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The End is Near!

By Michael Mack

Posted on October 2, 2010

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I came across the following video on Alan Danielson’s blog. I agree with Alan: this is a great example of a bad small group experience.

The End Times from Renaissance Church on Vimeo.

What needs to happen to save this group?

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Michael Mack

Michael Mack has been involved in small group ministry as a pastor, writer, trainer, and speaker for more than 25 years. He founded SmallGroups.com in 1995 and started Small Group Leadership in 2012. He became the 12th editor of Christian Standard magazine in 2017 and continues to speak in churches about small groups, discipleship, and leadership. He lives in Pewee Valley, Kentucky (just outside Louisville), with his wife Heidi. They have four young adult children. Michael enjoys mountain and road biking with a group of friends. See the "About Michael Mack" page under About Us for more about him.

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