Distilled thots from the #GroupLife Conference
Saturday some of our group life coaches attended the WCA Group Life Conference. We attended at a local church in Doylestown and watched the conference via satellite feed from Chicago. It wasn’t quite the same as actually being there but we were, nonetheless, challenged and inspired. The first session was filled with technical difficulties and […]
Victory Christian Fellowship
Tomorrow morning I head out to VCF to talk with their Small Group leadership. Looking forward to speaking to them about the critical purposes of a healthy small group… Spiritual Formation, Authentic Relationships and Missional Living! Praying and final prep today!
Ministry Distraction Disorder
A number of years ago I figured out that one of the reasons that I fail at accomplishing stated goal is because I get distracted. I’m not someone that deals with A.D.D. and the ‘attraction of shiny objects’ syndrome, but there are times when I allow the seemingly urgent to distract me from the important […]
Sharpen the Saw
I came across this a little bit ago: Fred is trying to cut a log in half with a dull saw. Mark comes along and says “Hey, if you stop and sharpen that saw things will be easier and faster.” But Fred says “I don’t have time to stop and sharpen this saw! I’ve got […]
Community: Process or Purpose
We’re going through a great deal of change in our church these days. We brought on new staff personnel and they are making in their ministry areas. As a church, we are making changes to reflect the new vision and values that we are now working toward. An old friend of mine had a saying […]