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What will your legacy be?

by Bret Aune April 29, 2011 » Add the first comment.

You invest in your company.  You invest in your neighborhood.  You invest in your marriage. You invest in your spiritual condition. You invest in your home.  You invest in your retirement.  You invest in your alma mater. You invest in your small group.  Everyone hopes to leave a legacy whenever they pour their resources into [...] Read more »

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How to “Facilitate” a Huddle for Your Small Group Leaders

by Bret Aune April 19, 2011 » Add the first comment.

Recently, I scheduled a breakfast where I invited all of the women who lead in GroupLife. My objective for this meeting was to inform these leaders of some recent changes and to show them appreciation for all they are doing in the lives of women in our church and community. This plan may have been [...] Read more »

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What is Small Group Success

by Bret Aune April 14, 2011 » Add the first comment.

Taken from a blog interview of Eddie Mosley by LifeWay’s Ed Stetzer. ES: As you probably know, Eddie… One of our major emphases here at LifeWay is Transformational Church. We talk a lot about groups and how they are key to making disciples. Tell us, what are some specific things you ask your small group [...] Read more »

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Neighborhood Easter Egg Hunts

by Bret Aune March 29, 2011 » Add the first comment.

Neighborhood Easter Egg Hunts are a great way to offer an environment of “Community” for your entire neighborhood.  The steps to hosting an Easter Egg Hunt for your neighborhood are simple.  This is an easy opportunity to get to know your neighbors, have a fun-safe event for the kids, and only take a small amount [...] Read more »

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Sleeper Leader

by admin March 2, 2011 » Add the first comment.

Ok, so the title may not be a direct correlation, but it did get you to stop by this blog.  Read on…I think every Small Group has a potential leader sitting in the room and we not know it.  God has gifted people to share his redeeming grace and unconditional love (Matthew 4:19), it is [...] Read more »

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We Want to Know What You Think?

by Bret Aune February 18, 2011 » Add the first comment.
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As we head into week 2 of our new Series One Story:Redeeming Mairrage, most of your small groups have completed week 1.  All of us in GroupLife want to know; What did you think of week 1? What do you and your group hope to get out of this study? If you are a [...] Read more »

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Helping yourself and others on their Christ Centered Journey

by admin January 28, 2011 » Add the first comment.
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This Wednesday at LifePoint church, our grouplife staff discussed the Christ Centered Journey Map.  With grouplink this Sunday and next, it is a great time to take a look at this Journey Map and access where you are as well as where you think your group members are.  As a small group leader, we should [...] Read more »

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Grouplife Upcoming Events

by admin January 20, 2011 » Add the first comment.

One of the key goals of GroupLife is to connect as many people as possible in an effort to move themselves and each other more to a Christ-Centered Life. We know that God did not design us to “do life alone” but to live life in community.  One of the ways we try to help promote this principle is [...] Read more »

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One magical pair of blue roller skates

by admin January 5, 2011 » Add the first comment.
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One way that a small group gives during the holiday season, or even through out the year, is to “adopt” a family in need. Either through the LifePoint Helping Hands Ministry Angel tree, the Domestic Abuse Shelter, or many other organizations; there are many families in need especially through the holidays. “The List” … [...] Read more »

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Did you do life together this week?

by admin December 21, 2010 » Add the first comment.

One of the methods we use to track the activity and progress of our small groups is an online attendance tracking website.  We ask each group to fill out an attendance report for each meeting, including on weeks when they do not meet.  This gives each group an opportunity to keep record not only of [...] Read more »

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