Josh Hunt's Blog, page 293
March 4, 2014
Sunday School at Willowcreek?
I’d invite you to try something. Attend Willowcreek Church in Chicago–one of the nations largest, fastest growing, and influential churches in America. Also, a strong home-cell church. Attend one of their Saturday night services. Grab a bite to eat in the cafeteria afterwards. Look around the room. You will find a number of small groups […]
March 3, 2014
The amazing power of new groups, part 2
How many people do you think a group of ten could reach in ten years by doubling every eighteen months? It is an important question, because in a group of ten, it won’t look like much. In fact, someone will have to be measuring very carefully to see if the group is, in fact, growing […]
March 2, 2014
Have an oatmeal day
A couple of times a week, I need to have an oatmeal day. What is an oatmeal day? Well, it is easiest to understand by thinking of its opposite: an indulgent day. We all have indulgent days from time to time. Days when we want to take a break from dieting. Days when we want […]
March 1, 2014
The hidden benefits of groups
When I (John) was in college, I was involved in Christian and nonreligious small groups on campus. I enjoyed getting together, and I gained much from these groups. But I will never forget the night that for me instantly transformed a Christian college group to a Group. The group was an informal combination of Bible […]
February 28, 2014
The Amazing Power or New Groups
“It is just so inherently possible,” I went on to explain, my voice rising in intensity. This is something we really can do. It is realistic. It is possible. It is doable. Doubling a group every two years or less translates into forty percent annual growth, or, the average group of ten going from ten […]
February 27, 2014
Paul on new groups
My goal in this book is to infect you with what Seth Godin calls an Ideavirus. An ideavirus is an idea that is so compelling you just can’t quit thinking about it. It is so intriguing that you can’t get it off your mind. You find yourself talking to others about it, who get infected […]
February 26, 2014
My exercise revelation
All my life I have heard of this wonderful feeling people have when they exercise. This warm glow in your muscles, this runner’s high. I never got that. I have a wonderful feeling after an afternoon activity . . . a nap! But, after exercising daily for three months I had an insight: I feel […]
February 25, 2014
Eric Geiger on why groups matter
I (Eric) serve alongside Ed as one of the vice presidents of LifeWay, where I lead the Church Resources Division. I also am honored to serve as teaching pastor in a local church in the Nashville area. Before we moved here, my wife and I were involved in small groups for young couples for many […]
February 24, 2014
Measuring motivates
Researchers from Harvard sent Elton Mayo and Chester Barnard to the Hawthorne Works plant of Western Electric to conduct a study to see whether working conditions effected productivity. Their working hypothesis was that improving work conditions would boost productivity. A number of studies have been done since the first one, but they all confirmed the […]
February 23, 2014
Ed Stetzer on why groups matter
Groups matter—a lot. In the midst of a thousand discussions—from being missional, to the value of preaching, to how we make better disciples—we can’t forget the importance of groups in transformation. Neither of us is in full-time local church ministry now. We serve the church by providing research and resources. Yet both of us are […]
