Comments on: Is your system working?

By: Ben Reed

Ben Reed — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:18:33 +0000

Randy,
Thanks for the comment. Glad it triggered some ideas for you. This was a post I did back in February, but that I revisited recently, and so I put out a Tweet about it. Here's the follow-up post I did, also back in February:
http://www.benreed.net/index.php/2009/02/23/gospe…

By: Randy Kinnick

Randy Kinnick — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:27:16 +0000

Ben,

Thanks for asking yourself the hard questions and being willing to continuously evaluate what you're doing and how it is working. This post actually triggered some ideas for me as I lead our Lifegroup ministry into its second year. God's blessings to your continued ministry. I'll look forward to reading your next post.

Randy

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By: Luke

Luke — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:26:18 +0000

Thanks for blogging about this issue. I would love to talk to you more about how you are encouraging small group community in your church. We at Covenant Eyes are very interested in helping churches do this!

I noticed that your church is offering Covenant Eyes to those who need it as a part of your sermon series. Would you be interested in writing up a guest post for our blog about that?

Luke Gilkerson
Internet Community Manager
CovenantEyes.com

By: Randi

Randi — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:28:52 +0000

really enjoyed this post, thank you!

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By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 18:58:59 +0000

GREAT POST…Yes we are on staff together ad I have thought through this…I know he has heard the gospel in numerous ways. I think he just started asking the right questions. Religion goes a long way to block the work of the Holy Spirit. With this said we have to make sure that we are helping people hear the gospel in different ways in very environment. You never know when the Holy Spirit is going to bust though the layers of resistance and speak to a person’s heart!

Thanks Ben…

By: Leslie Oden

Leslie Oden — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:45:20 +0000

Dear Ben,
We begin Community Groups this Sunday at Crossroads, so your post about what really matters in the context of small groups was perfectly timed. If we succeed at creating warm social environments, teaching life skills, and building friendships, but fail to help attenders connect with Christ, we fall far short of God’s desire for small groups. Thanks so much for this timely word, and for being transparent about your concerns.

Leslie Oden
Community Groups Pastor
Crossroads Community Church

By: Matthew L. Kelley

Matthew L. Kelley — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:13:26 +0000

OK, fair enough, but do you know for sure that his small group isn’t dealing with those questions? The fact that he’s asking them now doesn’t mean he’s just started asking them. Questions like why Jesus died are so significant that one should always be sitting with them. Don’t assume that because he hasn’t come to an answer (as if we could ever fully understand such things) he hasn’t been dealing with the question for a while now.