Shelly Krahn shares her take on her ministry in a women’s small group, and refreshers on why we are doing what we are doing for the Lord, and the skills of small group leaders that make a difference:
I lead a Joy in the morning group. These are women of varying ages who have an [...]
Dave Stone and Todd Billow took a road trip to the west side of our fine state to glean from a conference. Here are some takeaways that just might bless you or give you food for thought:
I recently attended the Resurgence Conference (http://theresurgence.com) hosted at Mars Hill Church (http://www.marshillchurch.org) in Seattle. This year’s theme was [...]
Kelli Templeton (Director of Young Adults) and Dave Dawson (Director of Outreach) blessed us with some transparent answers to some more personal questions:
1. What aspect of your ministry do you enjoy most?
KT: I love it when God allows me to see a 20-30 year old person in Resonate respond to His calling and use their [...]
5 Questions put to our earthly shepherd, as he reflects what he is gleaning from our Good Shepherd–and question 4 is a challenge to us leaders in small groups.
1. What’s God been speaking to your heart about lately, personally? What about for the Body?
One of the things that I’ve been learning, or relearning, recently is [...]
Top Ten Most Popular Self-Help Books for Small Group Leaders!
10. Beyond the Open Chair.
* Bryan Begley, Kimball (MN) Church of Christ
9. Keeping Up with the Jones Group.
* SmallGroups.com
8. You’re OK, I’m OK, the Group is OK.
* Dave Smith, Family Life Church
7. Chicken Soup For The Soul AND As A Small Group Refreshment.
* Dave Smith, Family [...]
–collected from Saddleback Church Small Groups Conference
“Vision without implementation = hallucination.”
“Things work better when they’re plugged in.”
“The number one task of leadership is to continually clarify and communicate the purpose of the organization.”
“People do not do what you expect, but what you inspect.”
“You either structure for control or growth, never both.”
“Want to move fast, go [...]
Partnering In Ministry
One of the exciting developments we saw coming out of the just-finished community- wide 40-day fast was a commitment to partnering in ministry to effectively reach people for Christ. This has been a long time in coming and something which, as it continues to develop, can radically change the Tri-Cities and even move [...]
Stephanie Samuel is one of the most passionate prayer warriors that I know at Bethel. When I heard her name in conjunction with a new prayer initiative at the church, I had to find out more. Stephanie often teams with Tina Lagonegro, who also gave input to these thoughtful answers. May you be inspired [...]
During the recent holiday season, our grow group decided to sponsor a family by getting them a gift for Christmas. We learned that their infant daughter was in Spokane having heart surgery when we decided to sponsor them. I remember thinking, what a terrible thing to have to go through, especially at the Christmas season. [...]
Pastor Dave Hilliard, you may or may not know, has the official title of Pastor of Assimilation, or integrating people into Bethel so that they can become better disciples of Jesus Christ. He went on a sabbatical last summer, and God gave him and idea or two on how to take people deeper into the [...]
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