Kieran Flynn is an Irish priest in the St. Patrick Missionary Society (Kiltegan Fathers and Brothers). In this book he draws on seven years of experience in working with Small Christian Communities (SCCs) in the Bomadi Vicariate in the Niger Delta in Nigeria, research on SCCs in Kenya and mission studies at the Gregorian University in Rome.
This volume in the important Spearhead Series has three concentrated chapters: "Vatican II's Impact on Small Christian Communities," "Emergence of Small Christian Communities in AMECEA Region; and "Social Responsibility of Small Christian Communities as the Family of God in Africa."

What a neat little book! The title is deceptive. It provides more than the title suggests. It captivated me because it puts into a manageable perspective some really big thoughts. Theological treatises are written on who God is and how He is in the world. This book gives the answers, not by theologizing, but by sharing stories and reflections in real everyday language and from everyday experiences. The book does not talk to the head but to the heart. Stories and vignettes make the ideas in this book, some amazingly profound, immediate and real. It's a book for reading in the back yard while the sun is out, birds chirping and flowers blooming, or reading indoors in a favorite nook or chair with a steaming cup of coffee. It's a book than can be picked up and set down as the need arises. It's a book that can be read and reread and always continues to feed the soul. It is like a personal and heartfelt conversation.