3 Things New Believers Experience in Small Groups
By encouraging a new Christian to join a small group as soon as possible, the church can help foster consistent spiritual growth and prepare the individual to eventually utilize their own spiritual gifts for ministry.
Research on Fandom, Small Groups, and 3 Implications for Church Leaders
The Bible teaches us that the community we have as Christians is stronger than any other community because it is built on a foundation that never changes.
Small Group Launch Checklist
Here's a checklist that will help small group leaders think through important steps of launching a successful new small group.
Spiritual Maturity: 5 Signs You DON’T Have It
Often what we call spiritual maturity … isn't. In fact, at least five of the common claims we make about having spiritual maturity actually show we lack it.
Learning by Doing in Groups
What does it mean to learn? Is it merely an acquisition of more facts? Or is it taking those facts and putting them into practice? Meetings are not the only place for groups to learn. Often lessons are better when learning by doing.
7 Proven Strategies to Launch More Small Groups
Churches CAN launch more small groups fast enough to keep up with the demand for discipleship, if they change up how they are launching more small groups. Here are 7 things I’ve discovered over the last 15 years in working with over 1,500 churches across North America.
Leaderless Small Groups
“We started giving people permission to jump in. We’re asking for people who love people and love God. We want people who are willing to facilitate a healthy environment where connections can happen.”
5 Big Goals for Each New Year of Ministry
"These five goals revolve around the five biblical purposes of the church, which never change and remain constant in any culture."
10 Food Ideas for Your Next Small Group Gathering
Most small groups aren’t a small group unless there is food shared. Be honest, which of us have not tried to entice our members by the food we serve?
One Free Way to Celebrate Christmas with your Small Group
When you think about discipleship in a small group what comes to mind? For many people it is Bible study, prayer, fellowship, worship…
3 Abnormal Gifts for Your Small Group This Christmas
Here’s a different holiday idea: How about getting a few abnormal gifts for your whole small group?
7 Trademarks of an Unhealthy Friendship
"I wish I could go back in time and pull words out of the ears of my wife, children and friends, but in that moment, I was blind."
12 Vital Reasons Each Of Us Should Be Part Of A Church
We can and should worship and love Jesus individually. But we should also worship, pursue God's word and love him with others. In fact, it is essential and vital to our spiritual lives and health as believers.
Why the Christian Life Is a Call to Community
I’ll never forget Miss Moss, with her Coke-bottle glasses and a disability that left her slow and kind. She loved writing notes of encouragement...
Are You Addicted to Big, Fast, and Famous?
Small Groups create a place where we can share our lives with others. Small Groups create a place where we can encourage and challenge one another. Small Groups create a place where the Holy Spirit can make disciples. And you are creating that place.
Who Is Your Mephibosheth?
As you develop your leaders bring this same question before them: Who Is the Mephibosheth in your neighborhood and circles that is crippled spiritually? Is your heart like David's?
Is It OK to Be Single?
In today's society, we emphasize marriage so much that we believe that being single represents a lesser state... that's not true and here's why.
Dinner Church, Anyone?
Gathering around a table, sharing a meal, worshiping and studying The Word... What could be better than dinner church?
How to Pray When You Don’t Want to Pray
Ever wonder how to pray when you don't want to pray? Oddly enough, many people struggle with learning about prayer because they are focusing on praying, not on God. But prayer is all about relationship.
6 Crucial Small Group Lessons From the Early Church
Scott Boren thought his research on the early church would reveal "secret ingredients" to small group success. Instead, he found something much more significant.
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Churches Hit Home Run With Services in Ballparks and Stadiums as...
South Bend City Church—a 4-year-old church that draws on a number of Christian traditions for its music, messages and mantras — has been meeting at the minor league ballpark since the novel coronavirus pandemic threw a curveball into large gatherings like worship services.
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Esau McCaulley: Why Do We Treat Racism Differently Than Other Sins?
"If things like lust and greed and materialism are sins that recur," says Esau McCaulley, "then why wouldn't racism be a sin that recurred that requires the entirety of our energy?"
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