Does Your Accountability Group Make You into a Wimp or a Bully?

If you are a Christian man, I highly recommend reading the free e-book, Fight Clubs: Gospel Centered Discipleship. This new book, published by The Resurgence and written by Pastor Jonathan Dodson, has some of the best statements about creating biblical accountability groups I’ve ever read.
Fight Clubs does a fine job stating what is wrong with [...]

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Why Small Groups? – Book Review

The following is a review of the book, Why Small Groups? Together Toward Maturity, by CJ Mahaney. You can download the book for free on the Sovereign Grace Ministries Store website.
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An old black preacher once said, “You can no more do what you don’t know than come back from where you ain’t [...]

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“And Now For the Big Picture” – Chapter Review

The following is a review of Chapter 7 of Why Small Groups? by C.J. Mahaney. This free e-book is available on the Sovereign Grace Ministries online store and is a helpful guide for accountability groups.
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You’ve read the stunning stats. You’ve heard the rumblings of the epidemic of pornography now overrunning the church. [...]

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“Never Say Comfortable” – Chapter Review

The following is a review of Chapter 6 of Why Small Groups? by C.J. Mahaney. This free e-book is available on the Sovereign Grace Ministries online store and is a helpful guide for accountability groups.
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“We love our comfort, don’t we?” It’s just so American, and unfortunately has become so Christian. However, according [...]

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“The Art of Care and Correction” – Chapter Review

The following is a review of Chapter 5 of Why Small Groups? by C.J. Mahaney. This free e-book is available on the Sovereign Grace Ministries online store and is a helpful guide for accountability groups.
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If there is such a thing as a “silver bullet” for Christians struggling against temptation, you can find [...]

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“What Makes a Great Small Group Leader?” – Chapter Review

The following is a review of Chapter 4 of Why Small Groups? by C.J. Mahaney. This free e-book is available on the Sovereign Grace Ministries online store and is a helpful guide for accountability groups.
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There are many different kinds of Christian books. There are some that you’ll enjoy reading and some you [...]

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Samson and the Pirate Monks – Book Review

Samson and the Pirate Monks is a story about a fellowship of men—men who are helping one another to take off their pious masks and bear their souls to each other. The subtitle really captures the purpose of the book: “Calling Men to Authentic Brotherhood.”
The cover of the book, complete with pirate ship and scull-and-crossbones [...]

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“Take This Group and Own It!” – Chapter Review

The following is a review of Chapter 3 of Why Small Groups? by C.J. Mahaney. This free e-book is available on the Sovereign Grace Ministries online store and is a helpful guide for accountability groups.
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All the inspiring reasons to have a small group ministry given in chapters one and two of Why [...]

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Book Review: Shattered Vows

Have you ever read a book that was so familiar, you wondered if the author had stolen your diary?
I felt that way when I read Shattered Vows: Hope and Healing for Women Who Have Been Sexually Betrayed. Debra Laaser’s discovery of and recovery from her husband’s sexual betrayal mirrors my own. Even though I did [...]

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“Fellowship Rediscovered” – Chapter Review

The following is a review of Chapter 2 of Why Small Groups? by C.J. Mahaney. This free e-book is available on the Sovereign Grace Ministries online store and is a helpful guide for accountability groups.
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What is fellowship? Every Christian knows the answer to that, don’t they? Eating and spending time together—that’s fellowship, [...]

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