Posts Tagged ‘ bible study ’

SPIRITUAL HEALTH I’ve been pondering the practice of communal bible study using potluck as a metaphor.  I find the similarities intriguing.  In both cases, participants are expected bring something to share with the group.  There are usually general assignments made (e.g., in a potluck, often those with surnames ending A-L bring salad and a main...
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Bad things can happen when there is a seminary-trained person at a small group Bible study: especially if that person is the leader.  The combination of expertise, night time after work, and leader-as-speaker syndrome too often quiets the other voices in the room. I’ve been on both sides of this problem: the talky expert and...
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