{"quotes":[{"text":"So often, it's others around us who can see where God wants to grow us even before we see it ourselves.","author":"James MacDonald","tags":["discipleship","small-groups"],"id":3861,"author_id":"James+MacDonald"},{"text":"Confession is a difficult discipline for us, because we all too often view the believing community as a fellowship of saints before we see it as a fellowship of sinners. We feel that everyone else has advanced so far into holiness that we are isolated and alone in our sin.","author":"Richard J. Foster","tags":["church","humility","small-groups"],"id":98932,"author_id":"Richard+J.+Foster"},{"text":"The same process that makes AA so effective—the power of a group to teach individuals how to believe—happens whenever people come together to help one another change. Belief is easier when it occurs within a community.","author":"Charles Duhigg","tags":["belief","change","community","small-groups"],"id":132635,"author_id":"Charles+Duhigg"},{"text":"Conformity is a problem for many small groups. Members put a higher priority on cohesion than on coming up with a well-reasoned choice. They pressure dissenters, shield themselves from negative feedback, keep silent when they disagree ...","author":"Craig E. Johnson","tags":["conformity","context","culture","small-groups"],"id":290948,"author_id":"Craig+E.+Johnson"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":4,"pages":1}}