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I am a SG Leader: Questions | Connecting in Communities
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Sharing stories and insight in the journey of creating community. I am a SG Leader: Questions. December 18, 2014 in Discipleship. I am a Small Group Leader. This week’s blog is from a couple who started a Small Group via a Connections class. Their journey is much like many leaders as they continue to watch for God’s direction as they lead a group. When I was asked to write this blog I pondered these questions:. 2 So, then we thought, are we not engaging the small group enough, with the right studies?
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Why We Take Mission Trips | Connecting in Communities
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Sharing stories and insight in the journey of creating community. Why We Take Mission Trips. August 28, 2014 in Discipleship. You have probably been on or at least entertained the thought of taking a mission trip. At Lifepoint we call them ‘experiences’ instead of trips. That is because a trip implies a start and end date. Experiences implies a potential life-changing event that can have a lasting impact in what you do when you return. What was the goal of the mission experience in which you participated?
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Connect Event Nets ZERO! | Connecting in Communities
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Sharing stories and insight in the journey of creating community. Connect Event Nets ZERO! December 4, 2014 in I am a Small Group Leader. My wife and I enrolled in Leadership Camp together (she is leading a ladies group) with other prospective small group leaders, some of which had lead before, like me. We went through 6 weeks of structured but informal discussions on the nuances of leading a group. The ages of the attendees ranged from late twenties to sixties. What an incredible experience! I was about...
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What I Look for in a Guide for Disciple Making | Connecting in Communities
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Sharing stories and insight in the journey of creating community. What I Look for in a Guide for Disciple Making. October 23, 2014 in Discipleship. I am a Small Group Leader. All of us know the command of Jesus in Matthew 28:19-20:. What do you look for when considering a guide to help you make disciples? The Beginning, First Steps for New Disciples. The first of the 6-book series) is a great foundation for you and the 3 or 4 people with whom you are beginning a discipling journey. 2 Next I look for a gu...
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5 Reasons I Spent Fall Break in Dominican Republic | Connecting in Communities
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Sharing stories and insight in the journey of creating community. 5 Reasons I Spent Fall Break in Dominican Republic. October 16, 2014 in Discipleship. Sharing Christ with 6 different teams (35 man rosters) in 5 different cities. Watching my son read scripture and share about how spending time in God’s Word changes our lives. Getting to take grounders, give away equipment, and pray in two languages. Using our passion (love for baseball) for God in another country. This would describe our fall break for 2...
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New Group Starts with Prayer | Connecting in Communities
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Sharing stories and insight in the journey of creating community. New Group Starts with Prayer. September 25, 2014 in Discipleship. I am a Small Group Leader. We start new groups with anyone, anytime, anywhere. So far, this has been a hit in our group and the fact that we are writing them down, we can reflect back at them and see God at work through our prayers that were on the index cards! So it really has a lot of excitement that goes along with it as well as confirmation in knowing Prayer is Powerful!
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Four Practices which Lead a Successful Small Group Experience | Connecting in Communities
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Sharing stories and insight in the journey of creating community. Four Practices which Lead a Successful Small Group Experience. November 6, 2014 in Discipleship. 8220;Leading a small group is more like gardening than being a mechanic” Greg Bowman. Knowing your group’s objectives, goals and purpose is essential to leading successfully. If your church has not clarified those for you, gather your group together and discuss goals and make a plan for 2015. 8220;Nothing unites a group. 8211; Party monthly.
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10 Ways to Live Sent this Summer | Connecting in Communities
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Sharing stories and insight in the journey of creating community. 10 Ways to Live Sent this Summer. June 2, 2015 in Uncategorized. 10 WAYS to LIVE SENT THIS SUMMER (SEE UPDATE AT BOTTOM OF POST). This summer LifePoint Church will be encouraging you to Live Sent. By being active in your neighborhood. Here is how my story of living sent began. Over a three-year period in my previous neighborhood, we saw a man and son baptized, another couple come to Christ, a man far from God cry over his excitement as he ...
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2 Killers of Small Groups | Connecting in Communities
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Sharing stories and insight in the journey of creating community. 2 Killers of Small Groups. November 20, 2014 in I am a Small Group Leader. After many years in small group ministry, leading a small group, working with small group leaders and tracking the journey of hundreds of small groups, we have discovered that there are two clear killers of small groups. Practicing either one of these will cause stress on group members and eventually destroy the group. 2 Lack of planning:. Take time in your next sma...
