Small Group Exchange

Bluefish TV has started something that I am super excited about.  It is called The Small Group Exchange.  It is designed for the average small group leader who is looking for resources.  Not only does this website have product reviews and how-to articles to help in your leadership, but it is also a one-stop-shop for [...]

Feel the Tension?

There is much discussion these days of the tension between mission and discipleship.  Where do you fall?  Which way do you feel the tension pulling you?
This is a question that started burning in my heart about 5 or 6 years ago.  At that time I was serving at a church as their worship leader, helping [...]

Summer Life

Tonight, we kicked off our Summer Life groups.  Summer Life is a series of groups that offer a specific study topic for a specific period of weeks.  Summer Life allows us to challenge folks who have yet to catch the community vision to give it a try for six weeks.
Tonight I started my Foundational Truths [...]

Reproducing Churches

Here is a question I would like to pose to everybody that is hitting me upside my head right now…
Does the reproducing church culture (planting/multi-site) cultivate the prime environment for reproducing small groups when compared to the traditional “stand-alone” church?
I have some thoughts on this, but I want to know what YOU think!
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Why People Don’t Join Small Groups - Part 2

In a previous post we began to look at why people don’t join small groups…catch up here.
5. “I don’t need to be in a small group.”
Some people think that community is ok for other people, but not something they really need in their lives. Now, I want to make it clear that I am [...]