I remember when the multisite conversation started at Seacoast Church around the year 2000. Basically – we were out of room, the city would not let us build and we had to do something. I can honestly say I had no idea that 15 years later, our step of desperation would turn into a movement. I
Because I am not on a church staff for the first time in over 20 years, my family and I have been able to do something over the last few months that we have never done – visit churches. The only previous opportunities to visit other churches was when we were on vacations. It has
After serving for over 22 years as a full-time staff member at some incredible churches, my life’s goal now is to see the local church reach her full potential in mission, vision and strategy. I agree with Bill Hybels that the local church is still the hope of the world, and we have to do
I have written several times about the need for all leaders to have someone to lean on every once in awhile. In our small groups system at Cross Point, we called them coaches. Coaches are simply there to check in occasionally on leaders, and be a sounding board for any issues that might come up
I love Spring. This is the time of year when new flowers are starting to bloom. The sun is coming out from hiding in Nashville. Spring training is starting. Easter is right around the corner. And it’s the perfect time to unearth new adventures and journeys in life. After 5 1/2 amazing years of being
Creating solid, biblical studies to go along with Sunday messages is one of the most difficult weekly tasks for most small group staff people. A lot of teaching pastors won’t have their messages ready to go until the end of the week, and that doesn’t give the writing team (usually one person) much time to go
I believe that small groups are where sustained, life change happens best. That when a group of people spend time together in Biblical community, spiritual growth is possible. But when small groups are the option and not just an option at a church, there are also tons of additional benefits that come along with them.
I am extremely excited to share what I have been working on for the past 6 months: I will be releasing my first book, Small Groups For The Rest Of Us: How To Design Your Small Groups System To Reach The Fringes, on the Leadership Network Next Imprint with HarperCollins Christian Publishing in the fall
I had the incredible privilege of spending last week in Kenya seeing all of the amazing work that Blood:Water Mission is doing to help end the HIV/AIDS and water crisis in Africa. It’s estimated that in the Lwala community alone, 1 in 5 people are currently infected with HIV/AIDS. That is a staggering number that
This Sunday, we will launch over 100 brand new groups at Cross Point. We know that the best way to get new people into community is always by starting new groups. That’s easy said, difficult to do. Here are 5 things that we have discovered to help us start multiple new groups at one time:
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