How stepping out of her comfort zone yielded amazing results for one small group member.
by Life Together
I oversee small groups made up of married couples as well as ones that are mixed with couples and singles. Because of this, I'm often visiting different groups to check up on how they're going.
One visit that sticks out in my mind is when I went to a group at Rancho Santa Margarita. The people attending the group represented a whole spectrum of ages and ethnic varieties. We spent the entire evening ...
Brett Eastman's story about the development of small groups at Saddleback church.
by Life Together
After five years of championing small groups at Willow Creek Community Church, Brett Eastman shuttled his family westward to Orange County, California. He was hired at Saddleback Church and figured he would pick up where he left off at Willow.
But Saddleback was not Willow. In this interview, Brett Eastman, founder and CEO of Lifetogether, talks about the difference between the churches and what he ...
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 ...
Break out of the world's mold by learning to be genuine with God and one another.
Feeling boxed in by life? These four Bible studies challenge you and your group to break out of the world's mold by learning to be genuine with God and one another. These studies encourage you to be available and accountable to each other so you can impact the world around you. Note: This course was developed with Community Christian Church and New Thing Network.
Provide a backpack to meet a student's need and lighten someone's load.
Sue Skalicky
This August, thousands of children around the world will receive donated brand new backpacks filled with school supplies. For example, stationed in Iraq as a National Guard chaplain, my pastor is helping to organize "Operation Backpack," a project that will provide hundreds of Iraqi children with necessary school supplies and a special backpack to start the new school year. Yet, it is just not the ...
Extend an act of kindness so that others may see Jesus.
Sue Skalicky
Jesus walked. He didn't "catch a flight" or carpool - he walked.
The paths he traveled were long, dusty and hot and very unforgiving for the unprepared.
His followers also knew the taste of long days spent on the road. The fine hot dust would coat every inch of them. Although they longed for the refreshment of a long cold drink of water, the living water that Jesus gave freely to saturate the dryness ...
These studies will help women and mothers who feel overworked and want to find a happy medium.
Somehow many women have gotten the idea that life is a competition for the busiest-woman-alive award. Our course combats this prevalent cultural attitude with such topics as avoiding comparisons, saying no, connecting with your kids, setting aside a day for rest, and conquering working-mother guilt.
Session 1
Debunking the Myth of the Ideal Mom Did God give us a formula for motherhood?
The Book of Colossians teaches principles for living a Christian life in the midst of a non-Christian culture.
The Book of Colossians teaches principles for living a Christian life in the midst of a non-Christian culture. Sometimes this calls for us to stand against the tide of public opinion or popular trends. This nine-session course will address such issues as how to please God, develop a stable walk with God, think like a Christian, practice spiritual self-defense, live with a focus, and become a prayer ...
Use cleaning someone's house as an entrance into his/her life.
Sue Skalicky
The air is warmer and the snow has morphed into rain that teases a bright green out of long barren trees and withered grass. The birds sing joyfully, piercing the air earlier each day with a symphony of celebration to the God of all creation. A hint of color emerges from slowly unfolding blooms adorning the gray landscape with the hope of brighter days. I watch this miraculous transformation of spring ...
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