tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30798827.post2462101514530056728..comments2007-09-28T06:52:59.623-05:00Rogerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271767676528553337noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30798827.post-40323263924631790072007-09-28T05:36:00.000-05:002007-09-28T05:36:00.000-05:00(No one can or should be forced to worship it is the free will of the participants involved that enables them to offer it up.) (There are those who are not able to “let down in a large group”<BR/><BR/> About the Non-Attribution Policy<BR/>‘To promote rich discussion and free exchange. . . <BR/><BR/> Encourage all participants to be responsible for the substantive content of their<BR/>statements, yet protect all participants from having their remarks and opinions publicly quoted or<BR/>otherwise attributed to them without their express consent.’ (Personnel responsibility for what comes the mouths of all participants should not go unchecked but could if responsible over sight is not present) this is one possible danger I see when things are done “in the privacy of small groups” or gangs.samehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14101833920071819939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30798827.post-91659493261374623102007-09-07T11:37:00.000-05:002007-09-07T11:37:00.000-05:00I have and plan to participate in a small group. I only find good in them as they tend to deepen relationships and allow those (like me), that do not speak very well in open forums like auditorium bible class/formal bible study structure, to participate much more freely and interact in a manner that addresses their individual concerns (if any). The only bad thing is that some may tend to not join small groups, basically using the ministry as a means of avoiding twice Sunday worship. I haven’t witnessed anything personally, but I’ve heard that some mistakes might be: using the study as more of a social gathering, thereby neglecting the importance of prayer, bible study, and ministering to each other. And violation of the non-attribution ethic. <BR/>IkeCliffordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08230886159912405348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30798827.post-40260213748856232742007-09-02T13:18:00.000-05:002007-09-02T13:18:00.000-05:00No, I have never been asked to attend a small group like the one you describe in your blog. I have been invited to many fellowship dinners and lunches but always decline the invitation because, “I do not want to get tangled up in any “social club”. It has been my experience that some people “make up” what they don’t know using what little information they have they build on it with there own imagination. “A little knowledge” can be a dangerous thing, intimacy is an all or nothing proposition either you open up completely and risk someone exploring old wounds or you wait for those wounds to heal and take a chance latter by helping others. It has to be your choice noone can or should enter into your life on a personnel level without being invited in by you personally. I like the idea of small groups were people can “open up” in a secure and safe environment to check and be checked to be ministered to on a personnel level and to minister to those who will if able to let down the defenses open up and let the love flow in and around like a soothing salve on a tired and battered soul. What a good thing it must be to fellowship with those who have set themselves apart from a cruel world. Tuck has told me a little about the importance of small groups and I see no reason why we shouldn’t support them if they are operating in the spirit of love!samehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14101833920071819939noreply@blogger.com