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Six Essential Steps to Recruiting Small Group Hosts
A pastor must be in a small group. You need to show your congregation that small groups are so important for spiritual growth that even you belong to one. This allows you to share about your experiences, such as how being in a small group helped you during a difficult time or how the small group keeps you from becoming isolated as a pastor. I’ve been a part of a small group for almost ten years. In addition, require your staff and key lay leaders to be part of a small … Keep Reading »
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Greatness is Just a Decision Away
January 30, 2012 By Derwin Gray
If you want to be great, you will, at many points in your life, have to exercise great courage. And our ability to exercise great courage depends on how we answer this question: “Do we trust God … Keep Reading »

Be Careful What You Promise – A Major Mistake of Pastors
January 30, 2012 By Mark Brooks
Over promising results and thus creating unrealistic expectations is one of the biggest mistakes pastors make. In my thirteen and a half years of working in the stewardship field I have seen this … Keep Reading »

Palpable, conquerable fear
January 27, 2012 By Ben Reed
There are times in our lives where fear is as palpable as the key in the ignition of your car. You sit there, wondering if you really have to start the engine. You wonder if it would be easier to … Keep Reading »

Leadership Reading List: When to Leave
January 27, 2012 By Matt Steen
Earlier this week I had a conversation with a friend of mine who works to serve the church in similar ways as I. As we spoke, we came to the mutual realization that the majority of our conversations … Keep Reading »

Free Sermon: How to Make Contact With God
January 26, 2012 By Rick Warren
This free sermon package download is from the series What Every Christian Needs to Grow by Pastor Rick Warren. It includes a transcript, outline, and an audio mp3. Alternative Download … Keep Reading »


























