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God Loves a Good Party
In the Bible, God went out of his way to tell his people that he wanted them to have parties on earth. These parties certainly weren’t drunken orgies. They were fun gatherings consisting of good food, good friends, and good times (Deut. 14:22–26). God loves parties so much that he commanded [...]
What’s the Best Way to Launch New Small Groups?
“What’s the best way to launch new small groups?” As a consultant for small-group ministries, I get asked that question a lot—probably more than any other question, in fact. And for good reason. After all, who isn’t trying to increase the number of groups (and the number of people in groups) in their church?
So what’s [...]
Encouraging “Next Steps” for Your Group Members
One of the main purposes of small groups is to develop mature people who follow Christ more obediently. But in churches, and especially in small groups, different people may view spiritual maturity in different ways. Some may think of it as having lots of Bible knowledge, for example, or having a great quiet time everyday, [...]
100 Percent of your church in small groups? Yes you can!
“Connect 100 percent of your congregation into small groups.”
Now that’s a sales pitch.
Our church was stuck: A small number of our adults—only 30 percent—were involved in small groups. After seven long years of slugging it out the old fashioned way—raising up apprentices to birth new groups—we were headed nowhere. Only one leader started a new [...]
The Hermeneutics Quiz
Scott McKnight is curious as to how we read the Bible and has developed a great quiz to think though… take a look at this quote, and enjoy the linked article and quiz. (And comment back to us what type of interpreter you are!)
I’m curious why one of my friends dismisses the Friday-evening-to-Saturday-evening Sabbath observance [...]
A Small-Group Leader’s Most Important Job
What would you guess are the most important things you could do as a small group leader? According to an extensive survey of 3000 small group leaders, here are some important keys:
…the highest correlations to small-group health and growth were to the unseen dimensions of a group leader’s relationship with God. Out of the hundreds [...]
How to have great discussion in small groups
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Five Keys to Stimulating Better Discussions
First, think ahead of time about where your members need to go… You don’t need to spend a lot of time on this, but it does help to think about the individual needs of your members as you’re looking over the upcoming session. Although this is [...]
Connecting Sunday to Small Groups
Information overload — that is the world we are living in. It is happening in the church as well. Our children have their curriculum; our teens are doing something else; the message is on one topic; our personal devotions often on yet another; and then our small group is doing an entirely different [...]
