Summary: If you expect the people in your group to be "normal," you're in for a big surprise. If you hope to build close-knit community with other …
Warning! What Nobody Tells You About Joining A Small GroupRead More

Category: Small Groups Tags: christian community, conflict by Michael Fleming
Summary: If you expect the people in your group to be "normal," you're in for a big surprise. If you hope to build close-knit community with other …
Warning! What Nobody Tells You About Joining A Small GroupRead More
Category: Small Groups Tags: christian community, church lifestyle by Michael Fleming
Summary: The FACTS model allows groups to take stock of where they're at in their development as they journey through the phases of freedom, …
An Easy Way to Understand Small Group Development & Where Things Go Wrong (& Right)Read More

Category: Small Groups Tags: belonging, christian community, individualism, small groups by Michael Fleming
Small groups of people that decide to meet together around a common purpose always start off with excitement. It's the excitement of the anticipation …
5 Common Reasons Why Church Small Groups Don’t WorkRead More
Category: Church Structure & Order Tags: christian community, church lifestyle, family, giving and receiving by Michael Fleming
Summary: The apostle Paul pointed out 4 major characteristics of healthy families in his writings in the New Testament - affection, unity, sharing …
4 Sure Signs You’re Part of a Healthy Church FamilyRead More
Category: Church Structure & Order Tags: christian community, conflict, family by Michael Fleming
Summary: Although not socially acceptable, Jesus prioritized God's family over his physical family. Disciples of Jesus do the same. In the last …
Category: Church Structure & Order Tags: belonging, christian community, church lifestyle by Michael Fleming
Summary: A Christian's spiritual brothers and sisters are supposed to be the most important relationships in their life. But to understand what that …
What Should a Christian’s Most Important Relationships Be?Read More
Category: Church Structure & Order Tags: christian community, church lifestyle, individualism by Michael Fleming
Summary: Humans were designed to operate in the context of family. American culture has abandoned this mindset. Until family (physical and …
3 Critical Life Decisions You Shouldn’t Make Without Your ChurchRead More

Category: Church Structure & Order Tags: christian community, conflict, discipleship, individualism by Michael Fleming
Summary: Kingdom community is the soil in which discipleship should take place. It's hard to find Kingdom community in an individualistic …
Why Doesn’t Life-Altering Discipleship Happen Much?Read More
Category: Godly Relationships Tags: belonging, christian community, church lifestyle by Michael Fleming
Summary: The environments where Kingdom community can naturally emerge have been mostly eliminated from where people spend most of their time. If we …
1 Missing Component Crucial to Growing Kingdom CommunityRead More
Category: Godly Relationships Tags: belonging, christian community, organic church by Michael Fleming
Summary: For healthy community to emerge among a group of people (church, small group, neighborhood, whaetever), members have to learn appropriate …
How To Carefully Manage Church & Small Group ConnectionsRead More
