Six Ways to Improve Your Balance as a Group Leader Leading a successful small group is like walking a tightrope. You traverse a taut, exciting line, balancing the dynamic tensions characteristic of every group. Drawing from the concept of "polarity management," Bill Donahue and Russ Robinson help you understand and deal with six dynamic areas every group leader must manage in order to create genuine, transforming small group community. Your group is in for unprecedented connection and growth when you harness the interplay between - Truth and Life - Care and Discipleship - Friendship and...
Six Ways to Improve Your Balance as a Group Leader Leading a successful small group is like walking a tightrope. You traverse a taut, exciting line...
Assessment and solution for seven common obstacles to building small groups. It's one thing to start a small group ministry. It's another to keep the groups in your church healthy and headed in the same direction. Whatever your church's approach may be--whether it is a church with groups or of groups-- sooner or later, as a leader, you'll need to do some troubleshooting. That's when the expert, to-the-point guidance in this book will prove its worth. The beauty of this book lies in its unique diagnostic process. It allows you to assess, diagnose, and correct seven common "deadly sins" that...
Assessment and solution for seven common obstacles to building small groups. It's one thing to start a small group ministry. It's another to keep t...
Matt is a lonely outdoorsman who begins his life anew in the wilderness after losing his wife, children, and farm in a flood years ago. One day Matt happens upon Sam, a photographer, and his dog, Moses. These city dwellers have traveled to Matt's neck of the woods to shoot pictures for "Our World" magazine. Matt saves Sam and Moses from a confrontation with a famished black bear and introduces them to his pet eagle, Quickshaw.
Sam, Moses, Matt, and Quickshaw become great friends and share numerous adventures that lead to an exciting discovery-an underground water passage that connects to a...
Matt is a lonely outdoorsman who begins his life anew in the wilderness after losing his wife, children, and farm in a flood years ago. One day Matt h...
Small groups transform churches--and lives. Small group leaders often feel the weight of shepherding their small group members. But who shepherds the shepherd? Small group coaches fill a unique role by providing support and guidance for group leaders. When you're called to coach a small group leader in your church, your mind may be filled with questions: Am I godly enough? What do I have to offer? How do I begin? Although the challenge seems immense, Bill Donahue and Greg Bowman break down the work of coaching small group leaders into achievable steps. This expanded and updated edition...
Small groups transform churches--and lives. Small group leaders often feel the weight of shepherding their small group members. But who shepherds t...
Like nothing else, small groups have the power to change lives. They're the ideal route to discipleship--a place where the rubber of biblical truth meets the road of human relationships. This updated and revised third edition of the bestselling Leading Life-Changing Small Groups handbook helps small group leaders learn the basics of leading a successful small group. Regardless of whether a person is leading for the first time or has been for years, this resource will help a small group leader more effectively facilitate group discussion and encourage and support group members in a way that...
Like nothing else, small groups have the power to change lives. They're the ideal route to discipleship--a place where the rubber of biblical truth...
Our hearts were made for deep, authentic relationships--for community with others. And like nothing else, small groups provide the kind of life-giving community that builds and empowers the body of Christ and impacts the world. In this book, part of the Groups That Grow series of small group resources, authors Bill Donahue and Russ Robinson provide guidance for the strategic decisions that must be made to establish, develop and grow a thriving small group ministry in the local church. In Building a Life-Changing Small Group Ministry, they answer questions like: - Which approach or model...
Our hearts were made for deep, authentic relationships--for community with others. And like nothing else, small groups provide the kind of life-giv...
Whether you're a new or seasoned group leader, or whether your group is well-established or just getting started, this four-session video-based Bible study (DVD/digital video sold separately) will lead you and your group together to a remarkable new closeness and effectiveness. Designed to foster healthy group interaction and facilitate maximum growth, this innovative approach equips both group leaders and members with essential skills and values for creating and sustaining truly life-changing small groups.
Designed for use with the Making Your Small Group Work Video Study...
Whether you're a new or seasoned group leader, or whether your group is well-established or just getting started, this four-session video-based Bib...
This book reveals how the man Jesus could not have been the Messiah mentioned in the Jewish scriptures. The evidence in this book proves that there were many people named Jesus in Israel at the time. Evidance from the scriptures prove "undeniably" that he could not have been G-d in the flesh. This book shows that the stories of ancient pagan gods were applied to the Jesus of the New Testament.
This book reveals how the man Jesus could not have been the Messiah mentioned in the Jewish scriptures. The evidence in this book proves that there we...
