intentions. But unfortunately not all groups succeed. Why? Because sin disrupts the harmony that God intends us to have in our interpersonal relations. We may not feel comfortable or secure with that other person in the group. Or perhaps the group began well but is beginning to drift or get sluggish. Maybe it has lost its sense of direction as well as its momentum. What makes a small group work effectively, so that everyone can experience it as a source of both comfort and stimulation? In the chapters