July 22nd, 2011 
alandanielson Originally posted 04-14-2009. Reposted 07-22-2011. ———————————– Almost every small group has “that person”. You know, the one who talks too much, interrupts other people, never brings snacks, eats all the snacks, causes drama, has all the answers to your problems but none for theirs, and generally raises everyone else’s blood pressure. ”That person” makes others [...]
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3 Comments » January 18th, 2011 alandanielson Originally posted 01-12-2010. Reposted 01-18-2011 —————————————————————– Preaching just isn’t enough. It’s not enough to lead to dramatic, wide-spread, lasting life-change. I have to admit that writing those statements doesn’t feel good. It doesn’t feel good because at my core I’m a preacher. So why do I say such things? I’ll get to that in a [...]
Posted in Small Groups, Spiritual Growth Tags: Accountability, good, great, group, groups, idea, ideas, Preaching, small No Comments » January 5th, 2011 alandanielson Originally posted Jan 6, 2010. Reposted Jan 5, 2011 —————————————————————– Many church leaders are frustrated with the small group, Bible study class, or Sunday school strategy they have in place at their church. They’re frustrated because they see a trend toward inwardness. People in the groups are learning God’s Word and they’re caring for each [...]
Posted in Leadership, Small Groups Tags: bible, block, group, groups, mission, Missional/Outwardness, neighborhood, outward, party, school, small, study, sunday, systems No Comments » December 7th, 2010 alandanielson Originally posted 12-10-2009. Reposted 12-07-2010. ——————————————————————- I sometimes talk to pastors who are frustrated because small group ministry just isn’t working at their church. They tell me about all the great models and strategies that they’ve adapted from other churches, but feel like nothing seems to work. The mistake that most pastors make is that [...]
October 20th, 2010 alandanielson Originally posted 10-08-2009. Reposted 10-20-2010 ——————————————————————- A reader named Rolland once left the following comment on my blog: “Recently there have been a couple of occasions that no one has shown up for a meeting, with no phone call – and we have 7 families represented. Now that we’re trying to move to be more [...]
Posted in Mission, Small Groups Tags: brainstorm, brainstorming, Christ, game, group, groups, Jesus, leader, Leadership, mission, Missional/Outwardness, missions, project, Rolland, small 2 Comments » October 5th, 2010 alandanielson Originally posted 09-01-2009. Reposted 10-05-2010. ———————————- Online Small Groups Part 2 Great news: you don’t have to be a 9,000+ member church and have a crack Web developement team to have online groups! A church that thinks they have to build their own software or applications for online groups is like a church that thinks [...]
October 4th, 2010 alandanielson Originally posted 08-30-2009. Reposted 10-04-2010. ——————————————————————- Online Small Groups PART 1 A friend of mine and I started an online small group and it’s an incredible experience! In a very short time it has become one of my favorite hours of the week. Thanks to the internet and webcam technology small groups are no longer [...]
September 9th, 2010 alandanielson Last weekend at LifeChurch.tv Craig Groeschel delivered a powerful message about adultery. Here’s the link for those of you who haven’t yet seen it. Anyway, it made me think about the sad stories I’ve encountered about small group members having affairs with each other. It doesn’t surprise me that people within small groups might find [...]
Posted in Character, Small Groups Tags: Adultery, affair, cheating, craig, groeschel, group, groups, LifeChurch.tv, small, spouse, temptation 3 Comments » September 6th, 2010 alandanielson Originally posted June 24, 2009. Reposted September 6, 2010 There’s a debate going in the church world right now about “Attractional” ministry and “Missional” ministry. The debate is nothing new, but here’s my attempt at simplifying and understanding the debate (some of you may think I’m over-simplifying). “Attractional” reflects the mindset that capitalizes on the [...]
Posted in Mission, Small Groups Tags: attractional, debate, group, groups, Missional/Outwardness, relevance, small 6 Comments » September 2nd, 2010 alandanielson Originally posted July 20, 2009. Reposted September 2, 2010. —————————————————————————— Small Groups are primarily about growing in three areas: our relationship with Christ (discipleship), our relationship with one another (community), and our relationship with the world (mission). I say “primarily” because these are the three things that most small group leaders and pastors tend to [...]
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