Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
Growth Through Groups
William P. Clemmons · 1974
55/100
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For its moment and its denominational audience, this Broadman Press volume offered something useful — a theologically grounded, practically oriented framework for small group ministry that took seriously both scripture and the behavioral science of the era. Fifty years on, the small-group ministry landscape has been transformed by decades of research and practice, and the Southern Baptist institutional context limits its reach significantly. A piece of church education history more than a live resource.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety90
substance55
craft58
originality50
accuracy48
hype68
age-fit58
human-eye50
Penny’s verdict55
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