Consider how Jesus might have behaved as a member of your small group.
Joyce Rees
Joyce Rees has served at Jacob's Well—a relationally focused ministry serving Canada's poorest neighborhood—since it was founded in 2002. She will be a keynote speaker at this year's Small Group and Evangelism Conference in Lombard, Illinois.
Community has become such a buzz word these days that I'm never certain we are on the same page when we use it in dialogue. Do we mean a neighborhood, ...
An in-depth look at some of the Master Teacher's methods
Greg Carlson
Jesus involved his disciples in a special style of learning experiences. And as rock-solid teachers, we have the privilege of following the Master Teacher's model. Consider the three different aspects of learning situations: awareness, truth, and experience.
Awareness. Awareness is when the student's motivation has been developed. The student hungers for the content of the lesson. Teaching for awareness occurs when you build the need for knowledge in a student's life. Bruce Wilkinson states that when you build the need, you provide the main method of motivation in a student's life. This is our primary calling, because it brings the student's real need to the surface before we teach him or her the "content."
An exploration of Christ's use of community as a means to change the world
Mike Shepherd
It's kind strange to think of him this way, but I believe that Jesus was the ultimate small-group Bible study leader. This article will examine that claim in light of Jesus' fitness to teach spiritual truth, his audience, his goals, his values, his methods, and his results as a group leader.
The six explorations in this article are a combination of my own study and the influence of a book written ...
It's kind of strange to think of him this way, but I believe that Jesus was the ultimate small-group leader. In part 1 of this article, I explored that claim in light of Jesus' fitness to teach spiritual truth, his audience, and his goals.
In part 2, below, I'll explore Jesus' focus as a group leader, his methods, and the results of his work. These six explorations are a combination of my own study ...
Take a moment to explore Jesus' favorite method of storytelling.
Greg Carlson
Parables were the storytelling method of choice for our Lord. A parable can be defined as a brief story that can stand alone—like a self-contained module that appeals to the thinking and attitudes of its hearers. There are other ways to tell stories, of course, but I want to focus here on the parable telling (or storytelling) of Jesus. I see them as one and the same, because parables are a particular ...
Write the following names of Jesus on index cards—one name per card. Put them in the middle of the floor or table where everyone is seated. Have each person decide who Jesus has been to them this past week. Have them pick that card and share why they chose that one particular name.
One woman's experience with the Fifth Gospel, and what it means for the rest of us
by Heather Zempel
"And now I am going to Jerusalem, drawn there irresistibly by the Holy Spirit, not knowing what awaits me" (Acts 20:22).
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Representing the "emerging church" community, I joined six other clergy at St. George's College for a two-week pilgrimage to the Holy Land. I ignored my friends' concerns, my own fears and doubts, and my mother's desperate pleas to remain safely in the United States. Like Paul, ...
Download this hymn for free to enhance your group worship time.
The Hymn Project
Worship should be an essential part of most small groups. However, few group leaders are professional musicians, and many feel nervous or inadequate when it comes to leading other people in song. Fortunately, SmallGroups.com has partnered with The Hymn Project to bring you a variety of classic hymns that can be used in your group. Each hymn includes an MP3 track played on solo piano, as well as the ...
Download this hymn for free to enhance your group worship time.
The Hymn Project
Worship should be an essential part of most small groups. However, few group leaders are professional musicians, and many feel nervous or inadequate when it comes to leading other people in song. Fortunately, SmallGroups.com has partnered with The Hymn Project to bring you a variety of classic hymns that can be used in your group. Each hymn includes an MP3 track played on solo piano, as well as the ...
Download this hymn for free to enhance your group worship time.
The Hymn Project
Worship should be an essential part of most small groups. However, few group leaders are professional musicians, and many feel nervous or inadequate when it comes to leading other people in song. Fortunately, SmallGroups.com has partnered with The Hymn Project to bring you a variety of classic hymns that can be used in your group. Each hymn includes an MP3 track played on solo piano, as well as the ...
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