About Me
Chris is a ministry consultant and coach with over twenty years of experience serving the local church...
You Need A Team
John Maxwell has a famous saying, “Teamwork makes the Dream work”. I saw a great example of that coming to life this past Saturday at a work day for our new Nashville campus building. We are repurposing half of a 140,000 square foot warehouse that was formerly the home to an electrical company. On Saturday,
Success and Pain
We kicked off a new series yesterday at Cross Point called I Am Second. We are piggybacking off of the hundreds of thousands of dollars that IAmSecond.com is putting in advertising into the Nashville area. If you live in this area, then you have probably already seen some of the billboards that are going up
We Need Help
Being a small group leader can be exhilarating. There is nothing greater in life than seeing someone grow in their walk with God. Watching the light bulb go off in a new believer’s head as they begin to understand what they’re reading for the first time will change your life. Being a small group leader can
Finding Your Pathway
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
What Is A Small Group?
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
Should We Give Them Everything?
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
Leadership Pipeline
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
What Diet Are Your Groups On?
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
Can Coaching Work?
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
5 Characteristics Of A Great Groups Coach
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;
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