What's the Point? By Bill Tenny-Brittian We were asked recently to revisit some of the basics of what it takes to grow/transform a church. Recently I attended a church that has plateaued in
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By Bill Tenny-Brittian There's a new "craze" in the world of church leadership development called "Peer Coaching." Although peer coaching isn't really "new," there's been renewed interest in it because of the inability of
By Bill Tenny-Brittian One of the most disheartening thing I've noticed in most church's small group programs is the lack of life-changing that goes on. The vast majority of the participants who attend small
One of the key issues facing most children’s ministry today is the environment in which the teaching takes place. Most dying churches have what I call “stale environments.” Kids are expected to enter
by Bill Tenny-Brittian Many church leaders give coaching a try. They've read and heard about the new wave of leadership development through effective coaching and so they decide to implement it in their context.
Often I get a question about the difference between a small group and a non-small group (what I call a "Class" and so on). I tend to differentiate between these groups based primarily
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