From First Date to Potential Mate
Understanding the life cycle of your small group.
| posted 8/12/1997
| Topics: | Birthing groups, Division of groups, Ending groups, Goals, Life cycles, Models, Planning, Starting groups |
| Filters: | Coach, Director, Group Leader, Lead, Pastor |
| Purpose: | Ministry |
| References: |  |
| Date Added: | August 12, 1997 |
Many writers have offered analogies for the stages of group formation, most choosing the individual human life cycle as a parallel. While this works adequately, it fails to capture and convey the relational emphasis so critical to small group life. The analogy I have chosen is one of courtship, marriage, and family development. Although not perfect, ...
