How To Love Someone You Don’t Like: Idea Spotlight

Posted by Noah Hinson | Apr 5, 2018 | Free Stuff, Small Groups

IDEA SPOTLIGHT: This idea comes from Neil Redenbaugh and Corrie Haffly. Neil is a  youth pastor from First Baptist Church in Davis, CA, and Corrie is a volunteer youth worker in their ministry. They created a quick guide to help their students learn to love those...

Grow Curriculum and Annual Strategy

Posted by Noah Hinson | May 23, 2017 | Paid Games, Paid Leadership, Paid Parents, Paid Small Groups, Paid Technology, Paid Volunteers, Parents, Resources, Small Groups, Technology, Volunteers

7 Things I’ve Learned from 7th Graders

Posted by Elle Campbell | Jul 16, 2015 | All, Small Groups

This week, I was a substitute small group leader. Now, here’s the thing you need to know about being a substitute small group leader: when you sit down for the first time with a bunch of middle schoolers you barely know…you’re not going to have a...

Conversations with Small Group Leaders

Posted by Elle Campbell | Apr 6, 2015 | Small Groups

This month, I got the chance to collaborate with my friend/hero Brooklyn Lindsey on an ebook called Conversations with Small Group Leaders: How Giving and Receiving Feedback Can Transform Your Culture.  We wrote it for the team over at Lead Small Weekly. And, by the...

Challenging Your Volunteers… Without Scaring Them Away

Posted by Elle Campbell | Jan 29, 2015 | All, Small Groups

I’ve written before about this idea of making bigger asks from your volunteers – especially your small group leaders. I love this topic. But if you’re going to talk challenging your volunteers with higher expectations, you really should talk about...