Some people do feel more comfortable coming to someone's home rather than a
church and I think it's a great start for someone like that because church
is the people not the building.  I still would encourage people to go to
church but if they start out in a small group they may work their way up to
a church.

Amy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rhonda Partain" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 12:36 AM
Subject: Re: small group meeting


> I think it is less  threatening if that is the word,  more comfortable, a
> home setting,  maybe people have some bad experiences associated with a
> building called church,  perhaps the house helps to  show them that the
real
> church isn't a building of any kind at all, but just real people who love
> God!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: The Electronic Church [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of Phil Scovell
> Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 12:33 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: small group meeting
>
> Rhonda,
>
> That's what are home meetings are like both when we meet for prayer on
> Fridays and again for worship on Sunday morning.
>
> Phil.