http://smallgroups.com en-us http://smallgroups.com N/A bryan@upstateimage.com Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:34:19 -0400 20 http://smallgroups.com/articles/1248/1/What_Christian_Counselors_Say_About_Small_Groups.html Some have said that small group leaders are not qualified to fill the role of Christian counselor; it is best to leave it up to the professionals. I, personally, am not a trained counselor. I have spent some time with Christian counselors, and I have spent time listening and reading what several respected counselors have to say about small groups. I have determined that while small groups and small group leaders may not think they can be Christian counselors, Christian counselors widely say that people they work with need to be in small groups as part of their basic treatment! dlentz@smallgroups.com (Dan Lentz) Sat, 01 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://smallgroups.com/articles/1150/1/eTraining_-_Creating_Authentic_Fellowship_in_Small_Groups.html "Creating Authentic Fellowship in Small Groups" is an interactive training experience with audio and video features designed to strengthen relationships in small groups. office@smallgroups.com (SmallGroups.com ) Thu, 17 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0500 http://smallgroups.com/articles/318/1/Spiritual_Direction/The_Accountability_Factor.html As the leader, you can introduce the accountability factor. Just as students study harder when a test is coming up, most people are more likely to stick with a prescribed program if they know they will be held accountable. baileywick@juno.com (Esther M. Bailey) Sun, 02 Mar 2003 00:00:00 -0500 http://smallgroups.com/articles/354/1/From_Anonymity_to_Intimacy.html It's a universal dilemma. You have far more people attending Sunday worship services than you have participating in small groups. Why? Is it a flawed ministry structure? Is it a failure of leadership? lenwoods@gmail.com (Len Woods) Fri, 02 Aug 2002 00:00:00 -0400 http://smallgroups.com/articles/466/1/Honest_to_God_and_Others.html "Joel, there are very few entryways into your life," my brother Andy said to me. "You have a tendency to make yourself look good--always putting your best foot forward. joelcomiskey@msn.com (Joel Comiskey) Mon, 03 Sep 2001 00:00:00 -0400 http://smallgroups.com/articles/450/1/Developing_Small_Group_Accountability.html Toward the end of the movie "Simon Birch," the driver of a school bus full of children (on their way home from a winter church camp) tries to avoid a deer in the road. In doing so he finds himself careening down a lake embankment and crashing into the frigid winter waters. mike@connectedlife.us (Mike Shepherd) Thu, 04 Jan 2001 00:00:00 -0500 http://smallgroups.com/articles/451/1/Resolutions_Worth_Making__and_Keeping.html When it comes to new year's resolutions, people are more willing to do something they know is right than to give up something they know is wrong. micmac@smallgroups.com (Michael C. Mack) Wed, 03 Jan 2001 00:00:00 -0500 http://smallgroups.com/articles/452/1/The_Freedom_that_Comes_from_Vulnerability.html Vulnerability frees us from the trap of performance. Nowhere does this truth prove itself truer than through cell life relationships. jayfirebaugh@sbcglobal.net (Jay Firebaugh) Tue, 02 Jan 2001 00:00:00 -0500 http://smallgroups.com/articles/453/1/Expose_Your_Thorn_in_the_Flesh.html In a facility for the mentally challenged, a resident said to the chaplain, "The reason everyone likes you so well is because you're one of us." The chaplain smiled at the insinuation, but took the remark as a compliment. baileywick@juno.com (Esther M. Bailey) Mon, 01 Jan 2001 00:00:00 -0500 http://smallgroups.com/articles/556/1/Digging_Deeper/A_Bruised_Palm_-_Allowing_God_to_be_enough.html   Their marriage was a nightmare marked with broken promises and recurring unfaithfulness. Every offense pounded the harshness of the greatest storm a married couple could endure. As each ordeal settled, Lori attempted to gather the shattered pieces of her hopes and dreams once more. heartbeat@alluretech.net (Tami Rudkin) Thu, 03 Aug 2000 00:00:00 -0400 http://smallgroups.com/articles/622/1/Breaking_Down_Barriers.html Do the people in your group really know each other? Do they laugh together and cry together? Do they share their inner thoughts and feelings in an atmosphere of reciprocal transparency? heartbeat@alluretech.net (Tami Rudkin) Mon, 03 May 1999 00:00:00 -0400 http://smallgroups.com/articles/636/1/The_ACTS_of_Revival_in_Our_Group.html "Therefore, confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective." - James 5:16 office@smallgroups.com (Christy Stockwell) Mon, 01 Feb 1999 00:00:00 -0500 http://smallgroups.com/articles/1429/1/Support__Recovery.html Recovery is part of a process in a person's life -- a process that can bring about healing, both emotional and spiritual. The church can -- should -- be a part of that process. micmac@smallgroups.com (Michael C. Mack) Fri, 04 Dec 1998 00:00:00 -0500 http://smallgroups.com/articles/725/1/Teaching_by_Example.html What a wonderful opportunity God has given us to reach and teach disciples in small groups! The best way to do this is by example. dream@access.mountain.net (Dreama Pritt) Wed, 03 Dec 1997 00:00:00 -0500 http://smallgroups.com/articles/726/1/Teaching_Styles_to_Avoid.html Every small group leader is unique--equipped by God with a one-of-a-kind combination of personality type, strengths, built-in weaknesses, and natural teaching style. lenwoods@gmail.com (Len Woods) Tue, 02 Dec 1997 00:00:00 -0500 http://smallgroups.com/articles/749/1/Building_Accountability.html Accountability is the turbocharger for spiritual growth in a small group. Many of us say we want to grow spiritually, but we fall short mainly because we lack encouragement from Christian friends. mbelding@secc.org (Murphy Belding) Wed, 02 Apr 1997 00:00:00 -0500 http://smallgroups.com/articles/751/1/Removing_Our_Masks_Through_Confession_in_Groups.html We attend church services and small group meetings with masks on, concealing our sinfulness from ourselves and the rest of the group. The churchthe one place where we should be able to admit our imperfectionis the place we feel we must act perfect. micmac@smallgroups.com (Michael C. Mack) Mon, 03 Mar 1997 00:00:00 -0500 http://smallgroups.com/articles/752/1/Vulnerability_Leaders_Set_the_Pace.html I recently talked with a cell leader who was afraid to be real with his cell group. jayfirebaugh@sbcglobal.net (Jay Firebaugh) Sun, 02 Mar 1997 00:00:00 -0500 http://smallgroups.com/articles/753/1/How_to_Help_Group_Members_Embrace_Intimacy.html How do you deal with people in your small group who are afraid of intimacy? Perhaps they should start biblically--by greeting one another with a holy kiss . . . or maybe not. micmac@smallgroups.com (Michael C. Mack) Sat, 01 Mar 1997 00:00:00 -0500