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		<title>Small group meetings&#8230;online</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A friend in ministry targeting missional work showed me a great website recently that allows for a number of different uses, with one intriguing one being a small group setting. This got me to thinking, let&#8217;s take a men&#8217;s discipleship group.  Calendars can be difficult, the meeting places not always convenitent, but check this out, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creating New Small Group Units&#8230;painful!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:18:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the best ways that we&#8217;ve been told (and I have experienced) new growth can happen in small groups is by making new units. But wow, it is painful!  Why? 1.  It is the birth of a new group.  Anything containing the word birth probably has a painful element to it! 2.  If you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dual Sunday School preparation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:42:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Griffin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So you&#8217;re starting multiple Sunday Schools.  Great!  This is an excellent way to use your facility wisely and fully.  Here are some things that helped me on this journey a few years back: 1.  Communicate often and clearly.  If you have business meetings, use them as a time to communicate and affirm this new expansion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Emerging, Emergent&#8230;Tomayto, Tomahto?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:42:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Griffin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few days ago, I was asked if I could explain the emerging church movement.  Not an easy thing.  As a matter of fact, this timely question has forced me to really think through this realm (though I am about a decade late!)  In my mind, I have clustered the missional, emerging, post-modern discussion together, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reasons for leading a conference.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Griffin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This time of year is generally the time in ministry for leader conferences to occur, firing up leaders, casting vision, and setting the pace in Sunday School small group work.  So why lead one? 1.  Leading/teaching a conference tracks with the old saying that you have really learned something when you can teach it.  Trust [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small Groups on Mission</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:44:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Griffin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, there is nothing like being in the cool of the mountains of New Mexico.  Add to that an added bonus of a good conference and that is much like chocolate and peanut butter coming together! Last week I attended a Sunday School Conference at Glorieta led by LifeWay staff.  Ed Stetzer challenged us to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Easy Sunday School Training Tools</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2007 18:08:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Griffin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you looking for some user friendly, clear, and purposeful training resources for your Sunday School Leaders?  Check out these: 1.  Sunday School Done Right by Allan Taylor.  He is the Minister of Ed at First Woodstock, GA.  He is certainly fired up about Sunday School. 2.  Power Up Your Sunday School by Bob Mayfield, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Revealing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2007 03:51:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Griffin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, a colleague directed me to a most interesting site.  Willow Creek Church in Chicago recently spent considerable time and effort to really take a hard look at the growth of the people they lead.  It has helped me in a number of ways, like, am I currently thinking about where people are in their maturity with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dual Sunday Schools: Schedule</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2007 12:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Griffin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you move to a dual Sunday School schedule, here are some time schedules I have seen work: 9:30 SS/Worship, 11:00 SS/Worship (30 Minute Window for turnover/fellowship) 8:15 Worship, 9:30 SS/Worship, 11:00 SS/Worship (8:15 added to allow more space in 11:00 Worship service) 8:00 SS/Worship, 9:15 SS/Worship, 10:45 SS/Worship (Heaviest schedule I have been a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dual Sunday Schools: Space</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2007 12:31:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Griffin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If your ministry uses Sunday School for small group ministry, then space will be an issue for you.  One way to easily make room on your campus for more Sunday School space is to meet multiple hours.  Keep these principles in mind as you move forward in planning for multiple Sunday School hours: 1.  Take [...]]]></description>
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