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You Can’t Feed Students If You’re Not Getting Fed

One of the amazing things I have noticed about teenagers is how perceptive they are, when they want to be. I make this point because I think as a leader of a high school small group, I can’t preach to...

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Taking time to slow down

Question: When you have a full plate and you need to slow down, rest and reconnect with God, how do you do it? Matt:  When I know I need to take a step back from life and from everything going on and...

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Good Example or a Great Example

Tonight I had a phone call from the mom of one of my high school small group students. During the conversation she thanked me for being a good example for her son. After the call was over I began to...

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Helping students communicate with God

When Steven and I plan our blog posts for the week the only day we plan out a topic is Monday. That’s a post he and I write together. The rest of the week we split who is going to write on which day...

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Small Groups / Big Miracles

My high school small group meeting had a twist to it tonight. The students are now leading the group. I said I was going to start turning their group over to them and tonight I did it. I was proud of...

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Keeping structure over summer (and other long breaks)

In my life, structure is my friend. It’s predictable, consistent and I never have to worry about things changing or being out of place. In my stage of life (and for our students), this structure comes...

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Connecting with God on a deeper level

One of the best things we can teach students and model for them is to connect with God every day. I’m constantly preaching to my high school small group guys about the importance of a quiet time every...

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Daily connection with God

One of the things that Steven and I both strive for is a daily connection with God. It’s not always easy and a lot of times I have to be very intentional about having a daily connection and quiet time...

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Following up with Follow-Up

Steven: I’ll be the first to admit that follow up is not one of the things I’m best at. Even knowing how important it is, it is not something that comes naturally to me. This year I’ve put an effort...

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Quiet Time Cheat Sheet

Last night in my junior high small group we did an experiential lesson with the boys. We have been talking about having a quiet time since we started the group this year, but we wanted to walk through...

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