John Ortberg says, “Disciples of Jesus cannot be mass produced – they have to be hand crafted.” As church leaders we often take personal responsibility for mass producing disciples from our congregations. The challenge is that discipleship requires an individual to take personal responsibility for their development and a leader to provide individual attention, accountability [...]
Andy Stanley is one of my favorite speakers and soon you will actually be able to hear him live online. North Point will be (kind of) starting a web campus similar to Lifechurch.tv and others as they launch their online worship experience on August 16th. The video below will give you the scoop is a promo of what [...]
Social media is changing the way we maintain relationships, connect in the workplace, and even beginning to change the way we do ministry. The Christian Web Trends Blog recently posted a some great Q&A discussion about social media that you may want to check out:
Post 1: Social Networking Consumption
Post 2: Social Networking For Organizations
Post 3: Social Media [...]
I don’t know if you saw the pilot of the new show on Fox, Glee but it was pretty cool. However these kids from PS-22 in NY got em beat. Check out their version of Don’t Stop Believin. The group has performed for celebrities and even for members of congress. Their videos have been viewed by [...]
The Small Group Exchange is a great free resource for leaders to access articles, video training, and exchange ideas all around the topic of group ministry. They recently published one of my articles on their website – check it out by clicking here.
Coming up with icebreakers for your small group can sometimes be a challenge. As leaders we get bored or simply tired of the same old thing. Often we will skip this key relational time for our groups because we can’t find something meaningful or fun to do with everyone.
Bill Search, author of Simple Small Groups, [...]
That is the subtitle for Dave Treat’s new website, Thinking Small. At one time Dave was leader for small group ministry at Granger Community Church, before joining the church staff at Willow Creek. Later he moved to the Willow Creek Association and joined the team there in the creation and organization of the [...]
