Innovation Step One: Acknowledge What’s Not Working
Ever stopped what you were doing and became completely and totally 100% honest about the effectiveness of what you are doing? Whether you’ve done that in secret or right smack in the middle of a team meeting…if you want to know the truth…you absolutely must do that. You must! Denial…refusing to call a spade a…
Read MoreEddie Mosley’s Latest Learnings: Easy Connections which Eliminate Obstacles
In a recent post, I pointed out the fact that we’re not living in “a day when the status quo is a good thing. At the beginning of the second decade of the 21st century…it is clearly time to develop a bias toward what’s next.” To help all of us figure out what’s next, I’ve asked a…
Read MoreCourageous: A New Church-Wide Campaign (based on the movie)
Sure to be a popular movie, Courageous: Honor Begins at Home hits theaters on September 30th, 2011. From the creators of Fireproof and Facing the Giants, Courageous provides an “opportunity to encourage your body of believers and to reach out to a community of nonbelievers (from the planning guide).” The Courageous Campaign Kit provides everything…
Read MoreThe Right Answer to the Wrong Question
Here are a few of the most common grouplife questions: Where can I find more leaders? How can I find more apprentice leaders? How can I help groups birth faster? Where can I find better coaches? How can I get more adults to sign up for a group? Ever asked any of those questions? I…
Read MoreScott Boren’s Latest Learning: What Comes After Church-wide Campaigns?
In a recent post, I pointed out the fact that we’re not living in “a day when the status quo is a good thing. At the beginning of the second decade of the 21st century…it is clearly time to develop a bias toward what’s next.” To help all of us figure out what’s next, I’ve asked a…
Read MoreAllen White’s Latest Learning: Finding (More) Great Coaches
“Rapidly growing groups during a church-wide campaign has a very positive upside. New leaders get their gifts in the game. New people are connected into new groups. Relationships are developed. Believers are discipled. There are awesome results all around. The problem comes in caring for new leaders when your coaching structure is already overwhelmed. Where…
Read MoreRick Howerton’s Latest Learning: 6 Compelling Reasons to Consider Intergenerational Groups
“Many will hesitate when it comes to intergenerational* groups. I certainly understand the hesitation. While I am a proponent of all types of groups, there are at least six very compelling reasons churches should consider them.” Rick Howerton ______________________________________ In a recent post, I pointed out the fact that we’re not living in “a day when…
Read MoreA Bias Toward What’s Next
Think you’ve nailed the way small groups work? Think your current strategy or system is working as well as it can? Wait…before you answer, think about this: Willow Creek In the early 90s, Willow Creek switched from a thriving discipleship strategy (by many accounts) to a modified meta church model and over the next 10 years…
Read MoreThe Divine Conspiracy Participant Guide with DVD: A New 6 Week Study
One of the most important books in my own spiritual development has been Dallas Willard’s, The Divine Conspiracy. I’ve worked my way through it several times and it is a great book. Admittedly, it was made more understandable by John Ortberg’s frequent references to it over the years, but that’s why Zondervan’s new DVD-driven study…
Read MoreWhy You Must Make the HOST Ask Several Weeks in a Row
Ever wonder why you must make the HOST ask several weeks in a row in order to maximize the response? It has to do with two important understandings. The first understanding you must have is the simple truth that the average attendee in your church doesn’t come every week. At least…not in the average church.…
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