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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No Comments » July 29th, 2010 alandanielson A small group I know decided they wanted to do more than take up all the parking in the neighborhood where they met. They decided to go to every home in the neighborhood and say, “We pray for every household in this edition. Is there any way you’d like us to pray for you specifically?” [...]
July 20th, 2010 alandanielson Originally posted July 29, 2009. Reposted July 20, 2010 ———————————————————————- I’ve had some great opportunities to help develop small group tools for the churches I’ve worked in over the last few years. Many times people have asked if these resources were available without any terminology specific to a given church (i.e. LifeGroups, Journey Groups, etc.). Well [...]
June 23rd, 2010 alandanielson Originally posted 07-24-2009. Reposted 06-23-2010. ——————————————————————– There’s something I don’t get about the online small groups debate: I don’t get why it’s being debated. People argue that people need physical touch, eye contact, proximity etc. for a real community experience. Yes, it is a proven fact that all of those play a part in human interaction, [...]
June 2nd, 2010 alandanielson Originally posted 08-04-09, reposted 06-02-10 A topic that arises nearly every time I’m consulting churches is that of metrics or measurables. Pastors have taken a page from the business world and set measurable goals for their ministries. This is a good practice in my opinion because a wise friend of mine once told me, “Measured [...]
Posted in Small Groups Tags: group, groups, measurables, measurement, metrics, small, success No Comments » 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 15th, 2009 alandanielson In the wake of a struggling economy and the senseless killings at Fort Hood, Americans are asking the question, “Why is all this bad stuff happening?” The Old Testament book of Habakkuk addresses this very issue. Here are some previews of a three week small group study we put together at LifeChurch.tv about the book [...]
Posted in Small Groups, Spiritual Growth Tags: Alan, bad, Curriculum, Danielson, do, dvd, dvds, economy, fort, free, group, groups, habakkuk, happen, hood, recession, small, struggling, things, video, why No Comments » November 5th, 2009 alandanielson Today I have the privilege of sharing a video with you. It is the story is about a little boy named Sorie from Sierra Leone and my friend Jim Pierce whom God used to work a miracle in Sorie’s life. Please watch all 8 minutes and witness the power of one small group on mission. [...]
November 3rd, 2009 alandanielson This Thursday I’ll be speaking at the LeadNow ’09 conference and I’ve been working a lot on my talk. A number of months ago I wrote the following post on my old blog and it inspired my talk for this Thursday. I’m posting it again to give you a sneak preview of what’s to come [...]
Posted in Small Groups Tags: 09, 2009, Alan, conference, Danielson, ecosystems, group, groups, lead, leadnow, neighborhood, now, small, Speaking 3 Comments » October 29th, 2009 alandanielson I recently received a copy of “Sacred Roads” a small group curriculum written by Heather Zempel. Heather is a friend and one of the sharpest small group and discipleship minds in the country. I’m also honored to serve with Heather on a board of editors for www.smallgrouptrader.com (formerly www.smallgroupexchange.com). Since she was kind enough to provide [...]
Posted in Small Groups, Spiritual Growth Tags: Curriculum, dvd, group, groups, heather, lifeway, review, roads, sacred, small, study, threads, zempel 2 Comments »
