re:group 2011

Justin Elam - Director of Adult Ministries at Browns Bridge Community Church

Session 1

Session 2

Session 3

S2 2011 - Session 1

Leading Others - Will McCain

S2 2011 - Session 2

Fan Into Flame - Teresa McCain

re:group 2010

Justin Elam - Director of Adult Ministries at Browns Bridge Community Church

Session 1

 

Session 2

Session 3

Session 4

Download (.mp3) Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 | Session 4

S2 2010 - Session 3

Discipleship - Jamie Hollister

S2 2010 - Session 2

Multiplication - Rick Inman

S2 2010 - Session 1

Holy Calling - Teresa McCain

re:group 2009 - Session 3

What Every Group Needs

Bill Willits - Executive Director of Ministries at North Point Ministries

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re:group 2009 - Session 2

Leveraging a Spiritual Growth Strategy in Your Group

Bill Willits - Executive Director of Ministries at North Point Ministries

re:group 2009 - Session 1

Cultivating REAL Relationships in Your Group

Bill Willits - Executive Director of Ministries at North Point Ministries

Setting Boundaries for Group Members Constantly in Need

If you are leading a small group, odds are you have had or will have a group member who is constantly in need. In fact, a group member requiring extensive care may not only destroy the group, but can infect an entire ministry if not addressed appropriately. The issue is not a group member who has a real need that the group is equipped to meet, but rather a group member who consistently overshadows the group with his or her needs. The goal is to provide a healthy group experience for all members and provide appropriate support for members who have real issues of care.

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Respecting Unconditionally

In women's life groups, the issue of respecting husbands is a recurring issue. In this resource, we're going to take a look at the dilemma women face in respecting their husbands, how this dilemma affects group dynamics, and how to apply the biblical principle of respect in relating to husbands.

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Embrace Conflict in Your Small Group!

If you lead a small group, sooner or later you will have to deal with conflict in it. Unfortunately, conflict is a surefire consequence of people really sharing life together. Why? Because you cannot bring together a room full of people from different cultural, social, economic, religious, and family backgrounds and expect them to always agree on every issue. Here is the model we use when teaching small-group leaders how to deal with conflict in their groups.

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Leading Women Who are Caught in a Spiritual Mismatch

In this resource, we'll seek to address some of the issues women encounter when dealing with unbelieving spouses and how these issues affect group dynamics. We'll then look at some ways that group leaders can encourage their members and equip them to persevere through the challenges of being married to unbelievers.

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Walking with Couples Considering Divorce

If you are leading a married couples group, chances are your group will include couples that are either considering divorce, or have already taken steps toward divorce. When this happens, the resulting effects on the group can evoke a plethora of emotions: fear, anxiety, confusion, anger, etc. Questions like, "Can they do this and stay in the group?" or "How can we come alongside them during this time?" will need answers. Clearly, the desire is to empower the group to love and support the couple during such a difficult time. There is no set formula because each situation is unique, but there are some practical guidelines that will certainly help you prepare yourself and your group to effectively minister to couples facing divorce.

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Prioritizing Prayer Time

As a small group leader, you know that prayer time is one of the three key elements of our small group model (fellowship, Bible study, and prayer), and that group prayer is an essential part of a healthy group. But if your group is like many others, you may have found that your group's prayer time leaves something to be desired. Perhaps your prayer time has become an afterthought, squeezed into the last five minutes before everyone leaves. Perhaps group members are not participating. Or maybe prayer time is just dry--even boring. Our hope is that all small groups--yours included--would experience rich corporate prayer and value their group's prayer time. The goal of this resource is to help you: 1) Understand and articulate the value of prayer time in the small group setting; 2) Identify the underlying causes of unsatisfying group prayer time; 3) Take practical steps to address those causes and build richer prayer times.

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Should We Live Together?

What young adults need to know about cohabitation before marriage. A comprehensive review of recent research by The National Marriage Project.

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Using the Life Group Member Agreement

Life groups have the potential to be places where God works powerfully to impact the lives of everyone in the group. But not all life groups live up to this potential. Why is it that some groups provide rich experiences, satisfying relationships, and meaningful life change, while other groups struggle to find their groove or maintain their purpose? There are two common problems that frequently undermine a life group’s development: unmet expectations and the natural tendency to drift. Fortunately, we have developed a tool that, when used well, can avert these problems and set the stage for a healthy and gratifying life group experience. This tool is the Life Group Member Agreement.

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Think Life Change

Here at ONE* we believe that life change happens best in the context of small groups.

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Communion Instructions for Group Leaders

Many have expressed a desire to celebrate communion more frequently than the few times we corporately share in it. We believe that the context of a life group is a great place for this to happen. The following paragraphs are meant to give you some guidelines to make this a meaningful celebration within your group. Please feel free to contact your Group Director with any questions.

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