Game Plan for Life with Joe Gibbs

Looking for a challenging study that will appeal to men?  You might want to consider Lifeway’s Game Plan for Life.  Featuring three-time Super Bowl winner, NFL Hall of Fame coach, and three-time NASCAR champion Joe Gibbs, it has some of the ingredients of an easy to market experience baked in. Game Plan for Life is…

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Accelerate GroupLife in 2011: T – 3 Weeks

Getting ready for a year when grouplife really accelerates?  Hopefully you’ve gotten a lot done in week 1, week 2 and week 3 of our 6 week boot camp.  But even if you’re joining us in progress, you can still catch up easily.  You just need to pick up the pace of the things you’re…

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What Questions Are You Asking?

I remember a conference I went to in early 1992.  Really, looking back I can definitely say it was that conference that changed my direction in ministry. Arriving at the conference I would have definitely described myself as a senior pastor.  Not long after leaving I knew I was a small groups guy.  And not…

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Live Like You Were Dying…in 2011

Live Like You Were Dying is one of the most enduring church-wide campaigns.  Inspired by the Grammy award winning song recorded by Tim McGraw and featuring video teaching by Gary Smalley, this 30 day experience was designed and produced by some of the developers of the 40 Days of Purpose. I first reviewed it in…

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Review: The Good and Beautiful Community

Had a chance this week to take a look at The Good and Beautiful Community; the newest addition to James Bryan Smith’s Apprentice Series.  Published by InterVarsity Press, this series has been called by Dallas Willard, “The best practice I have seen in Christian spiritual formation.” Like the two previous books in the series, The…

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Top 10 Posts for November 2010

In case you missed them, here are my 10 most popular articles for November, 2010.  As is often the case, not all of them were written in November.  There was one from 2008 and two from 2009. This Road Doesn’t Go “There” Where Do You Want to Go with Your Small Group Ministry? How to…

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Accelerate GroupLife in 2011: T – 4 Weeks

Getting ready for a year when grouplife really accelerates?  After all you got done in week 1 and week 2 of our 6 week boot camp, you’ve got a break this week.  Sort of. The number of groups that you hope to launch in January will determine how long it will take to get this…

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The Real Reason Saddleback Connects So Many in Groups

Ever heard the stories about Saddleback’s thousands of small groups and wondered what they’re really doing? Maybe you heard the rumor that with Transformed they launched enough new groups to break 8,000 groups for the first time. Not 8,000 people in groups. 8,000 groups! Want to know how they’re doing it? I hint at the reason…

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Convergence: New DVD-Driven Small Group Curriculum with a Twist

Had a chance to preview Convergence: Where Faith and Life Meet, an intriguing new line of video driven small group curriculum.  Available on DVD or as a download, this is not an old-school famous talking head teach-a-lesson and then work-through-the-questions product.  This DVD-driven curriculum comes with a twist.  Instead of watching a short lesson, you…

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Christmas Reboot: Alan Danielson’s New Family Devotional

What’s your family tradition for preparing for and celebrating Christmas?  Especially if you’ve got kids at home, I want to encourage you to take a look at a Christmas Reboot, a new e-book from Alan Danielson. 25 short devotional readings, complete with activities for the whole family.  You can see a sample right here. If…

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