I've always been slightly curious about issues that would come up if
a small group met in a home vs. a paid pastor w / a church building.
Instead have
small groups meeting in homes on a weekly schedule and only have large gatherings two to four times a year.
Small groups met in stations around the room to hear the arguments presented by different groups.
In 2014, Kyle and Cara Thomas, formerly brokers of the Coldwell Banker franchise in San Pedro started
a small group meeting in their home.
Big problem now it the burgeoning charter school movement which has many
small groups meeting in spaces not necessarily up to code.
A small group met in a Toronto pub last night to discuss the book.
Not exact matches
When speaking with employees — whether one - on - one,
in small groups or at a
meeting of more than 100 - plus, use the opportunity to connect and inspire.
Some top - level executives understand this, enforcing various strategies
in an attempt to ensure
meetings remain a constructive use of employees» time and resources: Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's COO, reportedly maintains focus by sticking to a strict, bullet - pointed schedule, while Amazon's Jeff Bezos employs a «two - pizza rule,» which keeps
meetings small enough so that two pizzas can feed the entire
group.
Create breakout rooms so that people can work
in pairs, triads or
small groups for a brief period of time, and then return to the
meeting to share their work
In a mass e-mail to people she had
met through networking
groups and a previous venture, she introduced
Small Biz Booster, which provides marketing advice to small compa
Small Biz Booster, which provides marketing advice to
small compa
small companies.
TriNet, for example, recommends the «Situational Leadership» framework,
in which a
small group of employees identified as potential leaders
meets regularly to discuss «what would you do if» scenarios.
Last year, EllisDon president and CEO Geoff Smith went on a listening tour, visiting each of the construction company's 11 offices to
meet with every employee
in small groups.
Small -
group meetings can take place
in your building's stairwell.
Participate
in The Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County's procurement practices through its
Small / Local / Minority / Women Business Enterprise Stakeholder
Group Meetings to review and comment on the SWA's Disparity Study findings and recommendations and feedback on policy options.
A few told us they
meet with key customers
in small groups, while others say that their entire boards attend industry conferences together.
SVN began
in 1987 as a
small group of value - oriented entrepreneurs and leaders who gathered for a
meeting at Gold Lake Ranch
in Colorado.
We enable investors to invest
in small groups of their own choosing and
meet highly specialized goals while enjoying the efficiency of a large investment entity.
In a 15 - minute, closed - door meeting in Shanghai that included Alibaba Group CEO Jonathan Lu, COO Daniel Zhang, and British Ambassador to China Sebastian Wood, Cameron and Ma were said to have discussed ways to raise the profiles of British brands and small businesses with Chinese consumers, as well as strategies for increasing bilateral trade and investment in the U.
In a 15 - minute, closed - door
meeting in Shanghai that included Alibaba Group CEO Jonathan Lu, COO Daniel Zhang, and British Ambassador to China Sebastian Wood, Cameron and Ma were said to have discussed ways to raise the profiles of British brands and small businesses with Chinese consumers, as well as strategies for increasing bilateral trade and investment in the U.
in Shanghai that included Alibaba
Group CEO Jonathan Lu, COO Daniel Zhang, and British Ambassador to China Sebastian Wood, Cameron and Ma were said to have discussed ways to raise the profiles of British brands and
small businesses with Chinese consumers, as well as strategies for increasing bilateral trade and investment
in the U.
in the U.K.
Together they provide the perfect environment to work on your own
in a calm and tranquil setting, to collaborate
in small group discussions and to
meet other like - minded myCoworkers.
Our
small group doesn't even
meet in a church building.
Almost going broke,
meeting Christians who are Democrats
in her church's
small groups, encountering the plight of the homeless firsthand, and watching charitable relief projects
in action broaden her awareness of significant problems
in America and beyond, problems that Republican politicians, she says, tend to ignore.
We were told that the Sunday evening services would be shut down for six weeks, while we
met in a
small group and studied this series.
As the experienced leader, Eric leads the
group and tells Grace, «You just observe everything that happens
in our
small group, and then we will find a time to
meet and discuss what you observed.»
In many cases, it's appropriate to mark a person's departure in a «state of the church» community meeting, congregational prayer time, or a small group settin
In many cases, it's appropriate to mark a person's departure
in a «state of the church» community meeting, congregational prayer time, or a small group settin
in a «state of the church» community
meeting, congregational prayer time, or a
small group setting.
The Kingdom is often taking root
in small ways —
in our kitchens and
in our parish halls,
in our streets and our subsidized daycares,
in youth
group mentoring relationships and after - school care,
in prayer circles and by - law
meetings at city council.
In this step of development, Eric gives his apprentice, Grace, an opportunity to help lead part of the
small group meeting.
Consider how the early church
met in homes, how the underground church
in the Former Soviet Union flourished before 1991 and how
small groups of 2 — 20 + people are
meeting together at coffee - shops or pubs today.
If a
small group wants to
meet weekly, then make every other week a service project
in the neighborhood or a dinner for the neighbors, nothing more.
In recent years they have developed hundreds of need -
meeting small groups and now offer some seminary courses, but one wonders where they will find the determination and example needed to move into disciplined encounters with the full word of God.
Sure, I love to throw bait out, like «What do you think about a church allowing a
small group Bible study to
meet in a pub?»
This open acknowledgment of the moral context of the therapeutic
group enabled the
group to function
in relationship to the individual somewhat like a
small congregation or Methodist class
meeting.
In a national survey conducted in November 1990, 29 percent of Americans said they were «currently involved in a small group that meets regularly and provides support or caring for those who participate in it.&raqu
In a national survey conducted
in November 1990, 29 percent of Americans said they were «currently involved in a small group that meets regularly and provides support or caring for those who participate in it.&raqu
in November 1990, 29 percent of Americans said they were «currently involved
in a small group that meets regularly and provides support or caring for those who participate in it.&raqu
in a
small group that
meets regularly and provides support or caring for those who participate
in it.&raqu
in it.»
Founding
small groups has been one way
in which megachurches have been able to
meet the need for intimacy among their members, and
in some cases these
groups appear to have generated further growth
in their sponsoring organizations.
As a youth director
in a
small struggling church, I often brainstorm how to
meet our
group's needs.
The fastest growing and largest churches
in the world are cell - based, with all of the church ministry flowing out of
small groupings of people who
meet weekly, worshiping together, studying together, praying together and often engaging
in highly imaginative service to people
in their neighborhoods.
The
small nature of private colleges tends to create
groups in which students can
meet and engage with people from diverse points of view, simply because class sizes tend to be so
small.
We belonged to a fledgling conversation
group that
met on Saturday mornings over cups of coffee
in the upper room of a
small café.
Many were introduced to the church when they attended one of the 12 - step
groups that
meet in the church and make up its entire
small -
group ministry.
At the Lausanne
meeting in Thailand, a
small conflict arose within the
group, and I responded
in such a way that one of the African members commented, «Chris thinks like an African, Chris is a relational person.»
The minister of counseling
in a downtown church
in Southern California takes the initiative
in inviting teen - agers whom he feels could benefit to join
small (seven or eight members at the maximum) «self - discovery»
groups which
meet with him weekly throughout the school year.
Gathered worship will remain important, but the future will look more like «
small groups,
meeting all around the city
in cafés and
in homes».
We were immediately invited to join a
small group, and soon
met most of the people
in the community.
People would
meet and pray
in small groups but it was all
in the family on a remote farm until a traveling Evangelical would pass through with a tent.
Several women's
groups turned from primary concern with the institutional church to community projects, as a result of the «new flavor» developed
in the
groups through interpersonal deepening.20 It has been my experience that many larger church
meetings, including worship services, can be enlivened by incorporating
small group communication and awareness experiences into the proceedings.
Congregations would divide into
small groups and
meet for worship
in the homes of different members.
In a survey of the ways groups are used in mental health centers, psychiatrist E. Mansell Pattison found that one of the most frequent uses is in consultation services for those in the care - giving professions.24 In the Los Angeles area, for several years, small groups of clergymen met with consultants supplied by the community mental health centers to discuss counseling relationships in their parishe
In a survey of the ways
groups are used
in mental health centers, psychiatrist E. Mansell Pattison found that one of the most frequent uses is in consultation services for those in the care - giving professions.24 In the Los Angeles area, for several years, small groups of clergymen met with consultants supplied by the community mental health centers to discuss counseling relationships in their parishe
in mental health centers, psychiatrist E. Mansell Pattison found that one of the most frequent uses is
in consultation services for those in the care - giving professions.24 In the Los Angeles area, for several years, small groups of clergymen met with consultants supplied by the community mental health centers to discuss counseling relationships in their parishe
in consultation services for those
in the care - giving professions.24 In the Los Angeles area, for several years, small groups of clergymen met with consultants supplied by the community mental health centers to discuss counseling relationships in their parishe
in the care - giving professions.24
In the Los Angeles area, for several years, small groups of clergymen met with consultants supplied by the community mental health centers to discuss counseling relationships in their parishe
In the Los Angeles area, for several years,
small groups of clergymen
met with consultants supplied by the community mental health centers to discuss counseling relationships
in their parishe
in their parishes.
I concur with George Webber's conviction that a congregation
in mission «will make basic provision for its members to
meet in small groups (as well as corporate worship), not as a sidelight or option for those who like it, but as a normative part of its life.
These
small groups usually
meet in people's homes once a week for a ten - week period, discussing such topics as how to change consumption habits, build community and transform work.
Return
in your thoughts to where you're presently
meeting, and share whatever you experienced with your spouse (or
small group).!
Each week five different
small groups in the congregation
meet to discuss the passage of Scripture for the sermon two Sundays hence and to explore how the Faith congregation walks the streets of that passage today.