Small Group Help Blog tagged 'Small Groups 2.0' http://www.smallgrouphelp.com Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:58:09 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.smallgrouphelp.com/181_SmallGroups20BlogASmallGroupStudy/ <p>If your small group is doing an extended study together a blog&nbsp;can be helpful in keeping you connected.&nbsp; Our church is currently doing a sermon series through the book of Proverbs and we have challenged the church to read a chapter per day and do some memorization through the process.&nbsp; One of our Home Teams (small groups) is blogging through each chapter and using the blog to stay communicate through the daily reading.&nbsp; </p><img usemap="#map_cfnaz8pm" style="border: medium [...] frank@moviechurch.com Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:00:00 +0100 Small Groups 2.0 http://www.smallgrouphelp.com/175_SmallGroups20Part4/ How do you measure the progress of a small group ministry? How do you know if you, as a champion for small groups in your church, are accomplishing your goals? First, you actually have to have them! Kevin Stone, our Executive Pastor, is a big fan of the S.M.A.R.T. method. Goals must be: SpecificMeasurableAttainableRealisticTime basedBut the hardest part of that list for a small group ministry can be the measurable piece. That is where the functionality of web 2.0 tools can help. There are two wa [...] frank@moviechurch.com Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100 Small Groups 2.0 http://www.smallgrouphelp.com/170_SmallGroups20Part3/ <p>In my previous posts on this topic we covered Small Groups 2.0 for social groups and traditional (study) small groups. In this post I want to cover task groups. </p><p>Some churches that are working on being churches of groups instead of a church with groups classify their ministry teams as small groups as well. These type of groups would include ushers, security, parking, tech teams, and the band. </p><img usemap="#kwout_x4huknif" style="border: medium none" src="http://kwout.com/cutout/x/4h [...] frank@moviechurch.com Wed, 14 May 2008 01:00:00 +0100 Small Groups 2.0 small group resources resources group ideas http://www.smallgrouphelp.com/164_SmallGroups20Part2/ <p>My latest series of posts is all about how social networking tools on the internet can enhance our small group ministry. My last post shared how our social groups use blogging as a tool but it doesn&rsquo;t end there! </p><p>Another group in our church that utilizes blogging to keep enhance their group experience is one of our Young Adults Home Teams. Home teams at Christ&rsquo;s Church of the Valley are traditional small groups that study the Bible and socialize together. </p><img usemap="#k [...] frank@moviechurch.com Tue, 06 May 2008 01:00:00 +0100 Small Groups 2.0 small group resources group ministry group ideas http://www.smallgrouphelp.com/163_SmallGroups20Part1/ <p><img src="http://www.learnit2.com/tutorial%20018/018-04.jpg" alt=" " hspace="10" width="150" height="135" align="left" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Does your small group ministry take advantage of all that the web has to offer? Are you utilizing all of the functionality of Web 2.0? In order for us to dig deeper into how the web can enhance your small group ministry experience we first should define what Web 2.0 is.&nbsp; Here is how Wikipedia defines it:</p><p>Web 2.0 is a term describing a trend in [...] frank@moviechurch.com Sun, 27 Apr 2008 01:00:00 +0100 training Small Groups 2.0 small group resources group ministry group ideas community