Posts Tagged ‘Church Wide Campaigns’
GroupLife Session Three: Dr. Will Miller
Dr. Will Miller was hilarious last night. I have to tell you that that is a HUGE understatement. When he was telling about driving someone else’s beater car I very nearly wet my pants, which according to Bill Search is about the bladder (as opposed to the bowels as John Burke mentioned). Ever seen Will…
Read MoreThe Tangible Kingdom
My cool friend Bryan Doyle gave me a copy of The Tangible Kingdom the other day and it caught me right away! You won’t find a more engaging book about incarnational community. The story of Hugh Halter, Matt Smay and Adullam will grab you by page 3. When you get to the chapter on the…
Read MoreSimple Small Groups
Looking for leader training ideas? Simple Small Groups, newly released by Baker Books and written by Bill Search, a veteran small group practitioner, is a great new resource designed to make effective small group ministry simple. Rather than over-complicate the subject, Search isolates three simple and essential ingredients that every effective group must have, identifies…
Read MoreThinking Strategically…about the New Year
When do you start thinking about January? Are you already there? One of the most under-appreciated habits is looking ahead. Do you have that one? If not, you need to develop it. I believe it is at the heart of what separates success from failure many times. Why? Like an Indy car driver who never…
Read More5 Keys to Sustaining New Groups
“We’ve launched 25 new groups. How can we help them continue to meet?” With the development of the HOST strategy it is not hard to launch a wave of new small groups. Very easy to do. But like I always say, “There’s an upside and a downside to everything.” What’s the upside? They’re easy to…
Read MoreWhat About Alcohol at Group Meetings?
Great question this morning in my email inbox: I don’t know how to address the issue of alcohol that is being served at small group meetings. Do you see alcohol consumption, in moderation, as a problem at small groups? I’m not coming at this from a judgmental standpoint. I don’ t have a problem with…
Read MoreHow Does a HOST Become a Leader or Shepherd?
We recruited HOSTS to open their homes for six weeks, serve a few refreshments and tell a few of their friends…but how does a HOST burn into a leader? Isn’t that more than they signed up to do? Ever asked that one? It’s a great question and one being asked everywhere that the host idea…
Read MoreWhat If You Had One Month to Live?
Video is such a powerful medium. Take a look at this video! Wow! What a story in 3:12:
Read MoreBecoming Aware of Your Decision-Making Tendencies
What are the prefab tendencies that you use to make decisions? In other words, what are the built-in tactics that pre-determine what you decide to do? Not sure? Here are a few that you may want to sort through: Idealistic vs. Pragmatic: This is a huge filter that all of us use when we’re making…
Read MoreWhat Is The Most Effective Method of Launching Small Groups?
What is the most effective method of launching small groups in our church? While this is an important question, it’s not one that has a boilerplate answer. It really depends on your church and your situation. There are a few basic strategies and each has it’s advantages and disadvantages. Here are the most commonly used:…
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