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Group Killers - Difficult Group Members
April 3, 2018 | Keith Crain
A few weeks ago I wrote an blog post about a group killer, Inconsistent Attendance. Today I will tackle another killer of groups, Difficult Group Members. If you have been leading groups for a while, there is a chance you have already had...
Three ways I have learned to trust God in the past year
March 27, 2018
This year I have gone through a number of different transitions in my life. I quit my job, I became a student, I stepped into new areas of leadership, I started a new job at The Vineyard Church, and moved out of my parents’ house. See...
Being Before Doing
March 19, 2018
So many of us have busy lives. We pack our schedules to the brim and, as a result, we wear ourselves out. The more worn out we are, the more ineffective our work becomes and we become trapped in this vicious cycle where the quality of our work...
The Gift of Knowing How to Grieve
March 9, 2018 | Kathy Smarrella
Earlier this year, a friend of mine lost a sister in a tragic way; a heartbreaking way because it was connected to an addiction that she just couldn’t shake. And she wasn’t just a sister—she was a sister-in-law, an aunt, a...
7 Practical Tips to Get Your Financial Life in Order
March 6, 2018
I grew up in a home where we didn’t talk about money very often. I never had a savings account, I never made long-term financial plans, and when I received a paycheck, it was usually spent within a few days. Fortunately, over time I...