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About barstep

Founding Director of Restore (York), retired Digital Storyteller, cyclist, runner, walker, journalist, photographer, grandfather, Christian, and tech head esp. Apple stuff

Small groups and lines of communication

I’m reading up about small group leadership in prep for the Learn2Lead course I’m running. This is from the book “Equipped to lead a cell community” by Liz West and Trevor Withers.

Within the community the number of contributing relationships is made up of the sum of all the individual relationships … and can be calculated as follows:
Number in group = n
((n x n) – n)/2
So if there are six in the group there are 15 relationships, 9 has 36 and 15 an impossible 105. The group size has to therefore be limited so that quality relationships can be maintained.

Why singing is good …..

Colossians 3

15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. 16 Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. 17 And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.