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Don’t give up on that one student
Right now I have a student that I’m discipling one on one. He’s no longer in my small group, but he has asked me to keep our relationship going to help him work through some stuff. This is the only guy...
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Do you feel called?
Every person in the Kingdom of God has a calling. While it may take some people longer to discern that call in their life, everyone has a calling. Everyone in the Kingdom is given gifts from God,...
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God’s Timing
God’s timing is perfect. I’ve learned this time and time again, yet for some reason I still fight it. There are days when I think I know better. There are days that I think to myself, “This is the...
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What It’s All About
I’ve been having the guys in my high school small group give their testimonies about their lives and how Jesus has changed their life and where they think they are in their walk with God. I usually...
View ArticleCreating a Fellowship Culture
In our ministry, there is an awesome leader who is doing great things for the Kingdom. He has led his small group of 8th graders since the beginning of last year, and it has been amazing to watch the...
View ArticleFinding a Lesson in a Boot Cast
I fractured my ankle and have been in a boot cast now for three weeks. One of the things I hate about this stupid boot cast is that it limits me on what I can do. Well, at first it did, now after three...
View ArticleYour Biggest Role Sometimes Is To Encourage
As a student ministry small group leader, sometimes your biggest job is to be an encourager. We all need a little encouragement from time to time but your teen years are a time when you need a little...
View ArticleHelping Students Cross The Line
I should have called this,” Helping Students JUMP Across The Line”. Last night towards the end of my high school small group, I asked my room full of 14 freshman high school guys to be totally honest...
View ArticleLast week was great… so, what happened this week?
I seem to have discovered a pattern with my small group. Every once in a while, I’ll have a GREAT week with my group–they’ve opened up a ton, we’ve turned a new corner, decisions are made–I’m on a...
View ArticleDrop In On Former Small Group Students
I’m now on my third small group of high school students. This group I’ve had for the past year is awesome and I love our time together. But I always want to keep in touch with my former students just...
View ArticleUsing Defining Moments as Teachable Moments
We’ve been writing this blog for a couple of years now and during that time we have written about how to handle disappointments and how to realize it’s about God’s timing and God’s will and where He...
View ArticleIs God Even Using Me?
What do you do when you feel like God isn’t using you? Matt: Sometimes when it seems like God is not using us or we are not having an effect in ministry, you need to step back and realize that God’s...
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