Soul-Shaping Small Groups

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Is your small group boring?

Do you sometimes have to force yourself to attend the meetings ? Do you wonder if small groups are doing anything for your spiritual growth?

Kim Engelmann, a pastor and small group leader, describes how she felt about one small group she attended:

"It is Thursday evening--small group night. I . . . hesitate before getting out of the car. Do I really want to do this? I am not the sort of person that likes weeknight meetings. I am tired from a long day's work, but I push my car door open and crunch on up the gravel driveway. . .

I convince myself that this is for my own good. I tell myself that I ought to be grateful that I live in a free country where small groups that talk about Jesus and the Bible are allowed. But I am not grateful--not one little bit."

As a result Kim asked herself a hard question about groups: Is it small groups that are the problem or the way we do small groups?

In this book she shares her answers, offering a new format for groups that gives authentic spiritual community a chance. She challenges the compartmentalization of Bible study, prayer and even fun , and offers creative, practical suggestions that can serve to integrate these aspects into an experiential framework.

Whether you are a pastor, a group leader or a member, if you find yourself dragging when it's time for small group, then this is the book for you.