What an "On-Mission" Small Group Should Be

Do our Common Ground groups and Sunday School classes at Hillcrest look like this? Sometimes yes, and let's work toward the time we can say "consistently yes." Here's Tim Keller from his new book, Center Church (p. 260):

Let's consider what a missional small group could look like....Its members love the city and talk positively about it; they speak a language that is not filled with pious tribal or technical terms and phrases, nor do they use disdainful or combative language. In their Bible study, they apply the gospel to the core concerns and stories of the people in their culture. This is a group obviously interested in and engaged with the literature, art, and thought of the surrounding culture, and they can discuss it appreciatively and yet critically. They exhibit deep concern for the poor, are generous with their money, model purity and respect toward the opposite sex, and show humility toward people of other races and cultures, as well as toward other Christians and churches.

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