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Creative Community for Emerging Generations:  Ten principles: Embrace the individual.  This generation is a complex one culturally.  It will be a relational model that reaches this generation.  Keep some great questions in your back pocket as you sit down with someone.  "Which fruit of the spirit is working most in your life right now?"  Give [...]

Batterson’s story is really engaging.  The beginning of National Community Church in Washington D.C. is a really good story.  Don’t know it?  You can check out Mark’s blog right here.  It was one of the first blogs I ran across a little over 3 years ago.  Great way to eavesdrop on a really cool story. [...]

Session starts with a hilarious rendition of a small group experience through the eyes of the Wizard of Oz characters (ala Mystery Science Theater 3000).  That was HILARIOUS.

And so it begins.  Bill Donahue warming up the crowd.  Telling the story of how it all began 10 years ago.  Good times.  I always wonder about any conference where they’d have me do a breakout, but this a.m. was a lot of fun.  Wish you’d been here. If you want to follow along with [...]

I mentioned earlier this summer that I’ll be doing a breakout (Getting to There: Building a Dynamic Small Group Ministry) at Willow’s Group Life conference.  It’s this week.  You can read more right here.  Are you going to be here?  Be sure and Email Me.  It’d be great to have coffee one morning.

I’ve had the privilege the last couple years to catch the Leadership Summit live and in person at Willow.  This year I’m staying close to home and will join the crew over at Bayside Church in Granite Bay.  Should be a good time…always is.  Anybody out there planning to hit it?

I’m excited!  This year (after attending for years) I get to be part of Willow’s Group Life 2008 conference!  That is very exciting for me.  I’ll be doing my workshop Getting to There: Building a Dynamic Small Group Ministry.  Lots of fun to do it.  Always fun to see everybody. Sidenote: My breakout is on [...]