1. What do you expect from me as your small group leader? This helps learn the expectations of your group members, and helps you focus on the more specific needs in the group.
2. What can the group expect from you? This helps a group member think about his/her “job description” and responsibility as part of […]
Think for a moment – what was your life like before you encountered Jesus? How would you have described the kind of person you were? This week we’ll be looking at how our understanding of ourselves BEFORE Christ has significant implications for the way we live today. Please prepare your heart prior […]
To what areas of your life does Jesus’ sovereignty extend?
Your relationships with family, friends, and group members?
Your parenting, and the future of your kids?
Your health?
Your finances/provisions?
Your future/vision?
Jesus doesn’t want us to be intimidated by the overwhelming situations and difficulties that come our way. He wants us to trust that He is truly in control!
He can […]
Common habits and practices that can dull our conversations with God
by Wayne Jacobsen
Though the exercise of prayer offers comfort for the moment, many prayer requests treat God like a genie in a bottle. Here are some prayer requests that reflect our human desires more than the desires of God. Do these sound familiar?
The Trivial Prayer
“I […]
A leadership journey is a continuum that I call the 5 H’s of a leader’s journey: 1) Heart, 2) Humility, 3) Honeymoon, 4) Hard work, 5) Hallelujah
Heart - Influence without the title. Every leader’s journey starts within their heart. Something inside them starts to stir and they simply begin […]
Using Ephesians 4:29 as a key jump-off Scripture for communication expectations from God’s perspective, Pastor Dave led the staff in brainstorming the biblical speech patterns to avoid and to pursue:
Unwholesome talk looks like: (tears down)
grumbling
slandering
being critical
gossiping
coarse jesting
impurity
sarcasm
too quick
flattery
clanging cymbals (without love)
excessive
defensive
exaggeration
lying
angry
rebellious
bitter
mockery
hurtful
divisive
proud
Wholesome talk looks like: (builds up)
compliments
truth in love
gracious/grace-filled
patient
comforting
edifying/encouraging
few
appropriate
thoughtful
thanksgiving/praise
reverent
tactful
with Scripture
wise
seasoned
humble
challenging
in-person
kindness
honoring
pure
–by Judy Hamlin, Small Group Leaders Training Course
D raft a plan, using questions to draw people from the general to the specific
R each for both information and opinions. “What does the passage say?” “What do you think about that?”
A void questions that produce yes or no responses.
W ait. Don’t rush in to answer. Give participants […]
Leaders, please mark your calendars for the first Leadership Briefing of this new season. It’ll be in the fellowship hall on Sunday, November 4, from 6:30-8:00 p.m.
If you didn’t get to experience this community of Bethel leaders last year, you can expect to hear some inspirational teaching on an area of our thematic goal (this […]
To keep meditating on Sunday’s sermon, consider these points Pastor Dave said:
Believing a lie can be pictured by the play snake attached to the girl’s foot in the mall.
Anything worshipped other than God will destroy us. (Romans 1:25) Like running with scissors!
Jesus doesn’t show favoritism; He values each one of us.
He seeks each of us […]
