Walking the Small Group Tightrope : Meeting

According to Donahue and Robinson, small groups cannot thrive by focusing on either end of the continuum--they must walk the center, holding both ends in healthy tension and charting a course that develops authentic community and facilitates life change.

Acknowledgments

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Introduction; Some Problems Can't Be Solved

An Introduction to Polarity Management

9

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1. A Change Will Do You Good

Meeting the Learning Challenge by Balancing Truth and Life

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2. Are We Treating Wounds or Training Soldiers?

Meeting the Development Challenge by Balancing Care and Discipleship

47

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3. I'd like to Get to Know You ...I Think

Meeting the Relational Challenge by Balancing Friendship and Accountability

67

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4. How to Have a Good Fight

Meeting the Reconciliation Challenge by Balancing Kindness and Confrontation

93

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5. Taking It to the Streets

Meeting the Impact Challenge by Balancing Task and People

115

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6. Guess Who's Coming to Small Group!

Meeting the Connection Challenge by Balancing Openness and Intimacy

137

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Conclusion: freedom from Unsolvable Problems

Putting the Tightrope to Work

159

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Leader's Guide and Group Interaction Exercises

171

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Appendix: Navigating Breakdown

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