Turn Your Small Group Into Church
by Austin Maxheimer If you have ever been to small group leader training, chances are you have received coaching on creating ownership of your group by divvying up roles: “You…
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Sticky Community: The Rule of Three’s
by Rick Chromey In Millennial dating culture, there’s a popular acronym known as “DTR” or “defining the relationship.” It’s the first step in going steady. A DTR solidifies commitment and…
Why He Stays Away: Confessions of a Former “Regular” Church Attender
By Rick Chromey I enjoy conversations about church attendance. I like to chat with people about why they go, what they prefer, and what they would change. The answers rarely…
How Christian Is Your Community?
by Rick Edwards Longtime Christians are leaving the church and not planning to return. Sociologist Josh Packard dubbed such people the “Dones.” As Packard reports in the book Church Refugees…
Four Principles for Maximizing Kingdom Impact in Our Communities
by Zach Below Imagine a map of your city. Imagine that on this map every church was represented by a bright light. Now imagine that every small-group gathering from every…
The Great Disconnect: How Friendships Root and Churches Need to Change (PART ONE)
By Rick Chromey It’s Sunday morning in America. In cities and towns everywhere, the church gathers to worship, learn, commune, and participate in prayers, offerings, Eucharist, and baptisms. It’s a…
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Cat Tails, Community and Church: How Social Media Reinvented Relationships
by Rick Chromey An old preacher friend used to quip that if you tie two cats’ tails together the felines will have unity but don’t expect them to enjoy community. …
The Called Out Ones
by Austin Maxheimer The name given to the conversation we’ve been fostering is “Refresh the Church.” But what I am finding in my context is that while refreshing the church…
Groupies Pt. 2: Inviting Community and Relationship
by Zach Below If you are a small group attender I have an assignment for you this week. Look around the room. Who is in your group? Friends? Long-time church…
