The Seven Deadly Sins of Small Group Ministry

The Seven Deadly Sins of Small Group Ministry

Author: Bill Donahue

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 2009-08-30

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 0310864046

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Assessment and solution for seven commonobstacles to building small groups.It’s one thing to start a small group ministry. It’s another tokeep the groups in your church healthy and headed in thesame direction. Whatever your church’s approach maybe—whether it is a church with groups or of groups—sooner or later, as a leader, you’ll need to do sometroubleshooting. That’s when the expert, to-the-pointguidance in this book will prove its worth.The beauty of this book lies in its unique diagnosticprocess. It allows you to assess, diagnose, and correctseven common “deadly sins” that can drain the life fromyour church’s small group ministry.In The Seven Deadly Sins of Small Group Ministry, whatwould take you years to learn through trial and error isdistilled into some of the most useful information you canfind. Drawing on the knowledge they’ve gleaned fromworking inside Willow Creek Community Church, fromconsulting with hundreds of churches, and fromconducting conferences and seminars worldwide, smallgroup experts Bill Donahue and Russ Robinson furnishyou with proven, real-life solutions to the toughestproblems in your small group ministry. This is not theory—it is hands-on material you can read and apply today.


Seven Deadly Sins of Small Group Ministry 5 Pack

Seven Deadly Sins of Small Group Ministry 5 Pack

Author: Bill Donahue

Publisher:

Published: 2003-10

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780310643814

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Based on the authors' experience consulting with over 200 churches and teaching church leaders, this guide addresses seven "obstacles" in small-group ministry and proposes solutions and "next steps" for church leaders to take to overcome their deficiencies.


Building a Life-Changing Small Group Ministry

Building a Life-Changing Small Group Ministry

Author: Bill Donahue

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 2012-04-03

Total Pages: 362

ISBN-13: 0310423430

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Like nothing else, small groups have the power to change lives. They are the ideal route to discipleship—a place where the rubber of biblical truth meets the road of human relationships. However, church leaders often feel at a loss when it comes to assessing the strengths and weaknesses of group life in a church, and they struggle with understanding and solving the root causes of problems. Group Life resources provide, in ebook format, the practical tools and training resources needed to develop life-changing small group leaders, coaches to shepherd group leaders, and ultimately, a thriving church-wide small group ministry. These resources include the updated and revised versions of the best-selling Leading Life-Changing Small Groups and Coaching Life-Changing Small Group Leaders, the new Building a Life-Changing Small Group Ministry and the supplemental Group Life Training DVD. Appropriate for individual or group study, the books function as manuals and workbooks that teach and allow readers to process and record information as they learn. Downloadable web-based vision clips and supplemental videos in the DVD help readers explore and discuss topics further. Group Life Resources conveniently integrate with the ReGroupTM curriculum, giving trainers the option to use them together. Bill Donahue and Russ Robinson’s Building a Life-Changing Small Group Ministry presents a broad introduction for pastors and point leaders to use as they navigate through the process of establish-ing and developing independent groups or a church-wide ministry of small groups.


Coaching Life-Changing Small Group Leaders

Coaching Life-Changing Small Group Leaders

Author: Bill Donahue

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 2009-05-26

Total Pages: 145

ISBN-13: 031031688X

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Small groups transform churches—and lives. Small group leaders often feel the weight of shepherding their members. But who shepherds the shepherd? And what are the best ways to provide that support and guidance? These are the questions answered in Coaching Life-Changing Small Group Leaders. When you’re called to coach a small group leader in your church, your mind may be filled with questions: Am I godly enough? What do I have to offer? How do I begin? Although the challenge seems immense, this handbook breaks down the work into reassuring and achievable steps. Originally self-published by Willow Creek Community Church, this expanded and improved edition offers field-tested and biblically supported advice on such topics as modeling a surrendered life to those you shepherd gaining the tools and wisdom you need for coaching helping leaders grow spiritually nurturing the spiritual development and support of leaders. For those who want to coach with excellence and truly help small group leaders thrive, this go-to guide offers practical answers and inspiring examples. You’ll find both challenge and promise in these pages as you learn to carry forth your God-given calling with confidence. “We ask small group leaders to come alongside their group members, but often no one comes alongside them. This is a great tool from two people who have done exactly that for a long time. Small group leaders everywhere will benefit from this kind of coaching.”


Leading Life-changing Small Groups

Leading Life-changing Small Groups

Author: Bill Donahue

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 0310247500

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The executive director of the Willow Creek Association, a small group of ministries, shares in-depth, practical insights that have made this group so effective. This revised edition includes updated charts and diagrams, discussions of new practices, and resource lists at the end of each section.


Why Small Groups?

Why Small Groups?

Author: C. J. Mahaney

Publisher: Sovereign Grace Ministries

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 9781881039068

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Do you want to get on the fast track to Christian maturity? Small groups provide the ideal context for working out our salvation together. Whether you attend a small group or lead one, this book will raise your vision and inspire you to excel in the areas of service to which God has called you. And if you don't attend a small group? All the more reason you may want to read Why Small Groups? and let it change your life. The authors are all pastors from various Sovereign Grace Ministries churches.


Seven Deadly Sins, DVD + Book

Seven Deadly Sins, DVD + Book

Author: Dan Boone

Publisher: Beacon Hill Press

Published: 2009-05-15

Total Pages: 127

ISBN-13: 9780834124455

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Sin. For many, it s become a dirty word. In today's culture, saying sin in public is like mentioning the word bomb at the airport. You just don't.


Talking Back to Purity Culture

Talking Back to Purity Culture

Author: Rachel Joy Welcher

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2020-11-10

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 0830848177

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The generation born into evangelical purity culture has grown up, but many still struggle with its complicated legacy. Examining purity culture's teachings through the lens of Scripture, Rachel Joy Welcher charts a path forward in the ongoing debates about sexuality—one that rejects legalism and license alike, steering us back instead to the good news of Jesus.


Building a Church of Small Groups

Building a Church of Small Groups

Author: Bill Donahue

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 2005-09-29

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 0310267102

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This book provides pastors and church leaders with the vision, values, and initial steps necessary to begin building a church where small groups are integrated throughout the entire ministry.


The Workbook on the Seven Deadly Sins

The Workbook on the Seven Deadly Sins

Author: Maxie Dunnam

Publisher: Upper Room Books

Published: 2017-02-01

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 0835817342

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We're uncomfortable talking about it. We may try to ignore it or focus our attention on euphemisms: challenges, weaknesses to overcome, struggles, etc. We convince ourselves that the evil in the world is caused by sick people who are nothing like us. "Sin is real," write the authors of this best-selling workbook. "It’s a part of each of us—even those in the church…All social ills are an extension of that which seethes and rages and contorts in the hearts of individuals." The Workbook on the Seven Deadly Sins illustrates how sloth, lust, anger, pride, envy, gluttony, and greed are ever-present in individual lives and society. This 8-week study for individuals or groups is soundly rooted in scripture and helpful without being judgmental. Become more aware of the expressions of sin in your own life. Discover how Christ brings new life and can deliver you from the impulses that get between you and God.