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10 Great Icebreaker Questions
July 21, 2017 | Keith Crain
When people come to your small group, their hearts and minds are all over the place. Maybe they are afraid of losing their job, maybe they just had an argument with their spouse, perhaps they are concerned about a wayward teenage child, or they...
Guardrails: Avoiding Regrets in Your Life
January 5, 2017 | Keith Crain
Guardrails: a system designed to keep vehicles from straying into dangerous or off-limit areas. They’re everywhere, but they don’t really get much attention . . . until somebody hits one. And then, more often than not, it is a...
Handling Theological Conflict in Small Groups
October 31, 2016 | Keith Crain
Five approaches that will help you and your group deal with doctrinal strife by Joel Comiskey John was ready for the upcoming small-group meeting. Prayed-up and prepared, he was especially looking forward to seeing Tom and Nancy, a couple who had...
How Can I Lead Great Small-Group Discussions?
October 3, 2016 | Keith Crain
by Andrew S. Mason Guiding group discussion is more of a dance than a military march. You’re not commanding attention and straining toward a precise outcome. A life-giving kingdom-conversation will nudge you gently to both participate...
When You Have Childcare Issues
September 23, 2016 | Keith Crain
By Trevor Lee Sometimes you become knowledgeable in a topic by devoting hours of intentional study to it—like going to graduate school. Other times your circumstances force you to become knowledgeable—like when your first child is...