Equipping Leaders To Multiply
One of my favorite thinkers in Small Group world is Heather Zempel. Heather is Pastor of Discipleship at National Community Church in Washington DC. When Heather speaks I listen, first of all because she is funny, but mostly because she is cutting edge in her thinking. I did an interview with her recently about her latest book Community is Messy. Why did you write Community is Messy? Anyone who has led a small group…Continue Reading
In today’s busy world we have to look for solutions to deliver training for the Small Group leader in our churches. Small Group pastors grow frustrated when they offer training classes but few people show up. Well, what if there was a solution that enabled you to train leaders any time, any place, at any pace? Over the past year I’ve had the opportunity to work with the great team at Right Now to help…Continue Reading
My friends at RightNow.org not only put out some great small group curriculum but they put out some very funny video shorts. Check out this great video about Shallow Small Groups.
I was in the Saddleback studios this past week shooting a segment for a brand new conference coming up September 14-15 called The Twelve. This ground breaking conference is for small group ministry leaders at churches around the world. It will be webcast over a two-day ‘live’ conference timeframe, and then the sessions will be available on-demand for registrants for the next 30 days. Speakers include Rick Warren, Reggie McNeal, Geoff Surratt, Mark Howell, Greg…Continue Reading
Everyone has arrived at your home for Small Group. Some are gathered in the kitchen, some in the den and others hanging out in the living room. Your house is alive with chatter, people are engaged in comfortable conversation, the rooms are filled with energy and it’s obvious that everyone is glad to be there. You practically have to drag them into the living room to start the study time because they don’t want to…Continue Reading