It's within the environment of authentic biblical community that disciples are made and we live out our faith. But what does that look like for us today? Recently I've been thinking a lot about what a model for discipleship should look like today, and truthfully, I have more questions than answers. I began writing about this last week in my blog I titled "What If Everything We've Always Believed About Small Groups Was Wrong?"
It seems others are thinking about this as well. Alan Danielson blogged about the "First Small Group Gathering Ever." I love the way he poses this:
What is your small group doing to have an exploding reputation in the community? Are you meeting safely inside a home or church building, insulated from the rest of the world? Or are you doing life together in public, so that evangelistic ministry opportunities can be seized? Does your small group look look like Jesus’ small group, or does it look like something different? I’m just asking.Hmm. I wonder, Is it even possible in today's culture for our small groups to look like Jesus' small group? If you say no, why not, and then what should they look like? If you say yes, then how?
I've read other blogs dealing with the same questions Alan and I are asking, and I'll share some of those in a future post. But I want to keep asking and thinking about this and I'd love to hear some of your thoughts, so please respond!
