http://lifegroup.tv Ministry Leader Conversations About Groups And Missions At LifeChurch.tv Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:26:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en At LifeChurch.tv we've chosen a model for our small group ministry that facilitates fast numerical growth, and it looks good on paper.  Every model looks good on paper, but as all tacticians know, no strategy survives contact with the enemy. We’ve made great strides this fall in the small group ... http://lifegroup.tv/?p=18 I hate long blog posts, so I'm sorry in advance for how long this one is. At LifeChurch.tv we've measured the number of LifeGroups because it is simple to track.  Although participation (attendance) was measured in previous years, measuring participation has always been difficult and the best we've been able to ... http://lifegroup.tv/?p=17 Okay, so the regionals will be talking to your CPs (if they haven't already) about a 5 minute party that will immediately follow each experience.  The goal of the "party" is to give specific groups of people the opportunity to meet CPs.  Some weeks the CPs will invite people who ... http://lifegroup.tv/?p=16 I've really be enjoying our conversations about LG health and I'd like to address a common theme that seems to come out in our thinking. In short, the comments that we are making show that we have a tendency to think LG Health takes place in the third leg of our stool (keeping).  ... http://lifegroup.tv/?p=14 So this fall we're all focusing on starting plenty of LifeGroups...with that we're thinking about finding the right people to lead the groups.  We're going to create a card that you, your coaches and your leaders can hand out to the people you think have what it takes to lead.  THESE CARDS ... http://lifegroup.tv/?p=8 Just thought I’d share a staggering number with you.  On the LG curriculum video this week we talk about the number of people who die every day without knowing Jesus.  That number is in the neighborhood of 13.9 million.   That’s roughly the entire population of New York City, Los Angeles, and ... http://lifegroup.tv/?p=6 David Foster wrote a blog post about a great group hot button.  You can read it by clicking here. Essentially what he says is that group ministry is failing in many churches because our purpose for groups is wrong.  In his estimation healthy groups serve the church (serving teams). I think that he's ... http://lifegroup.tv/?p=5 In a meeting with a bunch of the LGM staff at LifeChurch.tv yesterday we talked about our group ministry being like a three legged stool.  In order for it to stand, all three legs have to be of equal length and strength. Identifying the first leg was simple:  without groups there's no ... http://lifegroup.tv/?p=4