Community Through Small Groups

Source: The Complete Library of Christian Worship, Robert E. Webber, General Editor

The pervasive individualism of Western culture has broken down the sense of identity experienced through community. Nevertheless, the church in the post-World War II era has seen a resurgent interest in and recovery of community. Two promising models of community from which a strong worship is arising are the "basic communities" of South America and the small group movement.

Basic Communities of South America

One of the characteristics of non-modern society, whether it was of the simpler,...

 

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