Why Small Groups Matter for the Wider Church

How did the Church go from secret catacomb meetings to soaring cathedrals, and have we lost something in that evolution of organised religion?

Andrew Urquhart speaks to Dave Mann about the value of smaller church cells as seen in the early Church, before Emperor Constantine's coming-to-faith saw Christian community change up a gear, and appeared to set clergy apart from the lay faithful.

The New Zealand evangelist outlines how the key purposes of the church — care, teaching and outreach — are best achieved in small groups that are outward-focused, rather than purely social or discipleship-based.

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