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Community is Messy - An Interview with Heather Zempel 30 Aug 2012 | 11:49 pm
Why did you write Community is Messy? Anyone who has led a small group for more than two weeks has discovered that mess happens. For those who serve as small group directors, discipleship pastors, an...
Language & Culture for Maximizing Connection 9 Mar 2012 | 09:03 am
The effectiveness of your connection strategy is heavily influenced by the vision leadership casts for it. People want to know what community looks like in leadership’s ‘mind’s eye’ and what they can ...
Emerging Trends in Small Group Land – Part 2 of 2 8 Oct 2011 | 02:50 am
The organic organization of group-life is a rapidly emerging trend that is changing the landscape of small group world. It follows another trend that began to spread a decade ago: Diversification of G...
Emerging Trends in Small Group Land – Part 1 of 2 20 Sep 2011 | 03:00 pm
What is a couple of emerging trends in small group ministry? I’ll share what struck me through two blog posts when I responded to this question during a Leadership Network Innovation Lab conducted ear...
Finding ‘Community’ in the Bible - 2 Peter 1 22 Aug 2011 | 02:01 pm
2 Peter 1:1-2 The Apostle Peter is both a servant and a sent one. A believer is an effective “sent one” (apostle) when he or she is serving others in love. Serving others is evidence that one is a se...
Finding ‘Community’ in the Bible - 1 Peter 4:12-5:13 31 Jul 2011 | 02:16 pm
1 Peter 4:12-13 Trials have a way of bringing people together. Suffering together creates and cements family-like partnerships. Here Peter says that we will share in the joy of Jesus’ glory to be disp...
Small Groups with Purpose by Steve Gladen 24 Jul 2011 | 02:04 am
Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of getting to know Steve. He possesses tremendous heart for other leaders, genuine humility, and is one of the most consistent leaders I’ve watched up-close in m...
Discounted Group Studies Galore 17 Jul 2011 | 03:00 am
Soon after I became a Christ-follower, I realized I could count on NavPress to deliver biblically sound guidance in my new-found faith. In fact, one of the very first books I read on small groups was ...
Finding ‘Community’ in the Bible - 1 Peter 2:12-4:11 15 Jul 2011 | 03:03 am
1 Peter 2:12 “Good living” influences people toward Christ. This is what we see happening in Acts 2:42-47. God used the good living of the new community to gather in people from the watchful surroundi...
Finding ‘Community’ in the Bible - 1 Peter 1:1-2:11 11 Jul 2011 | 05:20 am
1 Peter 1:1-2 We’re chosen strangers…scattered, but gathered. We have a paradoxical identity as believers in this world. Peter greets the recipients of his letter by acknowledging this identity we sha...
