Is multiplication your plan? Or just good intentions?

“When you multiply…” A history lesson: In the early 90s, Willow Creek Community Church, then the leading example of effective small group ministry in the U.S., proclaimed the value that “healthy groups growth and birth.” Taking their cue from the Meta-Church Model of small group ministry, they championed the idea that like any other cellular…

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Top 5 Post-Easter Studies for New Groups (2020)

Update: Here’s a link to my 2022 list. Looking for a way to connect unconnected people right after Easter 2020? This year Easter was almost as early as it can be and that makes it a great opportunity to connect another wave of people before summer. The 5 studies I’ve chosen to highlight were selected…

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Top 7 Things I’ve Learned about Authentic Community

I’ve been at this community building thing a long time. A very long time. Learning about community and more importantly, building our own. The response of our community played a very important role in our world after the death of our son and again after the passing of my mother-in-law. See also, This Is Why We…

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To Connect More People YOU May Need to Be the Champion

Introduction These are definitely unprecedented times. And different times, unprecedented times, call for a different strategy playbook. Trying to use well-worn, old faithful, strategy to connect people when operating in a different season, will not have the same results. Unprecedented times call, actually scream, for a different playbook. Now…you may be tempted to think (hope)…

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Are You Seizing THIS Opportunity?

Here’s today’s question: Are you seizing this unprecedented opportunity to connect the current wave of unconnected people? You have probably heard the term unprecedented a lot in recent days. There are a lot of things that are true about this season being unprecedented. The collision of pace of life, worldwide mobility, technology, relational distance, and…

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Don’t Miss Mac Lake’s The Multiplication Effect

A couple weeks ago I wrote that Mac Lake is the go-to expert on building leadership pipelines for churches. I also recommended Leading Leaders and suggested you add it to your must-read list. Well…I’m now working my way through Mac’s latest book, The Multiplication Effect: Building a Leadership Pipeline that Solves Your Leadership Shortage, and…

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Cultivate THIS Mindset in the Age of COVID-19

I’ve said many times, “There is no problem-free. Every model, system and strategy comes with a set of problems. Wise leaders simply choose the set of problems they’d rather have.” There is no problem-free. Every model, system and strategy comes with a set of problems. Wise leaders simply choose the set of problems they'd rather…

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