I’m often asked about the purpose of small group – and honestly that’s a tough question to answer.

That’s sort of like asking “What’s the purpose of a screwdriver?”

You can say “to turn screws”, but that’s not a very helpful answer if you don’t know what a screw is.

Usually my answer starts good and quickly devolves into a story or illustration. So, in order to combat my self-imposed subjectivity, I’m trying to clarify for everyone the purpose of small group. After all, how do you know where to aim if you can’t see the target.

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