What Makes Great Group Leaders?

by | Mar 22, 2015 | Uncategorized

by M. Scott Boren, The Center for Community and Mission, www.mscottboren.com, Twitter@mscottboren It’s very easy to think that if I lead my group by following the right rules, then my group will flourish. It works this way: If I do a + b + c then I will get a growing...

The Cell Group Is Just a Wineskin

by | Mar 15, 2015 | Uncategorized

by M. Scott Boren, The Center for Community and Mission, www.mscottboren.com, Twitter@mscottboren I’ve had a unique opportunity. I began working with Ralph Neighbour and his team at TOUCH Outreach Ministries when I was 23 in 1993. My sole focus was cell church. I...

Ending Well = Blessings Well

by | Oct 1, 2013 | Uncategorized

by M. Scott Boren, The Center for Community and Mission, www.mscottboren.com, Twitter@mscottboren How a cell group meeting ends is important. Greetings and partings are crucial to relationships. Often group leaders put a lot of thought into how to begin the meeting,...

Great Questions—Great Listening

by | Sep 24, 2013 | Uncategorized

by M. Scott Boren, The Center for Community and Mission, www.mscottboren.com, Twitter@mscottboren Great questions make for great cell group meetings. They get people talking. They help people connect. And they open doors to the heart. Or at least they can. The key...

Prepare for Leading the Lesson: Break the Rut

by | Sep 17, 2013 | Uncategorized

by M. Scott Boren, The Center for Community and Mission, www.mscottboren.com, Twitter@mscottboren When it comes to leading the cell group lesson, I must confess that it’s easy to “get in a rut.” After leading more meetings that I can count, I find it tempting to...