So how do you keep Leader Development in focus? How can you be sure leaders are getting the training they need. Long gone are the days when you could offer an annual training event and expect everyone to attend. Life, schedules, family, work, etc all seem to compete for those few precious hours [...] Read more »
So how do you keep Leader Development in focus? How can you be sure leaders are getting the training they need. Long gone are the days when you could offer an annual training event and expect everyone to attend. Life, schedules, family, work, etc all seem to compete for those few precious hours we offer [...] Read more »
I wanted to share with you something that happened since God lead me to start a small group with the “Radical” Series. It took me two years to listen to God and decide to host. The usual thoughts were in my head, I don’t know what I am doing, I am not a Bible scholar, [...] Read more »
Every week someone will say “I want to get connected to a Small Group.” Of course that is music to our ears because we know the chances of this person experiencing sustained life change and staying involved in the local church has just increased greatly. A small group is the environment we all need to [...] Read more »
How much do you know about your neighborhood? When were the first houses built? Who has lived their the longest? What events have become part of the neighborhoods story? Usually these are events like fires, tornadoes, illnesses that might bring a neighborhood together? How much do you know about your neighbors? What do they do? [...] Read more »
How much time do you actually spend at home in a day? Have you ever stopped to think about it? For most of us, home is only a temporary stop on a very busy schedule. What if we chose to do something different? What if we did something counter-cultural? Instead of letting all the distractions [...] Read more »
Where do you live? Why did you choose to live there? For the Schools? Proximity to Work? Have you ever thought about the fact that God has you where you live for a reason and a purpose? Are you doing anything to impact your neighbors for His glory? For the next few weeks we will have [...] Read more »
Summer is a busy time for all of us, vacations, kids camps and activities, holidays,…etc…, sometimes that makes it hard to have consistent small group meetings during the summer. Some groups choose to meet once per month during the summer and some even take the summer off. Although you may end up “meeting” less with [...] Read more »
Do you remember where you were? How you felt? What your initial response was? You know…… when someone asked you to consider being their apprentice or asked you to lead small group? If you are a small group leader chances are someone, a coach, a coordinator or simply someone who saw a potential in [...] Read more »
Did you know we have weekly bible studies for your small groups available on line? One of the questions we hear a lot in GroupLife is what should my group study next? IF this is an issue for your group, we have a simple answer! When we started the year long focus of “One Story” [...] Read more »
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