Small groups help the members experience the fellowship of the saints. They can also be used to develop maturity in the various members and in the church as a whole. But churches do not always see the desired ends of fellowship and maturity emerge from the groups that they organize.

This book has been written to provide both group leaders and participants insight into the ways that groups work and direction as to how they can be used to accomplish the goals of Christian fellowship and spiritual maturity.

Growth Groups offers both the veteran and the newcomer a perspective on the purposes for groups in the church, the way groups are structured, the processes of learning in a group context, and the important functions of group leadership.