Team Retreats: The Why, What, and How w/ Amy Jackson (Part 1)
We all need time away to recharge and be filled by God. Retreats with your staff and/ or key volunteers are a great way to value and invest in the souls of your team members. Part 1 discusses why retreats are helpful, how to develop a goal for your retreat, logistics on planning a retreat, […]
Vital Moments & Key Decisions in Our Lives
Every soul operates similarly to a car dashboard. It tells us when we are tired, when we are revving the engine, when we are operating on all cylinders, and when we are empty. Our souls are really healthy gages that connect our heads with our hearts. In certain seasons, our heads might say, “I need […]
Book Talk – “We Need to Talk” by Celeste Headlee [Podcast]
[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/9975830/height/60/theme/standard/thumbnail/no/direction/forward/” height=”60″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”standard”] Do you want to have conversations that matter? Conversations are critical to our ministry and our lives. But how effective are you at engaging, listening, empathizing, focusing, learning, and caring for people during conversations? What are bad conversational habits we easily fall into? What are practical strategies to help […]
Book Talk – “We Need to Talk” by Celeste Headlee w/ Andrew Camp and Nick Lenzi
Do you want to have conversations that matter? Conversations are critical to our ministry and our lives. But how effective are you at engaging, listening, empathizing, focusing, learning, and caring for people during conversations? What are bad conversational habits we easily fall into? What are practical strategies to help us improve our conversational skills at […]
Book Talk – “We Need to Talk” by Celeste Headlee w/ Andrew Camp and Nick Lenzi
Do you want to have conversations that matter? Conversations are critical to our ministry and our lives. But how effective are you at engaging, listening, empathizing, focusing, learning, and caring for people during conversations? What are bad conversational habits we easily fall into? What are practical strategies to help us improve our conversational skills at […]
4 Tips On How To Lead Great Training Meetings
Accelerate the health and growth of your small group ministry by attending one of these “Accelerate” Small Group Workshops! Good heavens! When I first started in ministry, I had no idea that there would be so many meetings! With the meeting before the meeting, the meeting itself and then the debrief meeting, my days were shot and […]
5 Ways to Celebrate Small Group Leaders
Lock in SUPER EARLY BIRD price by July 3rd! Over the past year, our church has been focused on learning new ways to better care for our small group leaders. One of the most essential roles of a Small Group Point Person is to celebrate the effectiveness of those participating in the ministry. While at The […]
Are Your Groups Ready for Summer?
Accelerate the health and growth of your small group ministry by attending one of these “Accelerate” Small Group Workshops! I live in the Pacific Northwest, and this week the sun came back to remind us that summer is at hand. Regardless of your particular small group model, this is a tricky season. Schedules change along […]
7 Keys to Create a Family Culture in Your Group
Accelerate the health and growth of your small group ministry by attending one of these “Accelerate” Small Group Workshops! Near Mpumalanga, South Africa, are the marvelous and mysterious Echo Caves. One of the more amazing plants found there is the Wild Fig tree. As far as plant life goes, these fig trees appear to be […]
Rick Warren: Small Groups & the Coming Societal Trends [Podcast II]
[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/9695927/height/60/theme/standard/thumbnail/no/direction/forward/” height=”60″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”standard”] Pastor Rick Warren was this year’s keynote speaker at the “Lobby Gathering,” one of the nation’s premier small group training events. To listen to part 2 of this 2 part exclusive podcast, just click the play button above to enjoy this insightful discussion! Click here for part 1 To […]
