Jun

10

Growing in Spiritual Maturity

June 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment

You know that one of my favorite themes is maturity. I love this quote by Erwin McManus in An Unstoppable Force: Daring to Become the Church God Had in Mind.
“A person who is growing in spiritual maturity is developing emotional health. A person who is growing in spiritual maturity is healing broken relationships and building […]

Jun

5

Normalizing the Stuggle to Mature

June 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment

A Leadership Tip at Timberlinechurch.org offers a great article called Normalizing the Struggle. The author shows how the small group leader is critical in motivating members to change, grow, and mature. Worth reading.

Jun

4

Party Theology

June 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Eric Bryant, elder, speaker, and navigator overseeing the leadership team at Mosaic in Los Angeles explains “party theology” in an interview with Relevant.com. He says,
Every year at Mosaic, Erwin (McManus) does a message on what we call “party theology.” It’s basically looking at Levi (his name later became Matthew). Not knowing any better, […]

Jun

2

Studies for New Christians

June 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment

OK, I need your help. The maturity article in the last newsletter prompted a couple of requests for materials to grow up baby Christians. And in fact, I’m in need of discipleship materials for the new Christian we’re working with. Everything I’ve found so far is BORING. If you know of something interesting that will […]

Jun

1

Make Your Small Group a Harm-Free Zone

June 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Rebecca Livermore offers five tips for making sure that your small group is a safe place for everyone. Read the entire article here. Livermore’s main points include:
1. Ban badmouthing.
2. Avoid the superstar syndrome.
3. Keep your teaching understandable.
4. Pay compliments.
5. Encourage people to spend time together outside the weekly meeting.
Her point is well taken. We need […]

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