“The God who created an earth with such complexity and power and design is the same God who ordered the marriage, gender, the family, … He created order in his design. I believe that when we try to depart from God’s design for gender and marriage, it leads to chaos in the family and chaos in…
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Small Group Leaders play a vital role in accomplishing the mission and vision of your church. They help create and develop environments in which members can connect with God and each other for the purpose of discipleship. They present an example and model of what being a disciple of Jesus looks like in action. Because…
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When I talk about the necessity of relationship in the body of Christ, I don’t mean just shaking hands with a few people during the welcome time in a weekend service. I don’t mean asking how someone is in passing and accepting the words “I’m fine”. The core of relationship isn’t about just being polite…
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When Jesus said to go and make disciples, he defined his methodology by his own example. Jesus’s methods were more involved than just standing up in front of people and teaching them biblical truth. He walked alongside people – holding conversations with them through the course of the day. He held them accountable and demonstrated…
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At the church where I serve we are always looking to raise up people who are spiritually mature and also have the spiritual gift of leadership. These are the people that have the potential to become strong organization leaders in the church, their community, and the world. We try to keep the process of…
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Bible Study Curriculum is simply a tool in the hands of a disciple maker. No curriculum itself is going to make disciples. There is a Discipling Method, however, that makes an excellent curriculum. It is something we have used off and on quite successfully at Real Life Ministries, both in our Church’s Small Groups and…
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Have you ever found yourself in a position to lead a discussion, and you are unsure how to engage people to participate, let alone lead them to discover something new and helpful? There is a big difference between facilitating a discussion and teaching a class. When you are in the position of a teacher, you…
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What does an ideal home, one that is hard to leave but easy to come back to, look like? This type of home will have love and relationship, boundaries for our own good, and respect for all. It would be a home where people are loved no matter what, and there are restoring conversations, grace, and…
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Whether you a newcomer to the Church Community or you’ve been around it your entire life, you are sure to have run across some of the following terms: Sunday School, Small Group, Cell Group, Bible Study, Life Group, etc: These are all terms that have fought for position in numerous churches throughout time and…
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From the beginning, Jesus told the disciples that He would make them into something different: “Come, follow me,…and I will make you fishers of men” (Matthew 4:19). Their occupation of catching fish changed into a mission of fishing for people. Each step along the way, Jesus taught them to share with others, connect people to…
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