Someone raised a point in a recent comment that touched an ancient chord of deep resentment that I once cherished as a "professional minister" and the pastor of several different churches over the years. My new internet friend and brother in Christ was simply trying to point out an inherent danger of small groups: the ease of false teaching being introduced into the church.

Unexpectedly he voiced what I now consider to be an unsubstantiated—but credible-sounding and serious—warning that the dynamics of Sunday School classes, cell groups, or house churches might create nothing more than a "pooling of ignorance." It's a very powerful argument that's been circulating longer than I can remember; and one that I quickly Continue reading →