Posted by Elle Campbell | Sep 7, 2015 | All
Hey, ministry leaders. We put a ton of work into our student camps, trips, and retreats, don’t we? I mean, between the budget, programming, transportation, food, questions from parents, the registrations, the late registrations, and the...
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...
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...
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...
Posted by Elle Campbell | Nov 11, 2014 | All
I happen to be one of those people who shops for Halloween candy at 5:00pm on October 31. I am not proud of this fact. But do you know what happens when you shop for Halloween candy at the last possible second? (Probably not, so I will tell you.) You get to...
