Grouping With Digital Natives
by Zach Below A few nights ago, my wife and I were reminiscing on our first year in youth ministry. It felt like the world back in 2003 was light-years…
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Connecting Beyond Logistics
by Zach Below In From Couch to Community, my co-author Austin Maxheimer and I attempt to make a strong case that the most powerful and natural way to get people…
New Year, Same Mission: 5 Powers of the Church on Mission
by Zach Below Another year has come and gone. Can you believe it? The end of a year always seems to bring about reflection. We reflect on wins, hard learnings,…
When Small Groups Become Life Draining: 3 Things to Try
by Zach Below Here’s the scenario: It’s Wednesday night at 7:00, which means you are in the middle of leading another small group. As Tom is going on and on…
From Personal Evangelism to Community Engagement
by Zach Below What do you think of when you hear the word “evangelism”? Maybe it brings up the image of someone walking door to door and asking if they…
3 Confessions Of A Reformed Volunteer Recruiter
by Zach Below I worked in full-time ministry for about 5 years straight out of college. Then, due to geographical changes, opportunities and a number of other factors I spent…
Why Am I Here?
by Zach Below Currently, I am sitting at a makeshift desk in a small dorm room in Knoxville, TN. I just finished a 6 1/2-hour drive in a 15-passenger van…
Small Groups, Mission, and an Abandoned Community Garden
by Zach Below In early 2012, after one too many dud lessons, our small group decided it was time for a change. We had been locked up in a living…
Rethinking Pastoral Care
By Zach Below I’ve had a number of surgeries throughout my 35 years on this earth. Nothing major, just your general adolescent surgeries like tonsils and wisdom teeth and a…
Messing With Success—A Small-Group Audit
by Zach Below No one wants to be audited. Just ask anyone who has ever done his own taxes; the very word sends a shudder down one’s back. Audits are…
