Unexplainable: Pursuing a Life Only God Can Make Possible

What in your life is unexplainable apart from God?   Is there anything?  Or is there a perfect explanation for everything do?  For your decisions about jobs, your finances, and your relationships? If this is a question that intrigues you at all, you might want to take a look at a new 8 week DVD-driven…

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Recommended Follow-Up Studies

As I’ve mentioned, when you’re launching new groups using a church-wide campaign it is very important to give your newest groups something to do next that is similar in kind.  DVD-driven.  Easy to use.  Plug and play.  They will be much more likely to continue if you help them at this critical moment.  Here are…

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Money Talks: New from Liquid

Looking for a creative way to jump-start a discussion about finances and stewardship in your congregation?  You may want to take a look at Money Talks, a new 5 week small group study from Liquid.  Similar to other studies in the Liquid series, Money Talks takes a look at the Penders, a California family with…

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How to Choose Curriculum to Start a Group

What curriculum helps a group get off to the best start? I’m asked this question (or one like it) almost every week, so I thought I’d take a day and answer the question.  If you’ve asked it…here you go!  If you already have a favorite…use the comments below to add your favorite to the list! …

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Life’s Healing Choices

Have you heard about Life’s Healing Choices, Saddleback’s newest campaign?  Looks like a great new resource on a topic that’s been a home run for many churches and is clearly on the easy end of the easy/hard continuum. An 8 week church-wide study based on The Beatitudes, Life’s Healing Choices features DVD-driven small group curriculum…

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Mirror Image

If you’re looking for a DVD-driven study that is provocative, easy to use, and generates great discussion, you’ll love Mirror Image.  From the Liquid series, this is a study of five of Jesus’ best known parables (including The Prodigal Son and The Good Samaritan) and it is a must-have in our suggested curriculum list. What…

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Choosing Curriculum for New Groups

What’s the best study for a new group to use?  When you’re selecting curriculum for new groups there are several keys to keep in mind. Easy-to-use. I often refer to great launching curriculum as “just-add-water” or “plug-and-play.”  The main idea is that when a group is new, regardless of the way it began (connection, HOST,…

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