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Chris is a ministry consultant and coach with over twenty years of experience serving the local church...
Group Answers Episode 102: Dhati Lewis
On this episode of Group Answers, Chris and Brian talk to Pastor Dhati Lewis about discipleship in an urban context. Dhati Lewis is the Lead Pastor of Blueprint Church in
Why Does Your Group Exist?
Every small group needs a reason for existence. Why should we carve out more time in our busy lives to spend it with people we might barely know? For most people and groups that reason is the desire for community. We desire friendship, and that is a good thing. We all need community. In fact,
Denver Training Event
If you live in the Denver, CO, area and/or you are looking for a great training event for groups, family and lead pastors, then you should check out this one night event on June 9, 2019. Here are the details and where you can register: A Night with MinistryTogether is an opportunity for pastors, small group
Group Answers Episode 101: Jared Musgrove
On this episode of Group Answers, Brian and Chris talk to Jared Musgrove about how small groups are changing at The Village Church. Dr. Jared Steven Musgrove is Groups Pastor and
The Top Five Small Group Systems
According to Dictionary.com, the definition of the word “system” is: “a set of principles or procedures according to which something is done; an organized scheme or method.” We are sometimes afraid of systems in the groups world because community is supposed to happen organically, not through an organized scheme. But at its core, a system
Group Answers Episode 100: Rick Howerton
On this special anniversary episode of Group Answers, Chris, Brian, Brandon, and special guest Rick Howerton, talk about the history and future of the Group Answers podcast. This Episode’s Sponsor: One
Group Answers Episode 99: Kevin Queen and Dave Clayton
On this episode of Group Answers, Chris and Brian sit down with Pastors Kevin Queen and Dave Clayton to talk about community at every level of leadership. Kevin Queen is
Small Group Leaders are Shepherds
Peter gave us this definition of leadership as he exhorted the elders of the first-century church: Shepherd God’s flock among you, not overseeing out of compulsion but willingly, as God would have you; not out of greed for money but eagerly; not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.
Group Answers Episode 98: Leading Small Groups
On this episode of Group Answers, Brian and Chris talk about Chris’ new book, Leading Small Groups: How to Gather, Launch, Lead and Multiply your Small Group. Questions: 1. Small
Leading Small Groups
After finishing the book, Small Groups for the Rest of Us, in 2015, I wasn’t sure that I would ever desire to write another full-length book. Writing a book is a grueling experience, and unless you have a topic you’re super passionate about, not a lot of fun. Fast forward four years, and now my