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The ABCs of Community - Authentic Biblical Community
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10 Paradigm Shifts Toward Becoming Lifestyle Rather than Meeting Focused
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If I asked what the central activities of your church are, what would you say? By central, I am talking about the activities that are most emphasized and that consume the most time and resources to make happen. Those activities tend to become the “thing” church participants focus on as to what church is about. That focus becomes a paradigm for many church participants.
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How Would You Describe Your Small Groups?
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Say you are monitoring NASA’s Martian rovers on the surface of Mars. To your surprise, a recent transmission of pictures, instead of showing an image of reddish colored dirt and rocks, shows the clear image of a “being”--
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Authentic Biblical Communities – Going to the Next Level
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Authentic Biblical Community is our next level. It is the new standard we set for all our groups. It is a breakthrough (both in mindset and in action) from our modes of creating pseudo-communities.
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Time Together – At the Core of Relational Ministry
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Having served in the pastoral ministry for 16 years, my wife Jerri and I had never had the experience of looking for a church home until about 6 years ago. At that time, I felt burned out and needed a break from the pastoral ministry. What I did not know was how difficult it is to get into a church.
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ABC: The Building Blocks of Community
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ABC. It’s the building blocks of God’s church, not a song by the Jackson 5 or Already Been Chewed gum. ABC is Authentic Biblical Community.
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The Real Relationships We All Want
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Relationships. That one word says it all. For a small group to grow into a living, thriving, basic Christian community, the members have to stretch through levels of ever-deepening relationships.
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God’s Sixteen Guidelines For Building Great Community
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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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