March 1st, 2011 
alandanielson Originally posted 02-25-2010. Reposted 03-01-2011. ——————————————————————- Waiting is a pain. No human has a natural tendency for enjoying waiting. Some people are better at it than others, but none of us truly likes it. Most of us would agree that the three hardest words in the English language are, “Wait and see”. Yup, waiting is [...]
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 7th, 2010 alandanielson Originally posted 09-04-2009. Reposted 10-07-2010 ——————————— Online Small Groups Part 4 All week I’ve posted about online small groups and today I’ll share some concluding thoughts for the series. Online Groups Aren’t All That Different. vPeople seem to think there’s a huge difference between online groups and face-to-face groups. Really, thanks to technology, there’s very [...]
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Tags: ideas, ministry, Online Small Groups, Resources, Small Groups, strategy, tips 
1 Comment » October 6th, 2010 alandanielson Originally posted 09-03-2009. Reposted 10-06-2010. ——————————— Online Small Groups Part 3 In my opinion, the debate about whether or not online groups work is over conclusively. The question now is “How can we incorporate online groups into our church’s regular small group strategy?” At LifeChurch.tv online groups were part of our strategy, but this isn’t [...]
Posted in Small Groups Tags: ideas, ministry, Online Small Groups, Resources, Small Groups, strategy, tips 1 Comment » January 27th, 2010 alandanielson This week Rick Howerton, National Director of Events and Training for Serendipity by LifeWay made me aware of The Summit: A Convergence of Small Group Experts. In case you’re wondering, this 90 minute event is absolutely worth your time! The panel is made up of a “who’s who of small group ministry” (listed below). I’m [...]
Posted in Small Groups Tags: conference, discussion, experts, group, groups, ministry, online, panel, small, summit, web-based No Comments » November 18th, 2009 alandanielson I rented the latest Star Trek movie last night and actually found a great bit of wisdom for ministry in it. Specifically, I was moved by the conversation between Captain Pike and the young Jim Kirk right after he’d lost a bar ffight. Pike said, “Your father was captain of a star ship for 12 [...]
Posted in Leadership, Special Tags: better, Captain, dare, do, foundation, foundations, I, james, jim, Kirk, leaders, Leadership, ministry, Pike, predecessors, star, to, Trek, you No Comments » October 26th, 2009 alandanielson I had the privilege of being a part of the Willow Creek Group Life Conference a couple of days ago and I had a fantastic time! Every time I attend a conference I feel like my head is going to explode. I leave with so many new and fresh ideas that I want to utilize [...]
Posted in Leadership Tags: addition, conference, Conferences, evaluating, Leadership, ministry, momentum, questions, subtraction 2 Comments » September 28th, 2009 alandanielson This year’s Willow Creek Group Life Conference has one major difference from preceding years: no breakout workshops. Many pastors and leaders think this is a real bummer, so to prevent a Breakout Freakout, Dave Treat of ThinkingSmall.net has arranged for a day of breakouts in Chicago the day before the conference, Friday October 23rd. A [...]
Posted in Small Groups Tags: chicago, conference, dave, group, grouplife, groups, life, ministry, multi, multi-site, site, small, thinking, thinkingsmall.net, treat No Comments » July 15th, 2009 alandanielson As a consultant I get the priviledge of speaking into the ministries of many different churches, but one of my favorite things is learning from the churches I encounter. Last weekend I spent some time at Cross Point Community Church in Nashville where Pete Wilson is the pastor (pictured right). My overall assessment of Cross Point’s small group ministry is that [...]
Posted in Small Groups, Special Tags: church, consultant, Consulting, cross, group, groups, ministry, nashville, point, small No Comments » June 30th, 2009 alandanielson I’ll be writing more about this over the coming weeks and months…oh let’s face it…years, but I’ve got some big news: I’m leaving JourneyChurch.tv to start consulting full-time! Shortly after coming on board at Journey my Senior Pastor, Clark Mitchell, gave us a book called Right People, Right Place, Right Plan: Discerning the Voice of [...]
