The lecture/lab model is great for both small groups and Sunday mornings.
Larry Osborne
Note: This article has been excerpted from the SmallGroups.com training tool called Sermon-Based Small Groups.
At North Coast Church, where I serve as senior pastor, we've had a long and interesting journey with small groups. We had no groups when we first started out. But after a while, I began to realize that our congregation was more of a crowd than a living, breathing community. So we launched ...
Churches across the world have had success with discipleship campaigns like "40 Days of Purpose" and "The Old Testament Challenge." But you don't need a specialized campaign to make sermon-based small groups work.
This resource features a wealth of practical training material that can help your church ...
Make sure all the elements of your ministry are pointed in the same direction.
Sandro Disabatino
I can still recall that magical moment when an automobile levitated right before my eyes. I was walking with my parents down a dimly lit sidewalk in Italy, when the sound of laughter and bantering among a group of men gathered on the street corner caught my attention. They swarmed around a small Austin Mini that was wedged between two vehicles, and at the sound of one man's thunderous voice, the automobile ...
Learn about a new approach to matching the weekly sermon with your small groups.
by Dan Lentz
Many churches are developing small-group curriculum or agendas based around the weekly teaching during the worship service. To accomplish this, the teaching pastor or other staff takes the sermon and develops questions, video, or other tools that can be used in small groups that week. This type of system can be very effective at bringing a sense of unity to the whole church, and can also help small ...
Join the discussion about this important book for the world of small groups
By Sam O'Neal
Welcome to your hub for the "Sticky Church" blog tour! We've got 18 blogs lined up to tackle the different chapters of the book, with each blog author writing about a different chapter. So read to your heart's content, and be sure to use the comments feature on each blog to join the conversation.
Below you'll find each of the chapters covered in this tour, as well as the authors and blogs that will ...
My favorite burrito is nearly 1,000 calories and has almost 40 grams of fat. Thanks to the company website, I was able to check out the nutritional value (or lack thereof) of my typical lunch at a popular restaurant. I was shocked an appalled—especially because I assumed that the burrito was healthier than other fast food options. I was wrong.
The health disaster discovery was made after a friend ...
A broad look at the benefits and challenges of sermon-based small groups
Sheila Ely
Information overload—that's the world we are living in, and that's the reality of most our churches, as well. Our children have their own curriculum, our teens are studying something else, the weekly sermon is on another topic, our personal devotions often cover yet another, and then our small group focuses on something entirely different! There is too much information and no time or opportunity ...
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