Flaws of Biblical Proportions: Great Video from bluefish tv
Need a short video that casts the right vision for small group ministry? One that caught my attention in 2011 was Flaws of Biblical Proportions. Take a look. If you haven’t seen this one, you’ll be figuring out how to use it: Can’t see the video? You can watch it right here. Great stuff, isn’t…
Read MoreLeading Small Groups with Purpose: New from Steve Gladen
If you’ve been looking for small group leader training resources, you’re going to want to take a look at Leading Small Groups with Purpose. New from Steve Gladen, this is gem of a resource! Packed with real-life illustrations, how-tos, and ideas…this is a must-have for every leader. Gladen’s earlier book, Small Groups with Purpose, was an…
Read MoreQuotebook: Henry Ford on the Secret of Success
We’ve talked about this routinely. If you want to have any success connecting beyond the usual suspects, you have learn to see things from their point-of-view. It really is a living out of Philippians 2:4: “Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too.” I tripped across this great…
Read MoreHedgehogs, Flywheels, and SMaC Recipes…Curious?
Just finished reading Great by Choice, Jim Collin’s newest. As much as we talk about clarifying the win, I caught something that I just needed to point out to you. If you read Good to Great (Collins’ 2001 best-seller), you recognize the terms hedgehog concept and flywheel effect. If you need a refresher, here’s the basic…
Read MoreIs There a Place for Immersion and Imagination in Community?
First…a little background: I loved Lost. Watched every episode and many of them more than once. Even watched the commercials looking for clues. And I wasn’t alone. Millions watched it with me. Immersed in the story. In early 2011 Ben Arment recommended a book; The Art of Immersion: How the Digital Generation Is Remaking Hollywood,…
Read MoreGather Stories as If Lives Are in the Balance
Yesterday we talked about the 7 numbers that matter most in small group ministry. As important as quantitative measurement is, today we need to talk about gathering stories, the qualitative aspect of small group ministry. Why? Let’s just say that while your ministry intelligence depends on the numbers we gathered yesterday, lives actually hang in…
Read MoreThe 7 Numbers That Matter Most in Small Group Ministry
Do you know what numbers matter most in small group ministry? They might not be what you think. And…it might be a matter of perspective. But for my money, these are the 7 key numbers: Easter adult attendance minus the number of adults connected in groups (the Easter adult attendance number is often used to…
Read MoreBuilding a Discipling Culture: a Must Have Resource
I’ve been looking forward to working my way through Building a Discipling Culture by Mike Breen and Steve Cockram. If you read my review of Launching Missional Communities or my 5 part interview with Mike Breen, you know that if anyone has a handle on making disciples in the post-Christian culture of the west, it is Breen and…
Read MoreDilbert on Anticipating Problems
Sometimes you just need a laugh:
Read MoreThe Signature of Mediocrity
“Small groups just don’t work here,” they said. When I asked them what they meant they described a history of flipping from one small group strategy to another, year after year, caught up in the enthusiasm of this conference or that new book. Sound familiar? Can you identify? The looming challenge for many is that…
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