Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Cell Groups Growth Pietists







Hey Spener, you're so fine,
You're so fine, a golden mine.


Anonymous has left a new comment on your post  "Time of Generic Grace Update":


Lay led cell groups are great for training pietists. I know. I was one.

I remember one person at a self-study group who was not wanting to do a WELS produced study (current bilge not withstanding)- just wanted to study the Bible and organically come to the "right" conclusions without the "directing" effect of a Bible study guide. He grew WELS and was very solid and should have known better. He now resides in the world of Ev Free.
Sweet deal huh?

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GJ - That's nothin'. The Michigan District of WELS started CrossWalk in S. Lyons as a Church Growth, cell group growing, entertainment-style sect...and now the whole congregation is Evangelical Covenant.

Deputy Doug has a whole district that is E. Free. The Evangelical Free Church--which grew from Swedish Augustana Pietism--should draft him as a theologian.