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Christianity Today and SmallGroups.com are offering a new free tool to help small group leaders with ideas, resources, and leadership insights. Their goal through this digizine (digital magazine) is to equip and support small group leaders while offering extra encouragement to those passionate about group ministry.  The best part is that they are offering this [...]

I’ve heard it said numerous times, “If you’re not measuring it, you can’t manage it.” It is a statement that is so true in the business world but does that really translate to ministry? I certainly believe so. We can see from the teachings of Jesus that there is an expectation of growth.  The parables [...]

A big part of my personal Bible study and sermon preparation includes spending time in the original language.  While I have had some education on Biblical languages I’m not at all an expert and thus have spent significant money and time on tools to bridge the gap.  I’ve used expensive tools like QuickVerse and Logos and lots [...]

Norman Vincent Peale said, Plan your work – work your plan. Lack of system produces that “I’m swamped feeling.” I think we can also get that feeling when we are not grounded in the one thing that gives us a glimpse into the way God sees the world.  Regular Bible reading can not only be [...]

Google Voice is a favorite new tool I’ve begun using this year.  Don’t confuse this with the voice activated search on your phone, Google Voice is a new phone number assigned to you by Google.  A phone number that saves you, your friends and family time and frustration.  People don’t have to make a decision to [...]

So, you don’t want to blog and put all the effort into maintaining a website… you don’t have to!  You can keep things really simple and still maintain a web presence to create a vehicle for people to stay in touch with you.  John Saddington recently helped someone develop a wordpress theme that basically acts [...]

There are all sorts of tools we’ve used in the past to help us remember things: String on the finger Post it notes Voice recorders Calendars Favorites (in our web browser) And when those traditional methods fail us we leave ourselves voice-mails and send emails to ourselves so we don’t forget! Have you ever wished [...]