One of the most significant and enduring contributions made to the church by the early Methodist movement was the successful implementation of small groups for true discipleship.
Nowhere was this more evident than in John Wesley’s band meetings for accountability where believers “watched over one another in love.” It is the most effective discipleship model ever implemented.
George Whitefield, the great evangelist of the First Great Awakening, lamented, “My Brother [John] Wesley acted wisely, the souls that were awakened under his ministry he joined in [small accountability groups], and thus preserved the fruits of his labor. This I neglected, and my people are a rope of sand.”
This new model of home cell groups, Small Groups that Go Deep, blends together:
Small accountability groups according to the Wesleyan pattern
Keys for continuous revival that kept revival fires burning in the center of Africa during the 1950s
Practical tools of Full Stature principles for quick and complete forgiveness, dealing effectively with bitter roots, and receiving inner transformation by the power of the Holy Spirit.
The Clarks have merged these three field-tested models into a new pattern for making radical disciples of Jesus.
(The Small Groups that Go Deep booklet may be purchased separately.)
