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Ministry doesn't have to be a mystery. Attend an ALIGN workshop this March and get the basic and next steps of Small Group ministry. ALIGN will give you a foundational understanding of small groups and a plan for taking your church to the next level. But the most valuable part of an ALIGN workshop are the connections you'll make. Because no one should have to do ministry alone. ALIGN Irvine in Orange County, California is March 24th ALIGN Atlanta at 1st Baptist Woodstock in Woodstock Georgia is March 31st For more details, go to https://smallgroupnetwork.com/align-workshops/ We can't wait to see you there!
In each "Inside Saddleback" Group Talk Podcast episode we feature four unique segments: Saddleback Scoop, Network Nugget, Leadership Learning and the Trending Topic. In this exciting new episode, we cover the following insightful topics: Saddleback Scoop: Year 2022 oof! SGPP Vision—focus TRUST—Truth, resilience, Unity, Stewardship, Teachability rolled out CL Launch—Retreat moved to April 8/9, but each campus rolled it out You—moved to short term goals (100 days) Network Nugget: Year 15 is a wrap Lobby recap, celebrated our 15th year! Podcasts 6800 downloads last month/250k since 2015 FB Group 13.4k FB Page followers 116k Twitter followers 4.5k Articles 992 Website visitors 9k unique/month SGN Ideas Book Link - /ideasbook Group Talk Podcast Network launched Link G.R.O.U.P. Method Bible ATTAIN (for small group leaders) launched, ALIGN and ACCELERATE! Leadership Learning: Yester Year How are you learning? Read what God has done in History 0 to 1500 AD Last 500 Years Last 50 years Current All leaders are learners…research, ask those you respect, look into areas you need to stretch Trending Topic: Year 2040? Remember when 2020 seemed so far off? This year the Pew Research Center asked innovators, developers, business and policy leaders, researchers, and activists to consider what life will be like in 2025 in the wake of the pandemic and other crises. The broad—and nearly universal—view from more than 915 respondents may not seem all that surprising... What do we get from this research? The small group will need to embrace technology…think phone Groups are the answer to diversity and helping Great opportunity for groups to help in the social need areas Volunteers available as work is flexible Groups need to focus on tech advances to serve community Now is the time to pray and plan for the future (Acts 13:2—"appoint Barnabas and Saul for the special work to which I have called them”) of small groups and how we communicate the good news about Jesus to an increasingly wired (tech) and suspicious world.
Shownotes: http://www.smallgroupnetwork.com/IdeasBook http://www.smallgroupnetwork.com/lobbywelcome https://www.smallgroupnetwork.com/events https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2021/02/18/experts-say-the-new-normal-in-2025-will-be-far-more-tech-driven-presenting-more-big-challenges
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