RT Article
T1 The Small-Group Ministry Movement of the Last Four Decades
JF Christian education journal
VO 17
IS 3
SP 547
OP 559
A1 Atkinson, Harley
A1 Rose, Joshua
LA English
PB Sage Publications
YR 2020
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1746675446
AB The modern small-group movement emerged in the 1960s as small groups slowly began to replace the Sunday school as the preferred context for doing Christian formation in the local church. This article summarizes the development of the small-group ministry movement of the last four decades, addresses the current state of small groups in the church, and concludes with brief comments on the future of small groups in the church.
K1 Practitioner
K1 Christian Education
K1 Christian formation
K1 cell group
K1 small-group facilitator
K1 small-group movement
K1 Small groups
DO 10.1177/0739891320942932