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5 Steps Toward Purposeful Communication

Chet Gladkowski - January 27, 2024

With all the information that needs to be shared, and all sorts of different technologies to do that communicating, here are five steps towards purposeful communication.

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Do Good to All People – It’s God’s Will!

Chet Gladkowski - January 25, 2024

As we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.

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How to Fulfill the Law of Christ

Chet Gladkowski - January 18, 2024

When we help carry burdens for one another, we are responding to God’s love for us. We are motivated to fulfill the law of Christ.

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Is My Church a Cult ?

Clint Archer - January 16, 2024

At one point the pressing concerns of a close friend of mine caused me to pause and consider: is my church a cult?

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3 Reasons I Love My Small Group

Clint Archer - January 11, 2024

I love my small group. I’m not just saying that because I’m the pastor and I’m supposed to.

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The New Year Is Time for Goal Oriented Groups

Kiersten Telzerow - January 4, 2024

December is that it is a bridge, or a grace period, between the time we are reflecting on what we are grateful for in our lives and the time where we will set new goals and focal points in our lives. The same is true for developing goal oriented groups.

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5 Things to Do in January to Connect More People in the New Year

Mark Howell - January 2, 2024

Take these steps in January at the start in order to connect more people in small groups throughout the year.

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Top 10 Ideas for a First Small Group Meeting

Mark Howell - December 28, 2023

Any time you’re starting a new small group, a great first meeting is very important. I include these ideas on a simple handout inside every new leader packet.

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52 Church Small Group Ideas To Encourage Fellowship

Josh Hunt - December 22, 2023

Here's a list of 52 fellowship activities that groups in my church have used through the years. This list is meant to serve as an idea starter for your group so you can come up with your own activities and plans for implementing them. The key is to do it together.

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5 Places to Find New Group Members

Adam Erlichman - December 21, 2023

Don’t know anyone or where to find people to invite? Here are five places (actually, more) you can find new group members.

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Ten Christmas Songs For Ten Christmas Prayers

Jeremy Sauve - December 21, 2023

With only days left until Christmas, here are ten Christmas songs linked to ten prayers to take you, and those you lead, on a more profound journey this Christmas season.

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10 Ways to Process the Emotions of Christmas Loss

Ron Edmondson - December 18, 2023

If we aren’t careful, the joy of Christmas is covered over with the emotions of Christmas loss, and rather than appreciating what we have or looking forward to what’s to come, we find ourselves in Christmas misery.

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How to Really Measure Church Size

Allen White - December 15, 2023

"On any given Sunday, 80 percent are regular attendees and 20 percent are non-regular attendees." So what does infrequent church attendance mean for discipleship?

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How to Overcome Politics in Your Small Group

Allen White - December 14, 2023

How can you love your neighbor/enemy in this day and age? How do you overcome politics? What if they show up in your small group?

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Reading the Bible Together in Small Groups

Josh Hunt - December 8, 2023

When you read the Bible together in small groups, give them something to look for. Here are a couple of go-to examples for reading the Bible together.

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What Makes Effective Bible Teachers?

Josh Hunt - December 7, 2023

An effective Bible teacher teaches so that people live according to the Bible. Effective Bible teachers create doers of the Word, and not hearers only. They make disciples.

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Living Under the Law and Looking Foolish

Chet Gladkowski - December 7, 2023

I really don’t need any help looking foolish. I mastered the skill of looking foolish long ago and continue to refine it with each and every opportunity.

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15 Christmas Ideas for Small Groups

Ben Reed - December 5, 2023

If you’re one of the groups that’s meeting throughout the month of December, you may be wondering what you can do for Christmas ideas for small groups that’s a little outside of the norm.

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Why Become a Disciple-Making Small Group Church?

Rick Howerton - December 4, 2023

One of the most tragic realities in the present day church is that she is void of the leaders necessary to accomplish the vision the senior pastor has been given. A disciple-making church produces leaders who produce leaders.

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It’s the Most Wonderful Time . . . for Small Groups!

John Tyler Black - November 30, 2023

Practice these three steps, add some of your own, and you'll enjoy the most wonderful time with a merry small group.

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