Don’t Miss Pete Wilson’s Latest: Let Hope In
There are some books you hear about early and you just know they’re going to be very important. Pete Wilson’s newest is that kind of book. Let Hope In: 4 Choices That Will Change Your Life Forever is just about perfectly timed to have a very big impact (be sure and take a look at the…
Read MoreConnect with Your Neighbors This Fall: Top 10 Ideas for Small Groups
Important Note: As America shifts ever more to a post-Christian country, the invite to “meet me at my church” or “come with me to my church” will become less common and the invite to “come over to my house” or “meet me at Starbucks” will become more common. See also, Trending Now? “Come Over” vs…
Read MoreInsight: Identify and Overemphasize Your Most Catalytic Activities
I need to ask you two questions today: Which of your activities (or outcomes) make the greatest difference in your area of ministry? Which of your activities (or outcomes) have a disproportionate return…way bigger than the investment? I want you to take an hour today and think about these two questions. Don’t put this off.…
Read MoreTeacher, Leader, Shepherd, Host: What’s in a Name?
What do you call your small group leaders? Better yet, what do they do? Are they teachers…in any sense of the word? Leaders…where are they leading? Shepherds…in what way? Hosts…and nothing more? Seems that no matter where you turn there is discussion of some kind. Here’s Thom Rainer’s 8 Commitments for Bible Study Leaders (clearly takes…
Read MoreJoin My 2014 Small Group Ministry Coaching Network
Looking for an opportunity to grow in your ability to connect beyond usual suspects? I want to invite you to join my 2014 Small Group Ministry Coaching Network; an experience designed to give you the tools and strategies you need in order to build a small group ministry that works in the 21st century. The…
Read MoreDilbert on Problem Solving
I’ve said for years that since there is no problem free, wise leaders simply choose the set of problems they’d rather have. Dilbert has figured out an ingenious way to eliminate certain possible solutions.
Read MoreMust Have Resource: Influencer: The New Science of Leading Change
I don’t know if you caught Joseph Grenny’s session at Willow Creek’s Global Leadership Summit…but his book Influencer: The New Science of Leading Change ought to move straight to the top of your reading list. I was intrigued during Grenny’s talk. I downloaded the audio and listened to the session again right after the Summit.…
Read MoreNew is Easy. Right is Hard.
I am a fan of the next thing. I am always on the lookout for the new idea that opens up opportunities (to connect more people, to identify more leaders, etc.). I am on the lookout for what’s next. You should be too! And…at the same time…I am a realist. I know for sure that…
Read More5 Compromises That Derail Small Group Ministry
I wrote last week about the 5 Commitments that Propel and Sustain Small Group Ministry. Hopefully, that helped confirm that you’re on the right track or set your sights on a modified course. Today I want to walk you through what I believe are the 5 main compromises that derail small group ministry. Here they…
Read More6 Keys to Accelerating Small Group Ministry Growth and Impact
Once you make the decision that small groups will be your primary (or only) delivery system for connection and discipleship it only makes sense to look for ways to accelerate small group ministry growth and impact. 6 keys to accelerating small group ministry growth and impact 1. Your senior pastor must become the primary spokesperson…
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