About Me
Chris is a ministry consultant and coach with over twenty years of experience serving the local church...
Searching For Identity
I have searched my entire life for my identity. At different stages I thought I had found it, and was semi-ok with it, only to see it suddenly shift and the unending search was on again. In high-school, I found it in sports. I wasn’t the greatest athlete, but I was good enough to receive
I Am Always Right
Our groups will continue their Sabotage study this week by discussing how having an “I am always right” attitude can destroy your relationships. To get the group time started, we filmed a panel of people in different stages of life talking about how that attitude has affected their relationships. You can download the study guide
Week 1 Of Sabotage
I wrote in an earlier post about how important it is for our small groups to all study the same thing a couple of times a year. We kicked off our fall, church wide campaign on Sunday with our series on relationships, Sabotage. To help groups get the discussion started, we shot videos of a
Why Do We Sabotage?
All you need us love. At least that’s what John Lennon proposed in 1967. But only if it was that was that easy. You see, Paul (the one in the Bible, not the other Beatle) fleshed that thought out a little more when he wrote to the Corinthians, Love is patient, love is kind. It
Why We Do All-Church Studies
This Sunday, we are launching a new series called Sabotage, along with an all-church wide study to go with it. The study will have videos of bonus material to help groups start the discussion about the topic for that week. We try do all-church studies at least a couple times a year with our community
Curriculum Menu
One of the most common questions that we get from group leaders is, “What should we study next?”. We are always happy to give them a few suggestions, but the number of studies that are available are overwhelming. In some ways that’s great, in others, not so much. Scientific studies have shown that when our
Experimenting With The Connect Event
We are always tweaking our systems and ideas to hopefully get better, and also find easier ways for people to find community. One of the new ideas that we introduced last year was the Connect Event. Instead of having people just peruse a bunch of sign-up tables with leaders behind them, we set-up an event
This Is Not Normal
I love when I read scripture and I find something that we have made complicated, made simple. Romans 13:8-10 is a perfect example of that: Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law. The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall
Why You Should Join A Group
This Sunday, we will give everyone that attends Cross Point the opportunity to join a community group. We try to make it an easy first step by actually hosting their first group meeting together at the church during a Connection Event. A lot of people are wary of making the commitment to be in a
Some Reasons Many Group Leaders Misinterpret What a Great Meeting Is
This is the second guest post from my friend, Rick Howerton. You should purchase his book, A Different Kind Of Tribe. Through the years I’ve talked with a massive number of small group leaders who believe themselves to be poor leaders. They have told me that they just don’t host a great meeting week after
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