Copyright © 2008 by Galen Currah, George Patterson and Edward Aw
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Avoid Common Evangelical Myths that Restrict their Absorption

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Body Building Group Activity # 1
KEEP LITTLE TO KEEP LIVELY

Scripture, history and recent research all agree that small congregations are more effective in mobilizing believers to win friends to Christ and do vital ministries.

The debilitating myth is that big is always better.

Copyright 2002 by George Patterson

I hear this question more than any other from people who start new churches or small groups, but never from a non-Westerner. The solution is fourfold. We apply a more biblical approach to four Western traditions, for children's participation, Bible exposition, varying methods and harmonizing people of different ages.

1. Let children participate, more than simply hearing a ‘children’s sermon.’

Next Sunday — the Lord willing — I shall fly to a West African country and spend a few days holding a training workshop. Besides that, I shall have a couple of days with some adult men who live in villages. Sand farmers in poor villages, dwelling his grass huts. These folk seem poorer nowasdays than when I moved away from there in 1980. These men have become followers of Jesus.

To what advantage to them?