The Most Important Thing in Your Small Group System

By Jim Egli, www.jimegli.com, author and pastor of Vineyard Church in Urbana, Illinois If you are the senior leader of your church, you are probably wondering: What is the most important element in creating a thriving small group system? Twenty years ago I started...

As with Adults

By Daphne Kirk, www.daphnekirk.org I have a phrase “as with adults,” which is used to help leaders see what is needed for the emerging generation. I do understand that within this concept adaptations must be made due to age and developmental...

Three Realities for Lead Pastors and Cell Groups

By Andrew Mason, associate pastor at Real Life Church, www.enjoyreallife.com It is a pleasant fiction to think that a cell group ministry can soar in a church by delegating all of the responsibility to an Associate Pastor. A similar line of reasoning would contend...

Do What I Say Ignore What I Don’t Do

Pastor Bill Mellinger, Crestline First Baptist;  www.crestlinefbc.com A couple of weeks ago, I received an e-mail from a man who used to live in our town. He told me that one of his friends is moving to our area and he told him to look up our church. A second e-mail...