Jan

27

Valuing the Unlovely

January 27, 2010 | Comments Off

Do you have challenging people in your small group? People who don’t fit in anywhere? I love this quote from S.D. Gaede in Belonging: Our need for Community in Church and Family (Zondervan: 1985).
“More than anything else, community in the modern world depends on our willingness to emulate the Samaritan’s choice—on our willingness to [...]

Jan

8

How to Prepare for a Bible Study

January 8, 2010 | Comments Off

I’m excited to announce that SmallGroups.com has released a new download with one of my favorite articles. The download is “How to Prepare for a Bible Study”  My article is How to Study for the Long Haul: An easy-to-use system for interacting with God’s Word over the course of years.

This article describes a method [...]

Jan

1

Forever Friends

January 1, 2010 | Comments Off

Some groups stand the test of time. Today we’ll be celebrating with friends from one of those. When the Lord yanked me out of the miry pit in 1976, He immediately plunked me into San Francisco Careers, a non-denominational citywide singles ministry in San Francisco. That group was amazing. Lay led, no staff, little money. [...]