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3 Ways Volunteers View Your Project

August 15, 2016 By drairwolf 3 Comments

3 Ways Volunteers View Your Project Volunteers make up the life-blood of any non-profit organization. Although volunteers are essential, it’s important to note: not all volunteers are created equal. Some are great and contribute significantly. Others become like mythical creatures we’ve heard existed but have never actually seen ourselves. But, leaders can better work with volunteers […]

Filed Under: blog, Groups, Leadership Tagged With: church, non-profit, serving, volunteering, volunteers

3 Questions Every Volunteer Asks

February 11, 2015 By drairwolf 3 Comments

The moment someone signs up to serve on a team, the clock begins to tick. With every passing moment initial interest in your team begins to fade. So, the question is, how do you capture new volunteers and turn them into a fully engaged member of your team?  Communicate! When someone signs up for your […]

Filed Under: blog, church, discipleship, Groups, Leadership, Spiritual Growth Tagged With: volunteering, volunteers

5 Fun Icebreaker Games

September 23, 2014 By drairwolf Leave a Comment

The group that laughs together, stays together. Icebreakers are especially important over the first few weeks after a group starts. Games that help people get to know others in the group also help build connections in the group, which helps people feel like they belong. Here’s 5 games I like to use: 1. M&M Game […]

Filed Under: blog, church, Groups, Leadership, Small Group, Spiritual Growth Tagged With: fun, game, group fun, group game, I have never, icebreaker, m&m, small group game, what if

Group Stressors: Babysitting

September 20, 2014 By drairwolf Leave a Comment

Few things can add more stress to a group than babysitting. As a parent, you’re trying to savor a few moments of quality adult interaction, when suddenly your 2 year old appears in the room crying loudly. Game over. Then there’s the whole collecting money for baby-sitting thing. There’s that one family who never pays […]

Filed Under: blog, church, discipleship, Groups, Leadership, Small Group Tagged With: babysitter, babysitting, group rules, group stressors, sitting, small group babysitting, stressors

15 Questions Every Person Asks When Joining a Small Group

September 9, 2014 By drairwolf Leave a Comment

Signing up for a group for the first time can be intimidating. As group leaders, it’s our job to help people feel comfortable attending group for the first time. Here’s an idea of what could be going through someone’s head after signing up for a group. I just signed up for a group. Oh no, […]

Filed Under: blog, church, discipleship, Groups, humor, Leadership, Small Group, Spiritual Growth Tagged With: anxious, church planting, first group, First Night, first time, group leaders, missional community, Nervous

First Night of Group, Part 2: Lesson and Prayer

September 4, 2014 By drairwolf Leave a Comment

On your first night of small group, your lesson is very important. This is your one chance to set a tone for your group for the rest of the semester or year! So, I want to share a possible template to use for your lesson for the first night of group.  Lesson: Welcome everyone to group. […]

Filed Under: blog, church, discipleship, Groups, Leadership, Small Group, Spiritual Growth Tagged With: christianity, church planting, First Night, group, group schedule, icebreaker game, Jesus, small group tips

First Night of Group, Part 1: The Template

September 2, 2014 By drairwolf Leave a Comment

Your first night of small group will always be a little different. People are meeting each other for the first time and wondering if they’ll like each other, and what to expect from the group. It’s important to know that your first night of group will set the tone for what your group will be […]

Filed Under: blog, church, discipleship, Groups, Leadership, Small Group, Spiritual Growth Tagged With: christianity, church planting, First Night, group, group schedule, icebreaker game, Jesus, small group tips

How to have a neighborhood cookout

August 26, 2014 By drairwolf Leave a Comment

I’ve always dreamt of living on a street where everyone knows each other (kind of like Cheers, but on a street instead of a bar).  I presently live on a street where that’s very far from reality- but we’re trying to change that. My wife and I have lived in our house for almost 6 […]

Filed Under: blog, church, discipleship, Groups, Leadership, Life, Service, Small Group, Spiritual Growth Tagged With: backyard bbq, bbq, bible, Block Party, christianity, community, fun, Jesus, missional, missional community, neighborhood, neighborhood party, party, street party

7 Simple Questions to Begin a Small Group (with free download)

August 12, 2014 By drairwolf 3 Comments

As we began our yearly preparations for small group to begin about a year ago, I began to feel bad about how many times I had to e-mail our leaders for their group info. It felt like I was bugging our leaders- which I never want to do. Finally, I decided to sit down and […]

Filed Under: blog, church, discipleship, Groups, Leadership, Small Group, Spiritual Growth Tagged With: bible, Bible Study, christian, christianity, church, church plant, disciple, free download, growth, Jesus, organization, questions, religion

Video: Classic Jesus Video Parody

July 30, 2014 By drairwolf Leave a Comment

What was Jesus like? I’ve heard it said the biggest job of discipleship is to bring people to Jesus. Then Jesus can do His work in their life. The problem is many people have big misunderstandings about what Jesus was really like. These 4 classic Jesus parody videos play off those misunderstandings. They’re meant to poke fun […]

Filed Under: blog, church, discipleship, Groups, humor, Small Group, Spiritual Growth, video Tagged With: bible, christian, christianity, church planting, funny, Jesus, mission, missional community, misunderstandings, parody

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