I. Work to build trust and intimacy within your group.
II. Get to the heart of the passage; dont simply skim the
surface.
III. Give everyone in your group a chance to talk.
IV. When you share, try to connect your thoughts to the previous
speaker. (Build bridges.)
V. When someone is speaking, everyone else is listening.
VI. Never ridicule or cut down anothers answers.
VII. When you disagree, do so with respect and charity.
VIII. Do not fear silence.
IX. If you have not completed your homework, allow others the
opportunity to express their answers before you respond.
X. Enjoy yourself!
The Ten Commandments of a Small Group:
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for classroom use with the Encounter Bible study program for
middle-school students.
