As His representatives among men, God does not choose angels who have never fallen, but human beings, men of like passions with those they seek to save. Christ took humanity that He might reach humanity. A divine-human savior was needed to bring salvation to the world. And to men and women has been committed the sacred trust of making known "the unsearchable riches of Christ."
"I believe, along with many others, that there is almost unlimited potential for the growth of the church in Christ-centred, Spirit-led, well organised, and intentional small group ministry. I realise, of course, that the term “small groups” is not new to most of us. House groups and cottage meetings have been part of the church for decades. However, the way small groups have developed in recent years and the way God is using them in growing numbers of congregations is new, and very exciting. One can only guess at what might happen to the Seventh-day Adventist Church world-wide if small groups were given their proper place everywhere!
I am not suggesting that small groups offer a magic formula for completing the Gospel commission, spreading unity and love in the church, and leading us individually to spiritual maturity. I am simply suggesting that small groups are a divinely ordained means which can help us to achieve these goals.
One might wish that small groups would develop naturally out of warm and loving relationships already thriving in the church, and some groups might actually start that way. In the real world, however, small groups are needed to bring people - Christians and non-Christians - close enough to each other in order for warm and loving relationships to develop and for the sharing of the Gospel to take place."
