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Dave Earley
Dave is the sr. pastor of New Life Church, outside Culumbus Ohio. New Life was started in Dave's basement with twelve people and now has 2,000 active participants. Dave oversees a network of over 100 groups for adults and teens.
Articles by this Author
» God’s Sixteen Guidelines For Building Great Community
By Dave Earley | Published 02/1/2004 | Community Building , February 2004 | Unrated
As a pastor of a small groups church, I have visited various groups through the years. I have found that one can often quickly predict much about the future of the group within the first few minutes.
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» Three Ways to Birth a New Small Group
By Dave Earley | Published 03/2/2004 | Multiplication , March 2004 | Unrated

While there are several ineffective ways to birth new groups, there is no one right way to birth a group. Any form of these three basic methods can be very effective. As can a combination of them.

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» You Can't Have Babies If You Don't Get Pregnant
By Dave Earley | Published 03/4/2004 | March 2004 , Leadership Development | Unrated
Jim led a group for several years and did a good job. It was a strong group that met the needs of the members. Yet, he never seemed to be able to find an apprentice to mentor. So the group did not multiply.  Jim did nearly everything right, except mentor an apprentice.
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» Try A Small Group Sandwich!
By Dave Earley | Published 04/1/2004 | Women , Men , April 2004 | Unrated
Which is best, gender exclusive groups or coed? The answer is both.
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» More Is More When Less Is More
By Dave Earley | Published 05/2/2004 | Models and Strategy , May 2004 | Unrated
Post-moderns are highly relational and love small groups. But they also love large groups. So what do you do?
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» Five Habits of Effective Small Group Coaches
By Dave Earley | Published 09/4/2004 | Coaching Leaders , September 2004 | Unrated
There are five essential habits practiced by effective coaches of group leaders. In order to remember them, I use an acrostic: C.O.A.C.H. and put it around a star in order to make them more easy to remember.
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» If You Invite Them, They Will Come
By Dave Earley | Published 06/3/2005 | June 2005 , Outreach | Unrated
I help my family lead a group of high school students. In the last two years, we have seen almost two-dozen unchurched kids come to Christ.
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