Small group helps members shape their views about how to handle money.
by John Crosby
What am I doing here? I was sitting at a 6:30 breakfast with a handful of men from our congregation, and the talk was about money. Our money. Specifically, how much we made, and gave, and saved. And now they were looking at me.
Our idea was that together we could learn more of what God wanted us to do with our money. I had been praying for the opportunity for months. The group had formed, and now, ...
Learn how to get everyone in a small group participating.
by Life Together
When it comes to getting everyone to participate in your small group, it's important that you—their leader—know your level of openness is the primary factor in setting the tone for the group's involvement and openness.
Along with that, here are 5 ways to get your small group members to participate in group life:
1. When you ask the first question, you should answer it first. When you're done, ...
Steve Gladen is pastor of the Small Group Network at Saddleback Church, where he oversees 2,500 adult small groups. In that capacity, he loves watching a big church become small through true community developed in group life. Steve is the author of several resources, including ...
Follow these steps to lead meaningful and effective leaders meetings.
by Doug Patch
It is difficult to imagine how a leader can effectively communicate to the home group—verbally and by modeling—excitement and direction for evangelism and discipleship without healthy leaders meetings that evaluate the success and direction of the group. Here is a brief guide on how leaders meetings can help a home group "stay the course."
Here are some potential barriers to good leaders ...
Understand the practice of lectio divina and how to incorporate it into your small group.
by Adele Calhoun
Adele Calhoun is pastor of spiritual formation at Christ Church of Oak Brook in Oak Brook, Illinois. She is also author of The Spiritual Disciplines Handbook (IVP, 2005). Building Small Groups talked with her about the need, benefits, and challenges of using lectio divina and contemplative prayer in small groups.
Building Small Groups: What are the differences between contemplative prayer and lectio ...
I'm not sure what your lives are like, but mine is progressively getting faster and more complex. As the doors of opportunity increase and the pace of ministry exponentially advances, I find myself struggling to create margins and live a life that is not only pleasing to our Lord, but also aligned with who I am and what I value.
Gandhi once said, "You must be the change you want ...
Use this 13-session parenting course to discuss how to raise healthy, happy, God-centered children.
Use this 13-session parenting course to discuss how to raise healthy, happy, God-centered children. This course looks at how we can strengthen the parent-child bond, gain confidence in our parenting, develop friendships with other parents, model self-confidence, and raise countercultural kids. It also covers how to lovingly discipline our children by using natural consequences, having realistic expectations, ...
This six-session course offers Biblical advice on how to pass on our faith.
Passing our faith onto our children is vital. How can we help them want to know Christ? This six-session course will discuss how to make God real to your children by teaching them how to pray, making church a positive experience, helping children make their faith their own, and using stories to make the Bible come alive.
Session 1
Make God Real to Your ChildrenUse everyday examples to teach your child ...
This six-session course helps parents who are searching for Biblical advice about disciplining their children.
As parents, our most difficult task is where to draw the line. Nothing causes more conflict in our souls than how to deal with this sticky problem. To help parents discuss this, we've developed a six-session course on the subject, covering such topics as using natural consequences to discipline, how to have realistic expectations, how to teach a good work ethic, how to stop the whining, how to get ...
Explore the mysterious connection between grandparent and grandchild.
This three-series course will explore the mysterious connection between grandparent and grandchild and consider how values are passed on from generation to generation. It will also investigate how to grandparent at a distance and provide help for those grandparents who find themselves as the primary caregivers for their grandchildren.
Session 1
The Influence of a GrandparentOnly in eternity will we ...
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