Yesterday at Cross Point, we concluded the series “Pursued” that we have been in over the last 3 weeks. Justin Davis did an amazing job of talking about restoration vs. redemption. Redemption is God choosing us, while restoration is us consistently choosing God. One of the points that Justin made was that we all have
Before you can implement an effective groups system, you have to first define what a small group is. For each church, that may look a little different. Are you a complete Free Market system where any group of people gathered constitutes a small group? Does each group have to have certain elements in it to qualify as
I will freely admit from the top that I am an Apple fan. I currently own or have access to: an iPhone, iPad, iPod, iMac, MacBook and a lock of Steve Jobs hair. Ok, the last one is not true and kind of creepy…but you get the point. One of the things that I love
At the heart of every growing organization/system is the need for more leaders, and keeping up the pace with recruiting leaders can sometimes seem overwhelming. Having a plan in place for recruiting those new leaders is crucial, but if you have not thought through your leadership development process first, those new leaders will have a
When my wife and I decided to lose weight and get in shape last year, we started off with a slow carb diet that called for eggs and black beans every day. I will be honest, before starting this diet I was not a big fan of eggs and black beans. What I had not
I get a lot of questions from other small group pastors about coaching. An effective coaching system is the most frustrating and most rewarding element to get started at a church. A lot of churches have given up on coaching, and it’s hard to blame them. It doesn’t always work well for us, but here
Every groups system needs a way to care for its leaders. In our system at Cross Point, those are Coaches and Directors. Each campus has a Groups Director that is responsible for all of the groups and leaders at their campus. For our smaller campuses, they may be able to individually care for their leaders;
As you think through your small group system, one of the questions that you have to answer is: Who are these groups for? Are you creating groups strictly for believers to be discipled, or are they a front door for your church? Or maybe all of the above? If you answered the question with – all of the
I have another confession to make: I am a man. I understand that does not come as a shock to most people (except for my brother Geoff, who has insisted on referring to me as a “little girl” for most of my life – but that is an entirely different post…), but it does affect
I have a confession to make: I am an introvert. Whenever I take a personality test, I usually fall just below the line on the “I” side. I always saw it as the equivalent of living on the other side of the tracks from the fun, rich neighborhood. I could see and hear them, but
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