Oops! I'm not sure how it happened, but last week's TIPS never actually posted. So guess what? It's BONUS WEEK! You get two week's of Small Group Leader TIPS s Tweeted, posted on the Small Group Leadership Facebook page, and...
Tag: spiritual gifts
Small Group Leaders
10 Stupid Things That Are Keeping Your Small Group from Growing
Geoff Surratt, director of Exponential, wrote a book titled Ten Stupid Things That Keep Churches from Growing. Great title, so I, ummm, borrowed it. Here are what I believe are the top 10 stupid things that prevent groups from growing...
Small Group Leaders
16 Small Group Roles: How to Share Ownership and Grow
One of the best ways to make your small group more healthy and exciting is to share ownership with everyone. Sharing ownership impacts your group in the following ways: (1) more consistency of attendance and participation, (2) more involvement in...
Discipling
Are You Building Walls or People?
Are you being a good steward of your small group?I've written about this before in reference to how you are discipling and shepherding the group God has put under your care (1 Peter 5:2). That's vital to leading a healthy...
Spiritual Life
Lessons from Lynyrd Skynyrd & Mother Teresa
I'm conflicted.I was talking yesterday with a fellow Louisville groups minister and writer, and he kidded me about my new author's page on Facebook (and yes, I did just link to it so you can check it out!). When I...
Small Group Leaders
Small Group Superhero!
Today at Northeast, Bob Cherry stepped out on stage wearing a red cape, playing the part of "Super Pastor." He shared how, early in his ministry, he did everything around the church: preaching, teaching, visiting, writing and printing the bulletin, roofing,...
Small Group Leaders
God’s Calling or Spiritual Gifts: Which Comes First?
Which comes first, God's calling or knowing your spiritual gift?The way most churches approach this today, discovering your spiritual gifts comes first, and then you decide where to serve based on that information. It's my opinion that that's 180 degrees...