Create Opportunities to Experience Personal Ministry
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The Third-and-a-Half Hurt
Friday May 1, 2020 | Orange LeadersWhen we Create a Safe Place, we keep confidential what our few say in small group. The exception is the 3 hurts: when a student is hurting someone, when someone is hurting a student, or when a student is thinking of self-harm. But we all know that the situations and contexts our students struggle through […] Read more
Sleeping Under the Table
Friday May 1, 2020 | Steph WhitacreEarly in our marriage, my husband Tim and I decided we wanted our home to be more than just our own space. Chuck Bomar, one of the authors of The Slow Fade, teaches that one of the signs of true community is when people are so comfortable and familiar in another person’s home they know where their […] Read more
Deleting Digital Drama
Friday May 1, 2020 | Orange LeadersDrama is a part of every person’s life . . . especially teenagers. In the past, drama was easy to spot—it happened face to face and everyone knew who said what. But with the rise of the Internet and social media, drama has found its place in the digital world. Digital drama, more commonly known […] Read more
What To Do If You Have A Bad Co-Leader
Friday May 1, 2020 | CJ PalmerMost of the time, having a co-leader is awesome. It’s awesome to have someone else walking through the SGL experience with you. It’s awesome to have someone you can silently laugh with when a kid says something ridiculous during group. And it’s awesome to have someone you can rely on when you can’t make it […] Read more
Your Very First Conversation with a Student with Special Needs
Friday May 1, 2020 | Orange LeadersOf course, I can add another student to my few. Sure, I’d love to come meet her. After two steps, I pull up short. With my heart in my throat and my mind racing, I realize I have no idea what to do next. Waiting at the door is a lovely girl with special needs […] Read more
You Might be a High School GIRLS SGL if…
Friday May 1, 2020 | Adriana HowardSmall group leaders are a wonderful—and wonderfully peculiar—brand of people. If you’ve spent time, man hours, blood, sweat, tears, more tears and sometimes more blood as a student ministry GIRLS small group leader, congratulations. You are among the proud and few! Coincidentally, you are also probably among these people! You might be a High School […] Read more
