While our households often reflect popular television shows, God has a better plan for us.
Too often the lives of Christians look just like the rest of the world's, reflecting popular television shows like Desperate Housewives, Extreme Makeover, The Apprentice, and CSI. This four-part course will look at how we can live radically different lives that take time for meaningful relationships, reorient our ideas of success, make us an apprentice of Christ, and let us face our doubts.
This six-session course offers help to women who struggle to find a balance between their home life, ministries, and careers.
This six-session course offers encouragement and inspiration to women who struggle to find a balance between their home life, ministries, and careers. Each Bible study also includes an article from GiftedforLeadership.com, and is packed with practical and biblical advice for women leaders.
Session One
Who Am I?Pull off your labels and become the woman God designed you to be.
Judges 4:4-10; Ruth 1:6-18; ...
Since I was overwhelmed myself, I decided to poll pastors around the country about their workload. Here's what I found.
Rex L. Stancil
This last summer I took the time to do a little unscientific research on staffing ratios in small group ministries around the country. Having just come off the 40 Days of Purpose campaign, I was very tired and worn and I needed to know if I was unduly whining about all the work I was doing, or if I had a genuine concern. My workload nearly doubled after the campaign and I was already doing too much. ...
Chose 3 other people to join you in reading: He is my rest. Make copies of this reading for each person in the group.
Reader One: "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take what I offer you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my way is easy and my burden is light."
Reader Two: I will come in my weariness.
Reader ...
Upgrade your group worship time with the music and lyrics of this famous hymn bundled together.
by Hello Industry
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 can help.
We've partnered with the band Hello Industry to bring you a collection of video worship songs that are easy to use. Each hymn has been recorded by the band in a contemporary ...