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Groups And Prayer
We continued our series, 5 Lies That We Believe, yesterday at Cross Point by looking at the lies that we believe about prayer. Through my years as a small group member/leader/Pastor, I have found that...
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Go At Your Own Pace
This week, I decided to try out a circuit training class at the gym that I had not been to in a few months. The main reason that I quit going was that I wasn’t enjoying it because of the instructor....
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Why Does It Have To Be Complicated?
One thing that we have almost perfected as a Church is over complicating things. If there is a hoop to jump through, we see if we can add 3 just to make it that much harder. I am not sure why this is...
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It’s Time To Plan
It’s the end of May, and for most churches that means that activity for groups are slowing down. I want to emphasize that they are not stopping, but just shifting gears for the busy summer months....
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Top 5 Posts From May
In case you missed them, here are the top 5 read posts from May, 2013: 5 Reasons Not To Disciple What I Wish I Knew At 20 Should We Stop During The Summer? Email Doesn’t Work It’s Time To Plan
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Cover To Cover
We started a new series yesterday at Cross Point called Cover To Cover – Understanding the Story Written On Your Heart. The idea is this: While many of us have read the Bible, maybe even memorized...
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Devotional
As a part of our Cover To Cover series at Cross Point, we are offering a daily reading plan with devotionals written by staff to go along with each day’s reading. I had the privilege of writing the...
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5 Tips For Great Meetings
From time to time, I have the privilege to be asked to meet with leaders from other churches to talk about what God is doing at Cross Point. Usually it’s church planters, other ministry leaders or...
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5 Tips For Great Meetings From The Other Side
In the first post, I gave 5 tips for having great meetings from the side of the person seeking out the advice. But what if you are the person that is having your brain picked? There are a few things...
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If It Ain’t Broke, Fix It
One of the sayings that we use when I facilitate communities for Leadership Network is: the hardest model to change is the one that works. When a system is working, the tendency is to keep that system...
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What We Can Learn From Paula Deen
It has been amazing to watch the sudden free fall of the butter queen and Food Network star, Paula Deen. After admitting in a legal deposition that she said a racist word 30 years ago, she has been...
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Top 5 Posts For June
Just in case you missed them, here are the top 5 posts for June, 2013: 1. What We Can Learn From Paula Deen 2. 5 Tips For Great Meetings 3. If It Ain’t Broke, Fix It 4. Should We Stop During The...
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4 Things To Do In July
In order to have a successful fall for groups, the planning has to happen in July. Here are 4 things that you can be working on now that will pay off in August. 1. Update your curriculum menu Spend...
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We’ve Got Questions
We are currently working on a fun project for our groups leadership rally that kicks off our fall semester in August. While the end goal is a secret until that night, the process is thinking through...
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Hire Really Smart People
We are in the middle of hiring several positions at Cross Point and I recently re-read this from Bill Hybels: “In general, a leader won’t attract, motivate, or retain people who are higher on the...
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Wranglers, Harleys & Groups
When I bought my first Jeep Wrangler, I didn’t realize that I was also buying into a very exclusive club. All of a sudden, every person driving a Wrangler would acknowledge me with a simple hand wave...
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If I Was Starting Over
I had the opportunity last week to participate on a panel of “small groups experts” to talk about some of things that we have learned through the years in group life. One of the questions I was asked...
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When You Think You’ve Hosted an Ineffective Group Meeting
Today, I am so honored to share the first of two guest posts from my friend, Rick Howerton. Rick has been an encourager and mentor in my life for the last few years. Rick is one of the premier leaders...
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Some Reasons Many Group Leaders Misinterpret What a Great Meeting Is
This is the second guest post from my friend, Rick Howerton. You should purchase his book, A Different Kind Of Tribe. Through the years I’ve talked with a massive number of small group leaders who...
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Why You Should Join A Group
This Sunday, we will give everyone that attends Cross Point the opportunity to join a community group. We try to make it an easy first step by actually hosting their first group meeting together at...
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