By Chris Surratt
I had the opportunity a few years ago to hear Mark Miller from Chick-fil-A speak at a leadership event in Dallas, Texas. Mark was sharing about how they have built a strong leadership culture at Chick-fil-A. He said one of the keys to sustained leadership ...
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Small Groups
7 Shifts For Missional Groups –
The core ministry of a church will determine the trajectory of the whole church. If a church is built around a dynamic preacher or teacher, then it will affect how everyone views the Christian life and ministry. When the student ministry is the dominant feature in a congregation, ...
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Practice What You Preach –
By Jon Brown
I recently had a coaching conversation with one of our most effective small group leaders who is phenomenal at discipling students. He is so effective, in fact, that he has recently multiplied his small group into two thriving small groups. He shared with me that his ...
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The Right Culture for Community –
So many churches are trying to get larger. They put a lot of time, energy, and money into their pursuit of getting bigger. The church needs to make getting small a priority. Church-health proponents are reminding pastors that the bigger the church gets, the smaller it has to get. ...
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Why Small Groups Matter –
In my book Transformational Groups, which I co-wrote with Ed Stetzer, we share that research strongly indicates the people in your church who are in a group are more likely to serve more sacrificially, share the gospel more frequently, give more generously, and repent more ...
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