Source: Mission Network News, January 7, 2020<\/p>\n
Small groups typically revolve around local communities and churches, but technology is opening a window of connection.<\/p>\n
The program is based on Whatsapp, a free messaging, video, and voice application. Sammy Tippit Ministries provides daily videos, resources, and training for small-group leaders to share. It\u2019s up to the group leader to form and operate the group.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re not providing the technology but we\u2019re taking already existing technology and taking small groups and saying \u2018form those groups where you can actually communicate on a daily basis,\u2019\u201d said Founder Sammy Tippit.<\/p>\n
He doesn\u2019t see these virtual groups as replacements for in-person small groups. The groups are intended for believers who are separated by distance to supplement traditional weekly in-person gatherings.<\/p>\n
Currently, a group of believers in China who are unable to meet physically are using these resources to meet weekly for devotions and prayer.<\/p>\n
\u00bb Read full story<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u00bb Read about another trend affecting global ministry, the migration of Christians and rise of diaspora congregations<\/a> (The Gospel Coalition).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Source: Mission Network News, January 7, 2020 Small groups typically revolve around local communities and churches, but technology is opening a window of connection. The program is based on Whatsapp, a free messaging, video, and voice application. Sammy Tippit Ministries provides daily videos, resources, and training for small-group leaders to share. It\u2019s up to the … Continue reading WORLD: New App Helps Create Global Small Groups<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-briefs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9035","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9035"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9035\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9036,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9035\/revisions\/9036"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9035"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}