Final Encouragements for 2018

By Joel Comiskey, check out, Groups that Thrive We’ve come to the end of another year of blogging. We will start blogging again on January 07, 2019. We are thankful that we now have 30,000 people receiving the blogs daily in their email. God has truly blessed...

The Myth and the Truth about Encouragements

By Gerardo Campos, district pastor at Elim Church, www.elim.org.sv One of our supervisors was preparing to hold an evaluation meeting at the end of one year of work. He had planned a dinner for the leaders and hosts in order to give thanks for the results achieved up...

Celebrating Faithfulness

By Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org  Encouragement is fuel for the soul. To encourage your group leaders, consider expressing appreciation in multiple ways so that all personality types will be receiving encouragement in their preferred way. Some leaders enjoy...

“Buy Some Spurs” (Part Two)

By Rob Campbell, www.cypresscreekchurch.com Many of our cell leaders are working 40-50 hours/week, raising families, doing their best to make ends meet, AND shepherding a group of 5-15 people (maybe more!).  They are the backbone of the church.  It’s imperative that...

Celebrate and Appreciate!

Michelle Geoffrey, cell pastor at www.celebrationchurch.org For some people, celebrating and encouraging others comes easy.  Personally, I love to encourage people by sending note cards, inviting people over to my house for a party, or passing out high-fives.  This is...