The Way Back to One Another How to Live as People Created for Community Rediscover Community in a Disconnected World Jesus said his followers would be known for their love, not their loneliness. Yet over half of Americans—and American churchgoers—say that they lack companionship or that no one knows them well. We live increasingly disconnected lives, and our mental and spiritual health suffer as a result. In The Way Back to One Another , Jeff Galley and Phil Smith provide a remedy based on studying Scripture, learning from the global church, and observing best practices in thousands of small groups. The New Testament’s exhortations to love one another are not merely individual commands but instructions for experiencing deep relationships and community. Loving one another today will require a countercultural return to practices that are increasingly devalued and disregarded:
FOREWORD BY CRAIG GROESCHEL
THE WAY BACK TO ONE ANOTHER
How to Live as People Created for Community
JEFF GALLEY | PHILLIP N. SMITH WITH JILL HEISEY
March 3, 2026 208 pages, paperback, 978-1-5140-1440-0 5.5 x 8.5 inches, $18.99 REL012030 RELIGION / Christian Living / Family & Relationships
• depend on one another • know one another • talk with one another • welcome one another • commit to one another • turn back to one another
JEFF GALLEY is the central group leader for
LifeGroups and Missions at Life.Church. He is the author
of Conversations: Turn Your Everyday Discussions into Life-Giving Moments . He coleads Global Lift Collective and serves on the board at the Chalmers Center for Economic Development and Tearfund USA.
With The Way Back to One Another , discover how you and your church can break away from soul-killing isolation and become catalysts of life-giving relationships and community. “Jeff and Phil’s book The Way Back to One Another offers us a scripturally grounded, intentional plan for spiritual strength in community. Like loving guides, they invite us to rediscover God’s rich design for community. . . . In a culture that distances others, I know this book will help us draw together.” —CRAIG GROESCHEL, from the foreword “
PHILLIP N. SMITH is the senior development ambassador at HOPE International. He previously
served as HOPE’s senior director of savings group programs, leading the organization’s global team. Prior to joining HOPE, Phil served as an executive pastor, corporate executive, and in senior leadership with World Relief, and has served on many boards over the years.
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