How 'Groups With Purpose' stimulate spiritual formation in a local church

Virgil L Stauffer

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How 'Groups With Purpose' stimulate spiritual formation in a local church

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Virgil L Stauffer. How 'groups With Purpose' Stimulate Spiritual Formation In a Local Church. Asbury Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/25c42c78-aa36-4f40-9786-ed484c907930.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

V. L. Stauffer. How 'Groups With Purpose' stimulate spiritual formation in a local church. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/25c42c78-aa36-4f40-9786-ed484c907930

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Virgil L Stauffer. How 'groups With Purpose' Stimulate Spiritual Formation In a Local Church. Asbury Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/25c42c78-aa36-4f40-9786-ed484c907930.

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Virgil L Stauffer

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Abstract

This project assumes that small groups are more effective when they are formed in response to a clearly defined need. Each group should be unique in method and format. This work refutes the concept that there exists any one 'right group' that is capable of ministering to all people and to every type of need. The author finds the basis for his thesis in the biblical record. He determines that small group ministry would be more effective if it used the principles and methods of modern schools of therapy. John Wesley's theology and methodology that concern the class meeting and the society guide this project. The author updates this method to coincide with the needs of a twentieth century society. The paper includes a description of a 'Groups With Purpose' project in one local church and a design for establishing and maintaining such a ministry in a body of believers. The paper concludes with a discussion of unresolved questions. It conjectures that 'Groups With Purpose' could be a viable ministry in a church of any size if the philosophy is carefully understood and applied.

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