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The Discipleship Specialist
Confession time: There was a time during our 3rd year that I feel that I had to hire a discipleship specialist who I could turn over the reins of the discipleship ministry of the church. My thinking at that time was that if I could just get this one super talented discipleship pastor – things…
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CAGED
One of our favorite hang place to bring the kid in Manila is the zoo. Alyanna and Mika’s first exposure to the animal is in that place. One of the biggest highlight of our trips is when we are able to go to their petting zoo where animals can just roam around and you can…
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Church with Small Groups?
In my opinion ( yes my humble opinion), one of the reasons why some churches grow is because of how their small group ministry is structured. I have been to many churches with small group ministries but having such ministry does not guarantee that the church will grow and expand. As what I’ve said in…
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Intimacy or Friendship in Small Groups?
Okay, let me just clear some things first. I really do find the word intimacy strange. Intimacy is a word we Christians have created to depict that we are going deeper in a relationship. When people outside the church hears this word, they freak out because intimacy connotes something sexual. But for the sake of…
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Inside Out or Outside In Small Groups?
Why do some small group ministry work while others don’t. You can have two churches go through with the same small group curriculum and have different results. How is this possible? When you think of small groups, do you think from the inside out or from the outside in? Conventional wisdom says that we must…