“In our liberal UU faith movement, in ALL our coming together, in our caring about science and consciousness and personal transformation and alternative healing…in the environmental movement, the women’s movement, jobs in social justice, the peace movement, the civil rights movement, the organic food and alternative health-care movements, and all the different spiritual movements,… in our gathering together in small groups and in our sharing our truth, we come to know what liberal religious folk for so long have claimed to believe: Revelation is not sealed.”
“Reality-changing insights remain possible. Within the minimal structure of the covenant group, we can reflect upon our own motivations, confront and refine our emotions, consider our ethics, deepen our attentiveness to others, cultivate wisdom, and express our love through service.”
The above is an excerpt from “The Complete Guide to Small Group Ministry” by Robert L. Hill. [More…]