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by Henry Cloud; John Townsend

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This book by two well-known psychologists provides small-group leaders with valuable guidance and information on how they can help their groups to grow spiritually, emotionally, and relationally. In addition to describing what makes small groups work, this book explains the roles and responsibilities of both leaders and group members.

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Lead small groups through astounding growth with principles from the best-selling books How People Grow and Boundaries. No matter what need brings a group of people together--from marriage enrichment to divorce recovery, from grief recovery to spiritual formation--members are part of a small group because they want to grow. This book by psychologists Henry Cloud and John Townsend provides small-group leaders with valuable guidance and information on how they can help their groups to grow spiritually, emotionally, and relationally. With insights from their best-selling book How People Grow, Cloud and Townsend show how God's plan for growth is made up of three key elements: grace plus truth plus time. When groups embrace those elements, they find God's grace and forgiveness and learn how to handle their imperfections without shame as they model God's love and support to one another. In addition to describing what makes small groups work, Leading Small Groups That Help People Grow explains the roles and responsibilities of both leaders and group members. Employing tenets from the book How People Grow, this book equips leaders to understand the ins and outs of how to promote growth, and using principles from their best-selling book Boundaries, they show how to identify and find solutions for common problems such as boredom, noncompliance, passivity, aggression, narcissism, spiritualization, over-neediness, over-giving, and nonstop talking.

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Lead small groups through astounding growth with principles from the best-selling books How People Grow and Boundaries. No matter what need brings a group of people together---from marriage enrichment to divorce recovery, from grief recovery to spiritual formation---members are part of a small group because they want to grow. This book by psychologists Henry Cloud and John Townsend provides small-group leaders with valuable guidance and information on how they can help their groups to grow spiritually, emotionally, and relationally. With insights from their best-selling book How People Grow, Cloud and Townsend show how God's plan for growth is made up of three key elements: grace plus truth plus time. When groups embrace those elements, they find God's grace and forgiveness and learn how to handle their imperfections without shame as they model God's love and support to one another. In addition to describing what makes small groups work, Leading Small Groups That Help People Grow explains the roles and responsibilities of both leaders and group members. Employing tenets from the book How People Grow, this book equips leaders to understand the ins and outs of how to promote growth, and using principles from their best-selling book Boundaries, they show how to identify and find solutions for common problems such as boredom, noncompliance, passivity, aggression, narcissism, spiritualization, over-neediness, over-giving, and nonstop talking.

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  • Title The Making Small Groups Work: What Every Small Group Leader Needs to Know
  • Author Henry Cloud; John Townsend
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition LATER PRINTING
  • Pages 304
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Zondervan, Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 2003-08-12
  • ISBN 9780310250289 / 0310250285
  • Weight 0.65 lbs (0.29 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.9 x 5.2 x 1.2 in (20.07 x 13.21 x 3.05 cm)
  • Themes
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
    • Theometrics: Evangelical
    • Topical: Christian Interest
  • Category Religion - Church Life & Growth
  • Library of Congress subjects Christian leadership, Church group work
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2003011380
  • Dewey Decimal Code 253.7
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