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Boyd Pelley

Cofounder, President; Churchteams.com. Has served and continues to serve on a Church staff in the areas of discipleship and small groups since 1990. Married to Pam. 2 wonderful children.

Articles by this Author

» GrowthFinder: Using the Internet to Diagnose Spiritual Health

By Boyd Pelley | Published 03/2/2002 | Evaluation , March 2002 | Unrated

Most of us are convinced spiritual growth is supposed to be natural and normal for healthy believers.

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» Training Follow-Through

By Boyd Pelley | Published 11/1/2002 | Training Ideas , November 2002 | Unrated

The archenemy of training is drifting. Even the best small group leaders can drift and lose sight of training goals at times.

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» Helping Assess the Spiritual Growth of Your Group Members

By Boyd Pelley | Published 08/1/2004 | Evaluation , Leadership Development , August 2004 | Unrated

The goal of all our training efforts has to be, first and foremost, Christ being formed in the lives of everyone involved. That is why a small group leader’s greatest asset is always a tight-knit relationship with God.

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» Conflict - Which Approach Do You Take?

By Boyd Pelley | Published 03/2/2005 | March 2005 , Solving Problems | Unrated

I was talking with one of our small group leaders the other day. He told me that he was really concerned that there was an elitist attitude in his group coming from the parents who had chosen to home school or private school their children.

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» Small Groups – The New Front Door

By Boyd Pelley | Published 06/1/2005 | June 2005 , Outreach | Unrated

It was a defining moment in Jesus’ relationship with his disciples. John 13 says that Passover evening started with an amazing hands-on illustration of fully extended love.

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» What Would a Well-tracked Small Group Ministry Look Like?

By Boyd Pelley | Published 07/5/2005 | July 2005 , Community Building | Unrated

What would a well-tracked small group ministry look like?

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» Group Graces

By Boyd Pelley | Published 06/1/2008 | June 2008 , Community Building , Group Interaction , Spiritual Gifts | Unrated

Now, a key thing to remember about “little graces” is that they have no meaning outside the context of community. Without community, there is no need for spiritual gifts. God gave them to you as an expression of love for the sake of investing in the lives of people around you. That is why in 1 Corinthians 12, Paul talks about how ridiculous it is for a person with one gift to look at someone else with another gift and say “mine is better than yours” or “I don’t really need you”. It makes no sense. There is no “I” in spiritual gifts outside the context of “we”. You see, God himself is present in places where each person uses his or her spiritual gifts as part of the team to bless others.

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