The Latest On Church-Wide Campaigns (2010)
CLICK HERE FOR MY 2017 LIST If you want to give your members a gift they’ll never forget…use a church-wide campaign. What Rick Warren calls a spiritual growth emphasis can have an impact that your people will still be talking about 10 years from now. More importantly, done in the right way, a church-wide campaign…
Read MoreThe Me I Want To Be
John Ortberg’s latest, The Me I Want to Be is now available as a church-wide campaign (in addition to being a great study for individual groups to do). Answering the question, “How can I become the best version of me?” the church-wide study will help your whole congregation take important steps in the same direction.…
Read MoreSkill Training: Help Leaders Choose Their Next Study
“What study should we do next?” I don’t know about you…but I love hearing that question! I love hearing it from any leader, but I especially love hearing it from a new leader. When I hear it from a new leader, it means that their new group has made it through the critical first six…
Read MoreIntroducing Reid Smith and 2orMore Resources
One of my favorite guys in grouplife land is Reid Smith. In addition to serving as the Community Life Pastor at Christ Fellowship, a multi-site church in Palm Beach, Florida, Reid’s been providing small group leadership training and resources for over 15 years. There always doing some cool things in the Life Group area at…
Read MoreCharacter: Who You Are When No One’s Looking
One of the best books or Bible studies I’ve ever found to launch men’s groups is Character: Who You Are When No One’s Looking by Bill Hybels. The topic will immediately resonate with the majority of the men in your congregation. I’ve also found it to be a topic that makes for engaging conversation and…
Read MoreAssumption 1: There Is No Problem-Free
No matter the discussion, whenever I am looking for a strategy that will help meet a particular need…I begin my thinking by acknowledging that there is no problem-free solution to anything. This is where the thought process begins. In fact, when I begin a consulting session I often draw this diagram up in the upper…
Read MoreHow To Connect People No One Else Is Connecting
One of the most repeated quotes right now is the great Craig Groeschel line that “if you want to reach people no one else is reaching, you need to do things no one else is doing.” I remember where I was when I heard him say that. I think I’ll always remember that moment. Honestly,…
Read MoreResources That Equip Coaches
I noticed a tweet the other day that asked for recommendations on coaching resources…specifically skills and development. Here are a few that I’ve found very helpful: A must have for every small group ministry library is Coaching Life-Changing Small Group Leaders: A Practical Guide for Those Who Lead and Shepherd Small Group Leaders by Bill…
Read MoreDo You Already Have All The Answers?
When you take a close look at how your small group ministry is going…are there problems for which you don’t have answers? Or is it all good? Alan Kay, the computer scientist, said “Point of view is worth 80 IQ points.” His famous quote is also recorded as “Perspective is worth 80 IQ points.” Either…
Read More5 Things You Can Do Now To Connect More People This Year
It is not too late to do a few easy things that will help connect a lot more people this year. In fact, there are 5 little things you can do right now that could make a really big difference in the total number you connect by the end of the year. Here they are:…
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