What Things Will Outlast 2015?
While I’m not all that sentimental, I always like watching those year-in-review news specials to remind me of what happened in the news over...
Monthly Archives: December 2014
Merry Christmas!
I’ll be taking the next week off from ministry, work and even blogging to spend quality time with friends and family. There will be...
Jesus, Please Take the Wheel!
I realized something on my way to Costco yesterday to pick up cookie dough for my small group that I wanted to post this...
Building Bridges with Baked Goods
This afternoon I’ll be hanging out with my small group to bake cookies for our coworkers and neighbors. As we hand the cookies out,...
Smallgroups Led by People
Small groups need to be led by people not programs, and our chief model is Jesus Christ. Jesus modeled for us how to do...
The Ministry of Showing Up
There’s no substitute for meeting and spending time with people in your small group. I call it the ministry of showing up. Meeting a...
What’s Your Star Wars Personality
I just watched the trailer for the new Star Wars film being released next winter. Just for a little Friday fun, I thought I’d list...
What’s Your Type?
Here’s a fun exercise for your small group. Have everyone take the Meyers-Briggs personality test and talk about it. I love talking about Myers-Briggs...
Extra Grace Required to Extra Gifts Received
Do you know any EGR (extra grace required) people? I am absolutely one, in God’s eyes. Your group may have one. It could be...
Big Dreams in a Small Group
“There are times and places where it is better to be a big fish in a little pond than a little fish in a...