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Group Talk! Rethinking Leadership Development
Welcome to the summer grind. It always seems like summer is a time to catch your breath in ministry. But alas, it is really the time to be preparing for the next season including developing your Small Group Leadership Team. … Continue reading
Leadership: Who is Next?
“Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.” John 20.21 We are all sent. It is built into the identity of a Christian. We are sent by … Continue reading
Posted in Meet The Network, Motivational
Tagged gospel, leadership, small group, spence shelton
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Leadership, Jesus, & Your Small Group Ministry
Small group ministry is all about people. Day in and day out at Saddleback Church I could spend the majority of my time dealing with people and mess. After all, that is why we went to Seminary—to deal with people. … Continue reading
Leadership practices from motherhood
With Mother’s Day quickly upon us, we at The Small Group Network thought it fitting to look at some parallels between motherhood and small groups. Who better to walk us through this than Carolyn Taketa? _______________________________________________________________ As a mother and … Continue reading
When opportunity knocks, what do you do?
When you or your people are presented with an opportunity to grow, a certain degree of risk is always involved. It may be a risk of time or money or a risk of stepping out of a comfort zone. At … Continue reading
What does spiritual planning look like?
There is certainly nothing “unspiritual” about planning. But, it is very possible to do “unspiritual” planning. In other words, it is very possible to plan purely from human wisdom and experience and gifting and leave God out of the process. … Continue reading
Posted in Feature Articles for Point People, Motivational
Tagged leadership, planning, pray, teach
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The most embarrassing gap in my leadership
by Lance Whitt I really didn’t want to write this article. But I know you can’t talk about spiritual health without talking about this topic. In the past, when I preached about it or wrote about it, I always felt … Continue reading
An Unsung Hero
By Steve Gladen Because of where I work and what I do, God has positioned me too often be in the public eye. But it is often the people around me that really make things happen. One such person has … Continue reading
Posted in Meet The Network, Uncategorized
Tagged ben reed, cheryl shireman, leadership, social media
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Making a good thing better
by Rick Warren How do you make a good thing better? How do you use creativity and technology to solve problems? Know what you’re good at. Many people are trying to be all things to all people. You can’t really … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Lifters by Rick Warren
Tagged creativity, leadership, rick warren, technology
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The time on an elevator could change your small group ministry
You know the drill. You are waiting for an elevator, any elevator. The door opens; you walk in, face the door, press the button and stare at the door. Everyone does the same thing. Comedians have made acts out of … Continue reading
