“If today’s church does not recapture the sacrificial spirit of the early church, it will lose its authenticity, forfeit the loyalty of millions, and be dismissed as an irrelevant social club with no meaning for the twentieth century. Every day...
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TIPS
Leadership TIPS of the Week: February 12-16, 2018
Miss any of our Leadership TIPS from this past week that we posted on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn? Don’t worry. Here they are. Please share them with your friends! #Leadership #TIPoftheDay: Loving people as Jesus loves you takes GUTS! Love them...
Ministry Leaders, Small Group Leaders
A Great Small Group Is … (It may not be what you think)
Today I want to show you a way of small group life that is best of all. A great small group is patient and kind with one another. The members of a great small group are not jealous or boastful...
TIPS
Small Group Leadership TIPS of the Week for June 13-17, 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, 6/13: Pray as a grp this week for everyone...
Spiritual Life
The Day of Overflowing Compassion
Today is a Day of Overflowing Compassion. To fully understand what happened on this day, it helps to see Jesus' attitudes, actions, and words before he was put on trial and went to the cross. Once, as he was walking...
TIPS
Small Group Leadership TIPS of the Week: March 14-18, 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 Rock 'n Roll Wisdom...
TIPS
Small Group Leadership TIPS of the Week
Small Group Leadership TIPS of the past week as Tweeted, posted on the Small Group Leadership Facebook page, and posted on LinkedIn. * * * * * * * * Monday, 11/9: Don't be selfie-obsessed. Resurrect compassion in your group....
Ministry Leaders
What Every Small Group Leader Needs from their Small Group Pastor
I've made it a regular, ongoing practice in my ministry to ask the leaders under my care, “What do you need? How can we help you most in your ministry?” If I were to sum up their typical response in...
Family
My Valentine’s Message for Women Only
This post is written to women. (If you are a man, you can stop reading now.) It's Valentine's Day, after all, so I want to share what's on my heart today with all the women God has so graciously put...
Spiritual Life
When Cupid’s Arrows Bring Pain
Today I am blessed to celebrate Valentine's Day with my beautiful bride and love of my life, Heidi. Valentine's Day 2012 was not so happy. I won't go into details in this public place--not yet anyway--but many of our close...