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MEMO: Proposed Change in Bedtime

April 15, 2020 By drairwolf 2 Comments

Similar to all companies, Thorne Inc. is continuing to pivot during the quarantine. It has come to our attention that a new bedtime may be necessary to ensure the health, safety, and sanity of every Thorne Inc. employee. Therefore, we sent out the following memo. CHECK OUT A FEW OTHER THORNE INC. POSTS TEXT OF […]

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Dunbar’s Number and Church Plant Success

August 1, 2018 By drairwolf Leave a Comment

Church Plant Success  In the back of my mind I’m always wondering why some church plants take root and grow while others are forced to close their doors. Closed church plants impact lead planter families, community relationships, newly gathered congregants and supporting churches. Church plant success matters. I recently compared around 20 open and closed church plants, […]

Filed Under: blog, church, Uncategorized Tagged With: church plant

8 Great Small Group Promo Videos

July 4, 2014 By drairwolf Leave a Comment

Here are 8 great small group promo videos. Hopefully these will give you some ideas for your own promo videos.     

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Emotional Bank Accounts Changed My Life: Part 3 (Family, Friends, Work)

June 16, 2014 By drairwolf Leave a Comment

I’ll finish up the discussion on Emotional Bank Accounts by talking about how they matter to family/friends, and at work. If you missed the first two posts,  you can read them here: Emotional Bank Accounts: Part 1 Emotional Bank Accounts: Part 2 Emotional Bank Accounts Matter with Friends and Family!  Family and friends are those people […]

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6 Different Types of Small Groups

May 25, 2014 By drairwolf 3 Comments

I’ve been thinking a lot about discipleship recently and looking at how different churches develop their people. At the core of most churches discipleship program is some sort of small group. So, I’d like to briefly go over 6 different types of groups churches use to disciple their people. To make sure we’re on the […]

Filed Under: blog, church, discipleship, Groups, Leadership, Small Group, Spiritual Growth, Uncategorized Tagged With: beaker, church, community, mission, small group

Seven Ideas for Your Group to Serve This Summer

May 13, 2014 By drairwolf 1 Comment

In Cleveland, people tend to hibernate during the winter. Every year there’s one spring day where that “bright orb in the sky” reappears and myself and all the neighbors wander outside, stretching and yawning. We greet each other like long lost friends and ask how the last few months have been. But, as it continues […]

Filed Under: blog, church, Groups, Life, Service, Small Group, Uncategorized Tagged With: elderly, food bank, group, homeless, parks, service, small group

You’re not a robot: 7 ways to experience God

April 3, 2014 By drairwolf 1 Comment

You are not a robot!  Sometimes we believe the lie that there’s only one way to connect with Jesus. We’re supposed to love  being around people and music and quiet Bible study. But, the truth is, God didn’t create an army of robots- he created individuals; and not one person is like another. That means […]

Filed Under: blog, church, Groups, Leadership, Small Group, Spiritual Growth, Uncategorized Tagged With: connecting with, connecting with God, Pathways, Sacred Pathways, small group, spiritual growth

Things I Learned from Group Evaluations: Part 1

January 21, 2014 By drairwolf Leave a Comment

At the end of our fall semester, I had all the participants of our various Fuel Groups give some feedback about how their group went. I would honestly have to say it’s one of the best things I’ve done for groups. As I read over the evaluations I feel there were two big things that […]

Filed Under: blog, Groups, Uncategorized Tagged With: Connection, Fuel Group, sharing, small group

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