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July 17, 2019

Group Answers Episode 109: Darrin Patrick

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On this episode of Group Answers, Chris and Brian talk to Darrin Patrick about community and accountability.

Darrin Patrick is a teaching pastor at Seacoast Church. He is the founding pastor of The Journey Church and is the author of multiple books including the Dude’s Guide to Marriage.

Darrin is the former chaplain to the St. Louis Cardinals and former vice-president of the Acts 29 church planting network. He has appeared in the New York Times, The Today Show and Fox and Friends for his innovative approach to reaching the un-reached.

Darrin is married to Amie and they have four children. He enjoys reading, writing and coaching his kid’s sports teams.

Questions:

From the outside, you were a very successful pastor, chaplain of the Cardinals, head of a church network. What was happening on the inside during all of this?
What did community and accountability look like for you when career and reputation were at the perceived peak?
What happened when those friendships were suddenly gone?
In the sense of accountability and community, is there a limit to the number of people you really want to be in contact with?
What role did having healthy community around you play in your eventual restoration?
What advice would you give to leaders who may be heading down the same path that you were on?

Quotes:

My ministry was growing, but my soul wasn’t growing.
What really brought me back was community, and I’ll never do ministry without that again.
Ultimately, I wasn’t willing to slow down the pace to develop those relationships.
Always err on the side of reaching out.
It was like God said, “I’m perfecting you through this imperfect process.”
You’re moving into that “sage” stage and having a hard time moving on from “warrior.”
A lot of leaders have failed to develop those soft-side leadership skills, and it’s mainly related to them not engaging their emotional life.
We’re really good at following Jesus as God, but we’re not good at following Jesus as man.

This Episode’s Sponsor: The Overcomer movie has inspired the creation of several resources. For small groups, there is the Overcomer Bible study. For individuals, there is a book called Defined. Both are based upon powerful insights from the Book of Ephesians. Learn more about all the resources at LifeWay.com/Overcomer

The Group Answers Podcast is a weekly show designed to resource, train, and encourage small group leaders. Each episode considers current trends and resources as well as timeless truths and methods of discipleship. It is hosted by Brian Daniel, a Bible study and discipleship expert in LifeWay’s Groups Ministry, and Chris Surratt, the small group and discipleship specialist at LifeWay and author of Leading Small Groups.

Group Answers Podcast

July 10, 2019

Group Answers Episode 108: Reid Patton on Asking Good Questions

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On this episode of Group Answers, Chris and Brian talk to Reid Patton about how to ask good questions when facilitating a Bible study.

Reid Patton is a Content Editor for the Short-Term Discipleship Team at LifeWay Christian Resources. He is the thankful husband of Kristen and proud father of Ceile and serves with the Life Group leadership team at the Church at Station Hill in Spring Hill, Tennessee. In his free time, Reid likes reading, watching NBA Basketball and Auburn Football, and going to record stores. You can find him on Twitter @jreidpatton.

Questions:

If I’m using a pre-written curriculum, how can I make the most out of those questions?
What types of questions invite conversation?
How should I structure the questions in my group?
How would you sum up the big questions small groups should answer?

Quotes:

As someone who writes Bible studies, I don’t know your group better than you do.

I would rather give someone more than they need than less than they need.

The open question is far superior to the closed question.

There are going to be three types of questions in every Bible study: observational, interpretive, and application-based. A good Bible study will balance between those three types of questions.

The three big questions are what? so what? and now what? What does the Bible say? So what do we do with that, why does that matter? Now what do we do with it?

A holistic approach to the text will give you a holistic disciple.

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July 5, 2019

Friday Feature: Not Forsaken

By Group Ministry

You Are Known

Meet Brandon. He’s a well-liked art major at a state university, where he works hard, makes good grades, and is active in his campus ministry. If you saw him, you’d think he’s got it all together and possesses all the blessings a student could ever want. But there’s a hidden problem. Brandon comes from a broken home. He never knew his parents as a couple, and he was raised by his grandparents. His childhood years were spent splitting weekends between his mom and his dad. And although no major conflict ever occurred, the relationship between Brandon and his dad has always been distant. He doesn’t see his dad more than once a year, and phone calls are sparsely shared. Now a young man entering adulthood, Brandon calls his dad, longing for a deeper relationship. But the conversations never go beyond sports, politics, and the weather. Brandon can’t understand why a father wouldn’t want to know his son. Introspective and defeated, he muses, I’m doing so many great things in my life. If only he would get to know me.

Brandon has grown from being a boy to a man, but he still has a deep longing to be known by his dad, not on the surface level but at the heart level.

Among your family and friends, who knows you best—the real you?

Just as human beings yearn for approval and worth, we also long to be known—and to be deeply known. And when we don’t feel that we’re known by our parents, we’re left feeling isolated or abandoned. Those feelings can then lead to a whole host of responses. We might erect relational walls, refusing to let others in. Or we can go to the other extreme by sharing to a fault without a filter. We were created to know and be known by others, especially our parents.

What’s one detail you wish your dad knew about you?

What stands out most about the way your dad pursued you?

Maybe you’re reading these questions, but you don’t have an earthly dad. Perhaps you never knew him, or maybe he’s no longer living. That’s not an easy station in life for anyone. I don’t want to be callous or to ignore real hurt or absence. But I want to help you process your thoughts too. So here’s a question for you:

What have you most longed for from a dad?

Some of these questions might be difficult, but don’t let the difficulty push you away. Instead, allow them to expose the need in your heart so that you’re prepared to receive the answer to that need. We’re going to learn today that your longing to be known can be satisfied by God. Whether you have a blessed or an estranged relationship with your dad, you’re perfectly known by your Heavenly Father. And it’s a deeper knowledge than even the best dad on earth could ever give.

God Knows Everything

Psalm 139 is one of the most personal passages of Scripture in all the Bible. In it we see the depth of God’s knowledge of, presence in, and design for our lives. Each way God is involved in our lives is illustrated through a display of who He is.

READ PSALM 139:1-6. Record the significant details God knows about you.

God is omniscient. Simply put, that means God knows everything—including everything about you! He knows your actions, your ways, your comings and goings, and even all of your words—before they’re audibly spoken. Your Heavenly Father knows your deepest thoughts, highest aspirations, and wildest dreams. He’s intimately acquainted with all of your victories, struggles, fears, and doubts. The psalmist David was overwhelmed in response to God’s deep, personal knowledge of his life.

Why is it good that God knows us personally, truly, and deeply?

God Is Present Everywhere

God isn’t defined by space and time. He’s literally present everywhere. That means God is omnipresent. He not only knows everything about you, but He’s also with you wherever you go.

READ PSALM 139:7-12.

Many of us know what it means for our dad to have missed an important event or to have been at work when we needed him most. Some people experience these absences as isolated events in the midst of an otherwise blessed existence. Others know these as the norm. The psalmist David proclaimed the good news that your Heavenly Father never misses an important date. He never fails to show up. And He will never leave you or forsake you (see Heb. 13:5).

According to Psalm 139:7-12, why should it comfort you to know that God is always with you?

God Is All-Powerful

In addition to being all-knowing and ever-present, God is all-powerful. He’s omnipotent. You can see His power on full display in the next section of Psalm 139, illustrated in the intricate ways He created you.

READ PSALM 139:13-16. Reflect on the way God intricately and personally designed your body and your life. Record any words or phrases from these verses that you find especially meaningful.

You may have inherited your grandfather’s nose or your mother’s laugh, but your Heavenly Father ultimately designed, created, and gave the gift of life to you. This means no one knows you like your Creator. No matter the joys or sorrows you’ve experienced with your earthly father, your Heavenly Father knows you, accompanies you, and fashions you as no other father can.

Precious Promise

Next David reflected on the continual, vast thoughts of God toward His children.

READ PSALM 139:17-18.

Here’s the liberating truth to grasp and hold on to as you go through life: your Heavenly Father knows you. He’s with you always. And He will never abandon you or let you down. Just as you’re known by God, He also wants to be known. Jesus said knowing God is the ultimate meaning of life:

This is eternal life: that they know

you, the only true God, and Jesus

Christ, whom you have sent.

JOHN 17:3

Simply going to heaven when we die isn’t the goal of the Christian life. Jesus tells us that the ultimate end to which all of existence points is for us to know God. All of your life—from the time you give your life to Jesus and continuing throughout eternity—should be characterized by a deepening knowledge of and love for your Heavenly Father.

Prayer

Father, You’re all-knowing, all-powerful,

and present everywhere. I marvel at Your

works, and I’m humbled by the vast sum

of Your precious thoughts toward me.

Give me grace to be satisfied by Your

presence in my life now and forever.

This content is excerpted from Louie Giglio’s Not Forsaken Bible study. To find out more about this resource, please visit lifeway.com/notforsaken.

Group Answers Podcast

July 3, 2019

Group Answers Episode 107: Ken Braddy on Group Leader Training

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On this episode of Group Answers, Chris and Brian talk to Ken Braddy about developing consistent and effective training for group leaders. Other than serving as the manager for LifeWay’s ongoing adult Bible studies, Ken is an 18-year church education staff leader and blogs regularly about Sunday School and groups ministry at kenbraddy.com. His new book is Breathing Life into Sunday School.

Outline for Leader Training

Right Timing

Frequency
- Georgia Bapt. Convention’s Research Findings
  - No training: -2%
  - Weekly: +6%
  - Monthly: +13.4%
  - Quarterly: +13.8%
  - Annually: +4%
Day of week
- Friday night
- Saturday AM
- Sunday afternoon
  - Noon-2:00PM
  - 3-5PM
- Midweek (Wed.)
- Sunday AM (“time shift”)
Overall length
- 1 hour
- 90 minutes
- 2 hours
- Ongoing training: shorter
- Infrequent training: longer

Right Topic

4 general categories
- Teaching/Leading
- Reaching/evangelism
- Relationships/fellowship
- Service/inside and outside the church
Sunday School Matters topics (good, easy to use resource)
- Teaching matters
- New groups matter
- Evangelism matters
- Souls matter
- Ministry matters
- Growth matters
- Etc…

Right Touch

Arrive early
- Set up room
- Check a/v equipment, temperature, supplies
- Set up the room for collaborative learning
  - Sit in a circle or in a “U” so people can see faces (increases conversation)
Start/end on time!
Quality counts
- Excellence is an attention to the detail
  - Handouts, candies, extra pens, nametags, etc.
Don’t ask people to come and then make announcements that you could have emailed them!
Teach/train with variety (engage your group leaders)
- Demonstrate a variety of effective teaching techniques
- Make the training active! No “sit and soak”
  - Attendees should talk and participate at least as much as you do
Tie the training to your church’s mission/values

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Church Leadership

July 2, 2019

Looking Beyond Our Group’s Comfort

By Group Ministry

by Tyler Quillet

As a former pastor, I led a number of different small groups. Couples groups in our home, Sunday morning groups, men’s groups, young adult groups, you name it. I’ve led enough groups to ashamedly be able to say that I oftentimes preferred comfort and consistency over change. See, when my wife and I were in a group with the same couples, we got comfortable around each other. It was easy to get together, hang out, and talk about Jesus together. There was nothing difficult about getting together with good friends. The idea of bringing new people into the group oftentimes felt like a daunting task. What if they mess up the camaraderie we have? What if people don’t feel comfortable sharing in front of them? The new people won’t get our inside jokes. What if they just aren’t a good fit?

I admit it. I’ve been that leader. I’ve been the leader who got comfy and didn’t want to rock the boat. I’ve been the leader who liked the group I was with and didn’t want to chance shaking things up. I’ve been the leader who was more concerned about my own comfortability than new people in our church getting connected and being discipled. I’m ashamed to say I was that leader, which is no leader at all.

Fast forward from my time in church ministry to a new adventure for our family. We moved five hundred miles from anything we’d ever known. New state, new community, new everything. Before we even found a church home, we met a couple who would eventually turn out to be great friends. They invited us to their small group before we even visited their church! They were willing to invite two complete strangers into an existing group that had been together for a long time. They had no problem with us hopping in and potentially rocking the boat. And, for that, we are forever grateful!

You see, we went from leading groups for years in our own home to needing our navigation app to find the home of our new small group full of strangers. We walked into that house having never met anyone but our new “friends”, who we had just met weeks prior. They all welcomed us with open arms. We ate together, laughed together, got to know one-another, and spent incredible time in God’s word together. They weren’t concerned about someone messing up the good thing they had going. They were only concerned with a new family in town getting connected and feeling loved.

Almost two years later, and this is our church family, who we love dearly. A group stepped outside of their comfort zone, focused on the mission of Jesus Christ and not of their own hearts. This group could have stayed comfy, doing week after week together as friends. Instead, they stepped outside their comfort zone with a missional mindset. For this, we are thankful.

I look back on how blessed we were to be so welcomed into an existing group. At the same time, I feel guilty for not having that same missional mindset with our groups years ago. I made it more about me than I did the mission of Jesus. I wonder now how many families fell through the cracks or never got connected because we were comfortable within our circle. I wonder how many people still don’t know Christ because we never invited them into a discipling opportunity.

If you are a group that has gotten comfortable together, let me encourage / challenge you in five specific ways moving forward:

Begin to pray as a group for opportunities to invite new people in.
Have eyes open for potential group members or ask your pastor for suggestions.
Invite new people into your group and prepare your group to welcome new members.
Welcome your guests with open arms, make them feel at home, and love on them well.
Don’t stop inviting new guests and creating new groups!

Throughout scripture, we see those on mission constantly stepping out of their comfort zones. There aren’t many (or any) times that we see those on mission being comfortable amongst their circle, unwilling to step into new and unfamiliar relationships. May we the church, may we as leaders, may we as groups continue to step outside of what is comfortable, trusting Jesus to give us what we need to move toward others with the hope that we may have opportunities to point them to Jesus. What would it look like for your group to look beyond its own comfort today? Go do it, and ask the Lord to be glorified in it!

Tyler Quillet is the Discipleship Strategist for the Custom Bible Study team at LifeWay Christian Resources. He lives in the Nashville, TN, area with his incredible wife, Cathie, and two boys, Cylas and Bowen. Tyler also speaks, writes, and coaches alongside Cathie as they pour into and love on the infertile community through Cathie’s “The Missing Peace Project”. Tyler previously spent 15 years as a pastor and is passionate about serving churches and pouring into church leaders in a variety of ways.

Church Leadership

July 1, 2019

The Importance of Rest for the Small Group leader

By Group Ministry

by Will Johnston

Some of you don’t need this post.

If you feel like your day and your week have a good rhythm; if you aren’t burnt out, exhausted, or stressed; if you seem to have enough time to get everything done that you need to do, then feel free to skip this one.

This post is for the people who aren’t sure how they’re going to get everything done, whose task list outpaces their availability, who feel like they’re juggling not just one too many things but three too many things.

If that’s you, I want to let you in on a little secret. There’s always more to do.

I remember being in college and having this feeling of relief after finals were over. Suddenly, there was nothing more I had to do. There was no more homework, no more studying, no more stress. In an instant, it was all gone. It was a great feeling.

Unfortunately, I don’t get that feeling very often any more. There’s always another email, another meeting, another project. In fact, I’m writing this post at the last minute, the day that I need to send it in, because there’s been so much to do that I’m just now getting to it.

So how do we find rest in the middle of the busyness of life?

I would suggest that we need to find healthy and sustainable rhythms of life. Our world is not going to get less busy, less chaotic, less demanding. We have to make good (and often difficult) choices in the midst of the chaos.

What do you need to say no to?

It’s not hard to say no to bad things.

Hey, want to volunteer your time with a hate group?

It’s not that hard to say no to that one. But how about:

Don’t you want your kids to get into a good college? Make sure they’re well rounded and in lots of extracurriculars.

Want to be financially secure? A few real estate investments can help make that a reality.

The church needs people to serve on the missions committee. Would you be willing?

Those things are harder to say no to. Who doesn’t want their kids to go to a good school, to be financially secure, or to help missionaries share the gospel? But saying yes to too many things quickly leads to that all-too-familiar feeling of stress.

Just yesterday my pastor shared in his sermon that he and his wife capped their kids’ extracurricular activities to two at one time. With three kids, that’s still a lot of practices, recitals, games, and lessons, but it helped keep the pace of life more sustainable.

When you take stock of your life now, what are the things you’re currently doing or the “opportunities” that have been presented to you that you might need to say no to? You might not be able to stop everything you should right away. You might need to finish out the season, the ministry season, etc., but you can make decisions now that will impact your pace of life going forward.

When do you Sabbath?

Observing the Sabbath is one of the Ten Commandments, but honestly, I don’t think it’s a hard and fast command under the New Covenant the same way that it was under Mosaic Law.

Jesus said in Mark 2:27, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.” Not keeping the Sabbath is like eating McDonalds for every meal. It’s not that it’s necessarily a sin. It’s just not a good idea. It’s not very healthy. God gave us the Sabbath as a gift, because He wants good for us.

God doesn’t need to punish us if we don’t keep the Sabbath. Never taking a day of rest is punishment enough in itself.

One of the best decisions I ever made was to set aside one day as a day of rest. I don’t do it perfectly. There are certainly weeks that I end up working on my Sabbath. But setting aside one day where I can do the things I want to do rather than the things I have to do helps keep me sane.

Just one quick note on the Sabbath… it’s not about a list of rules. You might have grown up in a home where Sunday was the Lord’s Day and that essentially meant you weren’t supposed to do anything fun. I don’t think that’s what Jesus had in mind when he said that the Sabbath was made for man. Don’t worry so much about what are appropriate and inappropriate Sabbath activities, and just do the things that bring you joy and life.

What is your small group rhythm?

Since this is a resource for small group leaders, I thought I should mention something about healthy rhythms surrounding small groups.

There are different ideas about this. Some people think small groups should take breaks, that meeting nearly every week all year long is too much. Others think that it’s weird to take a break from your friends. If we’re truly in community, truly doing life together, then why would we stop?

Here’s my take on it, I think it can be healthy for small groups to take a break occasionally. At my church we run our groups on semesters, and there’s a four to eight week break between semesters. A few of our long standing groups don’t really take these breaks, but they’ll take the summer off.

I don’t necessarily need a break from my friends, but I might need a break from cleaning my house on Tuesday nights or from preparing to lead a discussion every week or from making sure someone has brought snacks. When someone in my group needs a break, they just don’t show up. But that’s not really an option for me. They’re coming to my house.

I’ve found that these breaks help me stay energized and excited about leading a group. And honestly, I’ve found that they actually help my group members stay excited about being in the group, because even when they say and think they don’t want to take a break, after a few months, they get a bit burnt out.

Rarely will anyone make you rest. If you want to find rest, you’re going to have to go looking for it and be willing to make some hard decisions. But if you do, your small group, your friends, your family, and your own soul will thank you for it.

Will Johnston is the Director of Build Community at Eastside Community Church in Anaheim, California. Will graduated from Wheaton College with a degree in theology, did a two-and-a-half year stint on Capitol Hill, and then joined the staff of National Community Church in Washington D.C., where he oversaw small groups.

Group Answers Podcast

June 26, 2019

Group Answers Episode 106: Bobby Gruenewald

By Group Ministry

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On this episode of Group Answers, Chris and Brian talk to Bobby Gruenewald about the Bible and technology.

Bobby Gruenewald serves as Pastor, Innovation Leader at Life.Church and is the founder of the YouVersion Bible App, which has been installed in every country of the world. As one of the leading voices in the Church on innovation and the use of technology, Bobby has been featured in The New York Times, TechCrunch, CNN, and more. Prior to joining the Life.Church team in 2001, he started and sold two technology companies as well as served in advisory capacities for various startups and venture capital funds. Bobby and his wife, Melissa, live in Edmond, Oklahoma with their four children.

Questions:

Tell us about your journey from rapper/entrepreneur to pastor.
What was the impetus behind creating YouVersion?
Why do you think people struggle with consistent engagement with the Bible?
What do you say to people who have issues with others reading the Bible digitally?
The opportunity for community is built into the YouVersion app. How can small groups take advantage of it to encourage and challenge each other?
How can Bible Plans help people engage with the Bible on a deeper level?
What is next for technology and the Church?

Quotes:

We were beginning to connect with Scripture more consistently in places we had not done that before.

It’s been a sprint of us racing to keep up with what God’s doing.

For many people, I think the Bible is a bit intimidating.

There are some things about technology that give some new opportunities for people to experience Scripture in different formats that have been very helpful for people in their consistency and their engagement.

The Bible has changed formats many times over the last few thousand years.

There are many people today who still cannot read Scripture in their own heart language.

It’s difficult today to have meaningful conversations around Scripture in some of the more public social media environments. We wanted to create a safe place for that conversation to take place.

We just see technology as a tool that can be used for the Gospel.

Church leaders need to be asking the right questions.

Sometimes the most effective thing to do is write it on a piece of paper.

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June 19, 2019

Group Answers Episode 105: The Making of a Bible Study

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On this episode of Group Answers, the guys discuss Brian and Joel’s recent journey to the Himalayas to produce the Bible study, Something Needs to Change. During this trip, Pastor David Platt was stunned by the human needs he encountered, an experience so dramatic that it “changed the trajectory of my life.”

Church Leadership

June 18, 2019

5 Ways to Choose Vulnerability in Your Group

By Group Ministry

by Reid Smith

Vulnerability is uncomfortable. A turtle that’s belly up is vulnerable. It’s stuck and has no defense. That’s what vulnerability feels like to most people, which is why it’s unnatural to choose to go there. People don’t naturally pursue ways to make themselves feel exposed to some kind of insult or injury. However, it is a path leaders must tread if the relationships within their small groups are to deepen.

God chose to be vulnerable with us. “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us” (John 1:14a, NIV). Eternal relationship is possible because the Lord became vulnerable with us through His birth and crucifixion. Although vulnerability feels weak, it can be the result of one who exercises the strength of authenticity. A strong leader endures the risk of becoming vulnerable because he or she knows it is the pathway to biblical community.

One of the reasons group members complain of a group not being “deep enough,” is not so much due to shallow curriculum, as it is the lack of relational depth among participants. The vulnerability that flows from authenticity deepens relationships and results in group discussions that have more depth and challenge to them.

There is no greater influence on the dynamic of a group than how real the leader is with the participants. Authenticity is contagious! A leader who is transparent will inspire others to be more real with each other, and consequently, group members will look forward to getting together with more enthusiasm than you might have thought possible!

Like many leadership qualities, authenticity is something that can be developed and it’s worth the investment so that your group members will be free to be themselves and share from the heart. These five practices will enable you to become genuinely more authentic in how you lead so that your group can experience biblical community.

Be prepared to answer first and err on the side of risk. Look ahead at the questions to be asked and envision how you could answer with transparency. This will help you to take risks in the moment for the sake of others.
Be honest about the gap between desire and reality. None of us is where we want to be, and when the leader is transparent about the gap in their personal life, it invites others to deeper levels of participation. For example, “I know how important it is to have a devotional time each day, but there are seasons when I struggle with this…lately, I’ve let other things take priority in my life and I want this to change. Please pray for me.” Though some might view this as vulnerability that shows weakness, it is the exact opposite. People are more likely to be open about their personal needs when they hear others express struggles they identify with and this will generate more ministry moments in your group life.
Show grace and your need for it. Be a good listener, patient, empathetic and non-judgmental in response to others. This graceful disposition will encourage others to open up and share more. Group members will be further inclined to risk vulnerability when the leader expresses gratitude for God’s amazing grace and underscores our common dependency on Christ.
Don’t spin. When you get something wrong, acknowledge it openly and don’t be hard on yourself. Freely admit mistakes and share how you learned from them. Your imperfections make your group a safe space for people to be vulnerable.
Forgive. Grudges and unforgiveness toward others (whether they’re a part of the group or not) create barriers in relationships and make it more difficult to be vulnerable. Conversely, forgiveness cultivates authenticity and allows us to worship God fully (Matthew 5:23-24). It’s imperative for us to be right with people if we want to be real with others.

These practices will help you to be authentic and traverse the uncertain terrain of vulnerability. Know that the Holy Spirit will use your faithfulness in this area to break-through to real community, deepen relationships, fuel disciple-making, and compel your group members to also have the same mindset as Christ Jesus (Philippians 2:5-8, NIV).

Reid Smith has been equipping leaders in churches of all sizes and stages of growth for effective disciple-making since 1996. He currently serves as a Pastor of Groups at Christ Fellowship in Palm Beach County, FL and has been a contributing author for various publications, including LifeWay’s Ministry Grid. Learn more about how to start and multiply healthy groups throughout your church at www.reidsmith.org.

Group Answers Podcast

June 12, 2019

Group Answers Episode 104: Secular Disciple Makers

By Group Ministry

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On this episode of Group Answers, Brian, Chris, and Brandon discuss secular disciple makers and what we can learn from them as we become better disciple makers for Jesus.

Secular Disciple Makers Discussed:

MaryKay Ash
Steve Jobs
Phil Knight
Elon Musk
Steph Curry
Lebron James
Walt Disney

Group Answers Episode 109: Darrin Patrick

Group Answers Episode 108: Reid Patton on Asking Good Questions

Friday Feature: Not Forsaken

You Are Known

God Knows Everything

God Is Present Everywhere

Precious Promise

This content is excerpted from Louie Giglio’s Not Forsaken Bible study. To find out more about this resource, please visit lifeway.com/notforsaken.

Group Answers Episode 107: Ken Braddy on Group Leader Training

Group Answers Episode 106: Bobby Gruenewald

Group Answers Episode 105: The Making of a Bible Study

Group Answers Episode 104: Secular Disciple Makers

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