var fbShare = {url: ‘http://www.benreed.net/index.php/2010/03/05/leader-recruitment/’,size:’large’} Beware of placing such stringent restrictions on potential new leaders that you crowd out great individuals who can, and will, grow.
What are your requirement for small group leadership?

var fbShare = {url: ‘http://www.benreed.net/index.php/2010/03/01/shouyld-i-kick-them-out-of-my-group/’,size:’large’} Should you kick someone out of your group if you find out they’re attending another church?
I’ve run into this question myself.  A group leader approaches me and says, “Can I invite ______…he goes to another church, but…”  Or a group member approaches me and says, “My good friend goes [...]

var fbShare = {url: ‘http://www.benreed.net/index.php/2010/02/16/meet-brent-moore/’,size:’large’} Looking back over my life, I can count a couple of people that I invested in, and saw spiritual growth growth.  But it’s very few of those people who I can say, in return, invested in me.
Brent Moore and I have been friends since middle school.  Our friendship started [...]

var fbShare = {url: ‘http://www.benreed.net/index.php/2010/02/15/9-ways-to-increase-your-twitter-influence/’,size:’large’} Perform a Google Search for “How to Increase your Twitter Follwers” and you get plenty of websites/services to follow.
Many of these are services, where you opt in to following 10 people then auto-following everybody else back, guarantee that you’ll have 20,000 Twitter followers in 30 days.
Others give ways to [...]

var fbShare = {url: ‘http://www.benreed.net/index.php/2010/02/10/alan-danielson/’,size:’large’} Is your church looking to hire a lead pastor?
Do you know of a church looking to hire one?
I’m doing some legwork for you (or them).  Here is an interview with a friend of mine, Alan Danielson.
Ever felt like God called you and equipped you to do something…yet the opportunity [...]

var fbShare = {url: ‘http://www.benreed.net/index.php/2010/02/02/go-vols/’,size:’large’} Though I could write for days and days on the University of Tennessee Volunteers, that’s not what this post is about.
I’m writing this post to thank the great volunteers that we have at Grace Community Church.
You see, each and every week, we have to set up and tear down [...]

var fbShare = {url: ‘http://www.benreed.net/index.php/2010/01/25/throw-that-bathwater-out/’,size:’large’} Whether you’re a church leader, a business leader, a small group leader, or the leader of a local gang, you should constantly evaluate your system.
We just had a small groups launch yesterday at Grace Community Church.  10 new small groups launched, with over 150 people committing to joining new [...]

var fbShare = {url: ‘http://www.benreed.net/index.php/2010/01/20/i-lost-my-voice-and-so-did-you/’,size:’large’} I lost my voice on Sunday, and still haven’t been able to get it back. I’m able to squeak out a whisper most of the time, but that’s about all I’ve got.
Why is it that people feel the need to speak softly to me now? As if [...]

var fbShare = {url: ‘http://www.benreed.net/index.php/2010/01/11/operate-like-a-pro/’,size:’large’} Whether you’re a professional or not, you can operate like one.
I meet with people a lot.  A whole lot!
Invariably, lots of folks have to reschedule.  And I love it when they let me know beforehand.
I was supposed to meet with Rick Howerton today in Nashville (about a 45 minute [...]

var fbShare = {url: ‘http://www.benreed.net/index.php/2009/11/30/sign-your-name-on-the-bathroom-wall/’,size:’large’} I was at a national discount superstore recently, and noticed this sign in the bathroom:

I love the idea that proposed: if this bathroom’s not as clean as the one in your home, then there’s a problem.  The only thing wrong with the sign: neither the store manager, nor the [...]