Posts Tagged ‘small group ministry’
Making Small Groups Work
There are a few books every small group pastor needs. One of those books is Making Small Groups Work by Henry Cloud and John Townsend. You may recognize their names as the authors of the best-seller, Boundaries. If you’re looking for source material to build a leader training or enrichment course, this is a must…
Read MoreFree Market
The Free Market small group model, popularized by New Life Church and based on Dog Training, Fly Fishing, and Sharing Christ in the 21st Century by Ted Haggard, is a term used to describe a system of groups that are based on common interests. In fact, the subtitle of Haggard’s book is, “Empowering Your Church…
Read MoreThe Ingredients of a Deep Connection
What produces a genuinely deep connection? Is it just time spent with someone? Or are there other essential ingredients? When I listed what I called the top 10 axiomatic beliefs of group life, I included the belief that “the longer a group is together the more deeply connected the members become.” I’ve heard this argued…
Read MoreEssential Ingredients for Life-Change
You’re reading this…so you already know that the optimum environment for life-change is a small group. Right? After all, that is one of the key axiomatic beliefs of small group ministry enthusiasts everywhere. The question is, “Is it true that a group is the optimum environment for life-change?” Or are there some factors that must…
Read MoreTop 5 Ways to Multiply Small Groups
How can we start some new groups? We have 14 (or 34, 78, or 103) and we’re stuck on how to add new groups. What’s the best way to do it? What are some ways that we’re not thinking of? This is a very frequent question. And it’s a good one because it’s rooted in…
Read MoreWhat Part Does Your Senior Pastor Play?
If you want to become a church of groups…what part does your senior pastor play? More to the point, does your pastor need to lead a group in order for group life to become a deeply held value in your church? [quote]Although I’ve written a 4 part series on The Role of the Senior Pastor,…
Read MoreTop 10 Axiomatic Beliefs of Group Life
When you think of group life, of small group ministry, what are your axiomatic beliefs? Remember that an axiom is an established rule or principle or self-evident truth. We all have them stored away in our brains. The key is that not all of them are true…and not all of them are the kind that…
Read MoreMessages That Recruit HOSTs
What are the secret ingredients of a message that recruits HOSTs? Maybe that begs a question. Maybe we should start by asking this question: “Are there certain ingredients that make HOST recruitment easier or more likely?” What do you think? Think there are ingredients that make it easier to recruit HOSTs? I’ve found that there…
Read MoreLive Like You Were Dying
Inspired by the Grammy Award winning song recorded by Tim McGraw, and developed by a group of incredible church-wide campaign experts, Live Like You Were Dying offers a great experience for your congregation. Designed to help your congregation wrestle with how to live life to the fullest, this church-wide campaign has everything you need to…
Read MoreOne Month To Live
What if you had one month to live? Think you’d make any changes in the way you spent your time? Would you spend more time with family? Would you tell friends what they really mean to you? Would you take steps to seek or give forgiveness? What would you do differently if you found out…
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