4 Important Innovations in Small Group Ministry
I’ve been a student of small group ministry and ministries for almost 25 years. I’ve read everything I could find. Found ways to ask a lot of questions. Even cultivated my own set of confidential informants (okay, that’s not really what they were, but you get the idea). Let’s just say I have been a student and I’m still…
Read MoreUpdate: Even More to Choose from at RightNow Media
Looking for a new study for your small group or Bible study? Need it tonight? Want to check out a larger selection than you can find at your local bookstore? Want to actually preview the study? Want to make this service available to every staff person, every youth teacher, every small group leader and Bible…
Read More4 Key Traits Shared by the Most Effective Small Group Ministries
I’ve been a student of small group ministry and ministries for almost 25 years. I’ve read everything I could find. Found ways to ask a lot of questions. Even cultivated my own set of confidential informants (okay, that’s not really what they were, but you get the idea). Let’s just say I have been a…
Read MoreNew from Jen Hatmaker: The 7 Experiment: Staging Your Own Mutiny Against Excess
Spent some time with a new study from LifeWay today. Based on her 2011 book 7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess, The 7 Experiment by Jen Hatmaker is a 9 session DVD-driven study that posits a counter-cultural message: It’s not about what you own…it’s about what owns you. Wrestling with a challenging set of topics, this is a…
Read MoreWhat to Do When Precedent and the Status Quo Stand in the Way
Pardon the interruption. This post may not seem to about launching, building or sustaining a small group ministry, but trust me, it has everything to do with it. Bear with me and I think you’ll come away with what you need for the day. One of the books that has influenced me the most over…
Read MoreFAQ: How Can We Help Groups that Are Struggling to Add Members?
I had a series of great questions yesterday from a new reader. Not only were all three questions very good but I could sense the genuine desire to get the answers that would free up his small group ministry from a troubling logjam. The last question he asked was, “How can you grow groups in…
Read MoreRight Attitudes toward the Inhabitants of the Status Quo
Testing new ideas can be very productive. New ideas can also be a bust. Still, if you keep doing what you’ve always done you’ll connect the people that you’ve always connected. [click to tweet] With me? In our most recent effort to try a new idea in connecting unconnected women we offered a Monday night…
Read MoreEasy Win: Resource Your Small Group Leaders
Some things you do require lots of time and preparation. Some things can make a difference in just a few minutes. Resourcing your small group leaders can be an easy win you build into your week. Here’s the idea: A very small percentage of small group leaders come up with creative ideas for group meetings…
Read MoreTop 10 Posts of January, 2013
Miss a day or two? Here are my top 10 posts of January, 2013. Cool to see that I had visitors from 75 countries! Thanks for coming along! New from Beth Moore | The Law of Love: Lessons from the Pages of Deuteronomy (August, 2012) 101 Great Ideas to Create a Caring Group: A Classic Resource…
Read MoreDon’t Miss the Latest from John Burke: Mud and the Masterpiece
Spent some time with Mud and the Masterpiece this week. John Burke’s latest, it is a masterpiece itself and immediately joins the required reading list for anyone who wants to reach people at crowd’s edge. (Be sure and see the special offer at the end of my review!) Burke, the founding pastor of Austin’s Gateway Church, is…
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