Demonstrate Love For Your Community

frank@moviechurch.com — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:00:00 +0100

The video below really shows how a group of friends can have an impact on their community in a practical way. Try to think of a way that your small group can have an impact on your neighborhood!

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Workplace Small Groups

frank@moviechurch.com — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:00:00 +0100

Have you ever thought about starting a small group at work? If your employer is open to the idea of letting you use a meeting room, or even if you have to go offsite for your study, it can be a life changing experience. Literally. While I was working security for a local retailer I would have some pretty intense spiritu [...]

How Does Your Small Group Pray?

frank@moviechurch.com — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:00:00 +0100

[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKr8-Apcfu8&eurl 300x300]Chris Salzman at Think Christian recently wrote about a small group experience he had at his group prayer time:

I attended a small group session in high school. It was about twenty teenage boys and a leader. During prayer time we went around and offered our requests,which the leader concisely wrote down. He then assigned each person a prayer request and literally told us to keep it short and to the point.

He, [...]

Lunch With Anyone

frank@moviechurch.com — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:00:00 +0100

My buddy Jon Stolpe loves doing an activity in his small group called "the hot seat." Here is his latest post:

If you've been reading along for a while, you'll know that one of my favorite "small group" activities is the Hot Seat where you put someone on the spot by asking them any question(s). Here's one of the questions from my "library" of questions along with my answer. I'd love to hear how you would answer this same question.

Small Groups 2.0 - Task Groups On The Web

frank@moviechurch.com — Wed, 14 May 2008 01:00:00 +0100

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.

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.

Small Groups 2.0 - Social Networking For Social Groups

frank@moviechurch.com — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 01:00:00 +0100

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. Here is how Wikipedia defines it:

Web 2.0 is a term describing a trend in [...]

Crazy Christmas Icebreaker

frank@moviechurch.com — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 01:00:00 +0100

I used to be a youth pastor so I just love crazy icebreaker activites. Here is a fun one I was reminded of by a youth ministry site:

Make-A-Santa Game This is purely a game to invoke laughter, teamwork, and to start your meeting off on a note of fun. You will only need some red construction paper, shaving cream or whipped cream in a can, tape, and few towels. Split the group into small teams and have each team pick someone to be their "Santa." Have the Santas sit in chai [...]

Leadership Community

frank@moviechurch.com — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 13:03:40 +0100

I am writing from the front porch of a cabin atthe Young Life retreat center in upstate NY. The retreat is put together every year by the Orchard Group which is a church planting organization that helped Christ's Church of the Valley get started.

What has been really valuable about the whole experience up here is networking with other new church leaders around the Northeast. I have been gather ideas and swapping stories about the joys and challenges in group minis [...]

10 Ways To Spice Up Your Small Group

frank@moviechurch.com — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 05:13:46 +0100

I read this this morning at the Holy Observer blog and I couldnt stop laughing. Here is the top 10 ways to spice up your small group!

10. Start floating air biscuits and wave your hand in front of your face, exclaiming "Whooo, who was that?!?"9. Mention you're not sure who you'll vote for in the upcoming democratic primary.8. Show up dressed like Huggy Bear. Act offended if anyone comments.7. Explain how you're so glad all people go to Heaven because witnessing is [...]

Nothing Like New

frank@moviechurch.com — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 16:48:32 +0100

There is nothing like being a part of something new that God is doing. I shared that sentence with a new group that is starting at our church. Groups at CCV come in all shapes and sizes and this new group, which caters to a growing number of seniors (55+), had its first meeting this past Saturday. They had a soup and salad lunch and a great dessert spr [...]

CNN Small Group

frank@moviechurch.com — Wed, 16 May 2007 20:26:27 +0100

There are lots of ways to keep your studies in your small group fresh. Some use DVD curriculum, some use different study guides, others will find an interesting book to read, or simply read the Bible together. But what about when you want to do something totally different?

I had a disc [...]

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