activities. God bless you all. Grace and Peace.

Comment by Bob Young on January 19, 2009 at 10:44am

You might check out the Small Groups Bibliography on my website:
www.bobyoungresources.com/bibliography/biblio_small-groups.htm

Comment by Tanner King on January 19, 2009 at 10:34am

I'm just getting started as a minister to small groups. What reading materials would anybody recommend to get me more acquainted?

Comment by Wilmer Christopher Rivera on January 13, 2009 at 11:23pm

Hi Trey.
Well, I think community is a big thing among Latinos. It's what Latino's like the most. A warm smile, a good joke, a friendly handshake, even a hug are all forms of greetings when encountering Latinos. When I go to a get together, there will be the family and then other families as well. To do something alone is not the way it goes. I feel that among Latinos there is a strong bond of community. People that come here to work often live 10 or more, I have heard, in one apartment. This is not everyone but this is an example that happens quite frequently with people that come here to survive, to work. I think community is one of the major factors in learning about Latinos. In every aspect of life there is a strong connection to family and not just immediate family but uncles, aunts, grandparents and so on. I think also that many Latinos demonstrate strong community by sending back money to their family members back home. They love to help and be there for their close ones. They have come a long way to help out their kids or parents or family for a better situation, a better life.

Comment by Trey Finley on January 13, 2009 at 10:12am

Welcome to missional group life, an ongoing description of how the missional impulse will shape everything we think we know about groups and group life.

Please post your questions, your experiences, and your resources as we seek a missional design for group life.