We had the privilege of hosting Josh Hunt for our mid winter Sunday Morning Bible Study leadership conference. The emphasis on investing and building relationships is the key to reaching our society today. If you have not had the opportunity to have Josh Hunt in your church or attend one of his conferences, make plans to involve your leadership. His concepts will make a difference in your thinking about how simple it really is to reach out to people.
Josh Hunt believes in the power of the small group ministry in your church. And, his belief is contagious. In his new book, Make My Group Grow, Josh presents sound application to easy to understand research that will benefit every size and style of church. Your groups and leadership will benefit from this book.
Josh Hunt’s book should be read by all who are looking for new ways to reach people.
Victory in spiritual warfare
Why are we subjected to spiritual warfare? Isn't God all powerful? Hasn't Jesus already defeated the devil on the cross? Why doesn't He just put a hedge of protection around us? “They belong to Me. You have no business interfering in their lives and robbing them of My...
A man who had everything… Including a broken heart
https://youtu.be/CdieziMGku8
God Is a Small Group
It may be overly dramatic to say that God lives as a small group, but the church has historically described God as Trinity, three persons in one. In any case, the creation account presents both divinity and humanity as communities of being and action. God is described...
My 10 favorite Logos 9 features
With the release of Logos 9, I’d like to take a moment to share my 10 favorite Logos Bible Software features. I have been a long-time user of Logos and was privileged to participate in the Logos 9 beta. Some of these features are new, while others have been around...
Serve one another
I remember him as a large man, built like a concrete block. He wore a crew cut, neckties, and short-sleeved white shirts with an ever-present pocket protector. I was one of four fourth-grade boys who attended his Bible study each Wednesday at the Parkview Church of...
There is no life that is not in community
The Bible begins with the word bet. The first letter of the Hebrew Bible is the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet. When prefixed to the beginning of a word, bet is a simple preposition usually meaning “in” as in “In the Beginning.” But bet not only means “in.” It...
Spiritual Warfare
We had just arrived for our missionary assignment in Indonesia and were a few months into language study. Enjoying the tropical climate, adjusting to new culinary delights, and feeling welcome among the gracious, hospitable people of our host country, we were...
How Online Small Groups Work
https://youtu.be/YMWA_6ufMak
The first small group
Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness, and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over every creeping thing that...
3 Metrics to Measure in this Season
https://youtu.be/SV6R3luixO4
How to Study the Bible
How many times have you attempted to read through the Bible in a year? Or started off strong in a Bible study never to finish it? When Christians are asked why they have a hard time reading the Bible, 64 percent say they’re too busy, while another 80 percent say they...
6.33 Living
https://youtu.be/Wv01-ufrcGQ
Iran: Home to World’s Fastest Growing Church Despite Relentless Persecution of Christians
https://youtu.be/sn6G664L5Po
Why small groups don’t work?
The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. The man said, “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my...
TEACHING BY DISCUSSION
Teacher Tips by Jerry Bowling Discussion-based teaching methods can be a vital tool in the Bible teacher’s repertoire—but only if the teacher knows the why and how of their use. When unskilled, undirected discussion takes place in the Bible classroom, the result is...
The sixth habit of the highly effective small group leader: Mentor apprentice leaders
Jim led a group for several years and did a good job. It was a strong group that met the needs of the members. Yet he never found an apprentice to mentor, so the group did not multiply. Then Jim had a stroke. He was physically unable to lead his group anymore. Since...
Sermon Prep for Busy Pastors
I could write great sermons if I just had enough time. Unfortunately, I don’t have enough time. I never have enough time. I am a bi-vocational pastor and I never have enough time. Here are a few things I have learned about writing sermons in the real world--sermons...
Pray for one another
Abraham and Sarah weren’t expecting company. They certainly weren’t expecting a visit from God. But he came their way one afternoon, uninvited, unannounced, and disguised in the form of a man. Two other men, angels incognito, were with him. We aren’t told at what...
All-in Commitment
https://youtu.be/saXAnaz4rkw
How to be content no matter what
https://youtu.be/Rz34MMbgYt4
God’s dream for people
If you had to answer in a single word what God’s dream for human beings is, what would you say? Consider the word community. Community is not a human invention. It is not a mere social phenomenon. Community is God’s dearest creation. It is only within community that...
What difference does a greeting make?
The boss had all he could take. He’d endured more than any CEO should have to, he decided. He’d had it up to here. He’d reached his saturation point. No more! he resolved, and he left his staff a two-and-a-half-page letter that began with this paragraph: I am taking a...
The Power of Friendship
There is a great story that dates back to the early 1960s when Vince Lombardi took over the reins of the Green Bay Packers. Most likely you’ve heard it before. It’s become legendary. The Packer franchise had been losing for almost ten straight years. They were at the...
The sweet sound of second fiddle
It was a big day in the Lucado house when we purchased a piano. Denalyn loves to play music, and we wanted our daughters to share her passion. Jenna was five years old. Andrea was three. Sara was a newborn. They were too young to accomplish much on the keyboard but...
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