About Me
Chris is a ministry consultant and coach with over twenty years of experience serving the local church...
When You Think You’ve Hosted an Ineffective Group Meeting
Today, I am so honored to share the first of two guest posts from my friend, Rick Howerton. Rick has been an encourager and mentor in my life for the last few years. Rick is one of the premier leaders in the small-group movement. Having facilitated an untold number of small-group journeys over the last 17 years,
If I Was Starting Over
I had the opportunity last week to participate on a panel of “small groups experts” to talk about some of things that we have learned through the years in group life. One of the questions I was asked was, “If you were to start all over, what are some things that you would do differently
Wranglers, Harleys & Groups
When I bought my first Jeep Wrangler, I didn’t realize that I was also buying into a very exclusive club. All of a sudden, every person driving a Wrangler would acknowledge me with a simple hand wave as we passed on the road. This never happened in the Cherokee or the Nissan. Nobody cared when
Hire Really Smart People
We are in the middle of hiring several positions at Cross Point and I recently re-read this from Bill Hybels: “In general, a leader won’t attract, motivate, or retain people who are higher on the leadership effectiveness scale than they are…Over time, the net effect of hiring people less effective than you is an ever-increasing
We’ve Got Questions
We are currently working on a fun project for our groups leadership rally that kicks off our fall semester in August. While the end goal is a secret until that night, the process is thinking through the top facts that leaders and potential leaders would want to know about groups at Cross Point. These are
4 Things To Do In July
In order to have a successful fall for groups, the planning has to happen in July. Here are 4 things that you can be working on now that will pay off in August. 1. Update your curriculum menu Spend some time going through your current groups curriculum choices. Is there anything that is outdated? Where
Top 5 Posts For June
Just in case you missed them, here are the top 5 posts for June, 2013: 1. What We Can Learn From Paula Deen 2. 5 Tips For Great Meetings 3. If It Ain’t Broke, Fix It 4. Should We Stop During The Summer? 5. Devotional
What We Can Learn From Paula Deen
It has been amazing to watch the sudden free fall of the butter queen and Food Network star, Paula Deen. After admitting in a legal deposition that she said a racist word 30 years ago, she has been ceremoniously dropped by her network and shunned by most of the rest of the world. She has
If It Ain’t Broke, Fix It
One of the sayings that we use when I facilitate communities for Leadership Network is: the hardest model to change is the one that works. When a system is working, the tendency is to keep that system the same until there is an indication that something is broke. The problem with that strategy is by
5 Tips For Great Meetings From The Other Side
In the first post, I gave 5 tips for having great meetings from the side of the person seeking out the advice. But what if you are the person that is having your brain picked? There are a few things that you can do not only help the conversation, but also make an investment in
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