I recently reviewed Joel Comiskey's book, Youth in Cell Ministry: Disciplining the Next Generation Now, on Amazon. Here's the review: When I teach my "Small Group Ministry & Discipling" Class at Cincinnati Christian University, I often have students who are...
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Ministry Leaders
Business Books Every Ministry Leader Should Read
I asked Christian leaders across the U.S. to recommend a book written primarily for business leaders that they’ve found helpful in their ministry leadership. The first 10 of these were originally published in the September 2016 issue of the Christian...
Curriculum
How to Make This the Best Christmas Ever
Alan Danielson and his friend Darren Currin have written a new Advent/Christmas eBook, The Best Christmas Ever, that releases November 26 and is available for preorder now. It's a devotional eBook that is designed to help people truly experience Christmas...
Family
New Children’s Book: Help My Friend Get The Everywhere God into Print!
A close friend of mine is self-publishing a children’s book based on a poem written by her late father, Bob Nelson. Bob was a pastor with a passion for telling people about God’s undying love for them. In 1994, he...
Ministry Leaders
REVIEW: Starting Small by Ben Reed … Just Added This to My Top 3!
I just counted them ... 90. In my office I have 90 books written about leading small groups. Make that 91. I just read Ben Reed's new book on how to put together a small group system in your church....
Curriculum
REVIEW: Let Hope In by Pete Wilson
Hope. Someone—perhaps everyone—in your small group needs it, especially now. When I watch the news each day, I see tons of people who need it. When I talk to the men in my small group, each one needs it for...
Curriculum
REVIEW: Running with God, by Liz Linssen
Every once in a while as I edit a book, it takes longer than expected, not because the writing is bad but because the content is so good that I get distracted from my job. Running with God was such a...
Curriculum
Experience Christmas in New Ways with Your Group This Year!
Christmas is coming. What will your small group(s) be doing to prepare for this important time of the year? Many groups struggle with meeting and studying over the holidays, and this can be detrimental to the health of your group! Not...
Curriculum
gods at war: New Life-Changing DVD-based Small Group Study from City on a Hill
I had the privilege of editing the leader's guide and "combat journal" for "gods at war," a new DVD-based study from City On A Hill Productions, narrated by Kyle Idleman. The small group material was written by Ross Brodfuehrer, who...
Facilitating Discussion
Why Didn’t You Warn Me?
"Leading a small group isn't easy," says my friend Pat Sikora. "It seems that more people are more wounded than ever before," and it seems most of them are in our small groups! That's why, when I was developing a new...