One.
Be One.
Make One.
For One.
Our small group made the crazy decision to include dinner as part of our weekly small group line-up. I’m not sure what possessed me to make just a suggestion. Perhaps it was the bad memories of never getting a meal in before small groups. Maybe it was the excitement over living with a brand new [...]
This is Part 4 of our Spring Leadership Lesson Series: Radical Hospitality. As we lead our groups and ministries, we must strive to forcefully advance the Kingdom of God through strategic evangelism, exponential discipleship, and sacrificial service. Hospitality is on the front lines of such an advance.
Today, we will survey the Old Testament and New [...]
Leadership 101
The next Leadership 101 will happen on Saturday, March 8, 2008 from 10am-1pm at Ebenezers Coffeehouse. We’d like for each group to send at least one potential leader to the training, and the group that sends the most people to the training will be honored in a special way at the next Leadership Summit [...]
In my journey through the book of Deuteronomy, I continue to marvel at how salient this book of the Law is for modern-day Christians. Although we are not poised on the edge of the promised land, preparing to go in and conquer the nations, we are called by God to “forcefully advance” His kingdom, and [...]
The following conference is one that I would highly recommend to all small group leaders and encourage you to promote within your small groups. It addresses the topics of marriage, pornography, abortion, dating, emotional chastity (for women), singleness, and homosexuality, so that pretty much covers everyone.
Returning Sons And Daughters
March 7 & 8, 2008
Sexual Redemption [...]
This is Part 3 of our Spring Leadership Lesson Series: Radical Hospitality. As we lead our groups and ministries, we must strive to forcefully advance the Kingdom of God through strategic evangelism, exponential discipleship, and sacrificial service. Hospitality is on the front lines of such an advance.
Today, we will survey the Old Testament and New [...]
As part of our 40 Days lent experiment at NCC, I’ve decided to do a Jewish fast on Wednesdays. The idea is that you fast breakfast and lunch and break the fast at sundown.
Hasler, my favorite assistant discipleship pastor, just brought a cookie into my office. Cookies are my weakness; I love cookies. After a [...]
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