Comments on: Small Group Leaders: Qualifications, Hoops, and Lowering the Bar http://www.markhowelllive.com/small-group-leaders-qualifications-hoops-and-lowering-the-bar/ Pushing Boundary-Free Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:02:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Mark Howell http://www.markhowelllive.com/small-group-leaders-qualifications-hoops-and-lowering-the-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-610 Mark Howell Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:56:05 +0000 http://www.markhowelllive.com/?p=2087#comment-610 Thanks for jumping into the discussion Andy! Every church must arrive at its own comfort level. Just stay aware of the consequences of your decisions. You can always adjust as you go along. mark Thanks for jumping into the discussion Andy! Every church must arrive at its own comfort level. Just stay aware of the consequences of your decisions. You can always adjust as you go along.

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]]> By: Andy Lie http://www.markhowelllive.com/small-group-leaders-qualifications-hoops-and-lowering-the-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-602 Andy Lie Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:47:13 +0000 http://www.markhowelllive.com/?p=2087#comment-602 Thanks for this post, Mark. Being in a small church (90-100 total weekly attendance), we believe that it should be easier to connect a higher percentage of our congregation in small groups, but that's not currently the case (we have 3 small groups and 3 very small discipleship groups...with some of the same participants in small groups). I think we might have to take a "low bar" risk as you say, but with the qualifications that Ben shares! Thanks for this post, Mark. Being in a small church (90-100 total weekly attendance), we believe that it should be easier to connect a higher percentage of our congregation in small groups, but that’s not currently the case (we have 3 small groups and 3 very small discipleship groups…with some of the same participants in small groups).

I think we might have to take a “low bar” risk as you say, but with the qualifications that Ben shares!

]]> By: Mark Howell http://www.markhowelllive.com/small-group-leaders-qualifications-hoops-and-lowering-the-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-594 Mark Howell Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:26:09 +0000 http://www.markhowelllive.com/?p=2087#comment-594 Great insight Ben! I really like the idea that we're lowering the bar in one sense but keeping it high in another. That makes a lot of sense. mark Great insight Ben! I really like the idea that we’re lowering the bar in one sense but keeping it high in another. That makes a lot of sense.

mark

]]> By: Ben Reed http://www.markhowelllive.com/small-group-leaders-qualifications-hoops-and-lowering-the-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-593 Ben Reed Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:20:09 +0000 http://www.markhowelllive.com/?p=2087#comment-593 Great stuff here, Mark! I agree with you on setting the bar "low." I use that same terminology. But as I was leading a training the other day, and I said those very words, I caught myself. Yes, the bar is "low" in one sense, but in another, very real sense, it's extremely high. Here's our bar: 1. Be growing in your love of God. 2. Be growing in your love of people. I completely get what you're saying about a "low" bar. It's lower than what local churches usually use to determine if a person is qualified to teach/lead a group. But I'm not sure if the Bible would say that's a low bar. Keep up the good work, Mark. Love reading your blog. Great stuff here, Mark! I agree with you on setting the bar “low.” I use that same terminology.

But as I was leading a training the other day, and I said those very words, I caught myself. Yes, the bar is “low” in one sense, but in another, very real sense, it’s extremely high. Here’s our bar:
1. Be growing in your love of God.
2. Be growing in your love of people.

I completely get what you’re saying about a “low” bar. It’s lower than what local churches usually use to determine if a person is qualified to teach/lead a group. But I’m not sure if the Bible would say that’s a low bar.

Keep up the good work, Mark. Love reading your blog.

]]> By: Mark Howell http://www.markhowelllive.com/small-group-leaders-qualifications-hoops-and-lowering-the-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-591 Mark Howell Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:59:17 +0000 http://www.markhowelllive.com/?p=2087#comment-591 Providing easy-to-use curriculum is definitely a factor in recruiting leaders. Thanks Josh! mark Providing easy-to-use curriculum is definitely a factor in recruiting leaders. Thanks Josh!

mark

]]> By: Josh Hunt http://www.markhowelllive.com/small-group-leaders-qualifications-hoops-and-lowering-the-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-590 Josh Hunt Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:56:51 +0000 http://www.markhowelllive.com/?p=2087#comment-590 I never struggled to find teachers after I started writing Good Questions. http://www.joshhunt.com /good_question_story.htm Josh Hunt Good Questions Have Groups Talking www.joshhnt.com I never struggled to find teachers after I started writing Good Questions.

http://www.joshhunt.com
/good_question_story.htm

Josh Hunt
Good Questions Have Groups Talking
http://www.joshhnt.com

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