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The difficulty of change 27 Nov 2012 | 03:05 pm

Change, change, you are no one’s best friend. You shake and you shift and make everyone bend.   Change, change, you make things so hard. You stop the mundane like the praetorian guard.   Change, chang...

10 Things Nobody Told Me about Being a Small Groups Pastor 26 Nov 2012 | 03:04 pm

I’ve been a small groups pastor now for 5 years. Most of my tenure coming at Grace Community Church, and I’m now at Long Hollow. I love group life. I love recruiting, training, equipping, challenging,...

27 things I’m thankful for 22 Nov 2012 | 03:04 pm

This has been a tough year for us. Transitioning churches, cities, and completely overhauling our relationships has been a tough row to hoe. And we wouldn’t have made it but for the grace of God. We’v...

Measuring what matters in small groups 21 Nov 2012 | 03:15 pm

I attended the ReGroup conference at North Point this year. I decided to post some of the notes. To see all of them, click HERE. Introduction How do we know if our ministries are working? Is it storie...

Serving as a small group 21 Nov 2012 | 03:10 pm

I attended the ReGroup conference at North Point this year. I decided to post some of the notes. To see all of them, click HERE. Introduction It’s clear in Scripture that God’s heart tips toward the o...

Developing a Small Groups Strategy 21 Nov 2012 | 03:04 pm

I attended the ReGroup conference at North Point this year. I decided to post some of the notes. To see all of them, click HERE. Introduction There is a road map you can follow when developing your sm...

Why I’m a small grouper for life 20 Nov 2012 | 03:10 pm

I attended the ReGroup conference at North Point this year. I decided to post some of the notes. To see all of them, click HERE. Andy Stanley taught in this main session. Leading a group is the hardes...

Why circles are better than rows 20 Nov 2012 | 03:05 pm

I attended the ReGroup conference at North Point this year. I decided to post some of the notes. To see all of them, click HERE. Andy Stanley kicked the conference off in his opening session. He start...

Unengaged, Unreached North Africa 19 Nov 2012 | 06:58 pm

We sent a team, under the leadership of my friend Parker Manuel, recently, to North Africa to a completely unreached, unengaged people group. People who have never heard the Gospel before, and whom no...

Small Groups, My Insecurities, & 9 Ways to Respond to the Quiet Guy 15 Nov 2012 | 07:15 pm

I was in a small group my junior and senior years of high school that was absolutely monumental in my spiritual journey. That group helped me more than years and years of sermons I heard. More than ye...

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