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3 Things You Control That Keep People Coming Back to Your Bible Study Group
There are some things that will keep your group members from attending your Bible study group. Those things are out of your control. My advice? Don’t worry about it because you can’t control the forces at work in people’s lives. #Biblestudy
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What’s NOT Working With Online Small Groups (And What Is)
Last year when the pandemic began, people were eager to try online small groups. But, in many churches when it came time to regathering groups online in Fall 2020, many groups chose to not meet and just wait it out, while others continued to meet online.
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COVID Didn’t Break Your Small Group Ministry
COVID has caused people to rethink what they do and how they do it. It’s done a lot of things, but COVID didn’t break your small group ministry. #smallgroup #smallgroupministry
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When a Same-Sex Married Couple Attends Your Small Group
"Spend significant time in your group meeting seeking God on how you should respond to same-sex couples who want to join your group."
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Online Small Group Discussion Template
An online small group meeting is a different experience compared to a face-to-face small group meeting. Thanks to technology innovations, people can still meet despite limitations with time and space, but it should not be approached exactly the same as an in-person group meeting.
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Christian Community: Theology, not a Pragmatic Structure
I live in two worlds. On the one hand, I read theologians who ask big sweeping questions about God, what God is doing in...
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Honor Cell Leaders with Rest and Reflection on Christ’s Incarnation
by Bill Joukhadar
A successful cell leader is not someone who believes "they" have it all together - "they" alone can do the job. How...
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Help! My Small Groups Are Tired of Zoom Meetings!
If you’re like most pastors, your small groups are tired of Zoom meetings. If people are working remotely, they are in a series of Zoom meetings all day long. As Nona Jones said, “The problem is that even though the meetings are different the experience is the same.” Zoom Fatigue is real.