The one practice that effects the growth of groups the most is the prayer life of the group leader.  In the book, “Small Groups, Big Impact” JIm Egli and Dwight Marable revealed that they studied 3000 group leaders in 21 countries.  Part of their study measured three elements of the prayer life. The personal devotional …

     Listening is important in groups because if we want to be RELATED, we need to listen to learn about each other.  Being RELATED in Community means being Related to one another, but it also means being Related to Jesus, and it means Relating to our neighborhoods.  We need to spend time listening to …

Why would someone want to join a group?  Why do we hope someone would want to join a group? We hope that the reason for joining a group is not solely for the Christian fellowship, for the food, for the conversation, or for the other people in the group. We hope the primary reason for …

Living Missionally, Making a Difference Explore the More from Jeff D. Johnson on Vimeo.   Living Missionally Study Guide for discussing the video above. If you would like to learn a little of what Missional is all about, the above video and study guide provide a brief overview and may promote good discussion in your …

We are going to start a new Community Groups Email Newsletter soon because we want to keep everyone informed of what is happening with our groups.  We are not going to send this newsletter out to people unless they sign up for it to avoid it becoming spam in people’s inbox.  Please click the link …