A healthy body is a moving body. It is built by Christ for his mission, which starts with "Go"! We weren't built to merely congregate or assemble.
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Ministry Leaders, Small Group Leaders
12 Ideas for a Life-Changing Small Group Christmas
What is your small group’s plan for this Christmas season? Many groups struggle with meeting and studying over the holidays, and this can be detrimental to the health of your group. Not only that, but this is a prime time...
Ministry Leaders, Small Group Leaders
Are Small Groups Deceiving Themselves?
What are the purposes of vision and mission statements? Are they important? Should a small group have vision and mission statements? I'll answer those questions in a moment. But first I'd like to share a series of mission-related tweets I...
TIPS
Small Group Leadership TIPS of the Week for June 20-24, 2016
Here are last week's Small Group Leader TIPS as Tweeted, posted on our Small Group Leadership Facebook page, and posted on LinkedIn. * * * * * * * Monday, 6/20: Often the best way to disciple ppl is...
External-Focus
The Secret to Open AND Authentic Groups
I recently read a tweet and blog post that assumes an either-or viewpoint toward small groups. You must choose, the author says, between being an open, outward-focused, welcoming, numerically growing group (or class) and living in authentic, accountable, abiding community....
TIPS
Small Group Leadership TIPS of the Week for May 23-27, 2016
Here are last week's Small Group Leader TIPS as Tweeted, posted on the Small Group Leadership Facebook page, and posted on LinkedIn.This Week's Theme: Small Group Life this #Summer* * * * * * *Monday, 5/23: Do not give up...
TIPS
Small Group Leadership TIPS of the Week: March 7-11, 2016
Small Group Leadership TIPS of the past week as Tweeted, posted on the Small Group Leadership Facebook page, and posted on LinkedIn. * * * * * * * This week's Small Group Leader TIPS focus on ideas for building authentic...
TIPS
Small Group Leadership TIPS of the Week: February 22-26, 2016
Small Group Leadership TIPS of the past week as Tweeted, posted on the Small Group Leadership Facebook page, and posted on LinkedIn. * * * * * * *Monday, 2/22: Simple yet powerful. DDIY. Don't Do It Yourself. Lead w/...
Ministry Leaders
5 Ways to SERVE Your Leaders Well
Yesterday I wrote about what leaders really need from us as leaders of leaders. Today, let's get more practical. What do leaders really need? I developed a simple acrostic to help me and other leaders of leaders remember what is...
Small Group Leaders
7 Ways Your Small Group Can Celebrate the Incarnation this Christmas Season – #5: Start Some New Traditions
This is Day 5 of my 7 ideas your group, class, or family can use to celebrate Christmas. See 1-4 here. For most of us, the holidays are about traditions: taking a drive to see the lights, decorating the house...