Small Group World

07.20.10

Tweets That Remind Us, Restore Us, Redeem Us, Protect Us

I've learned that a few sentences can make a major difference in someone's life. This is one of the reasons I chose to become a twitter fanatic about a year ago. Since then I've been tweeting a thought or statement for pastors about five times a week. Some of you have mentioned that these have been enlightening or reminders to you of things you knew but had forgotten. Some have even let me know that a tweet protected them from a poor choice or from getting into a dangerous situation. Today I've listed some of these. Feel free to use them as conversation starters or in talks that you're doing. One of the things I learned was that using one of these tweets to sum up a point I was making when preaching was very effective. It seems people really like to write these kinds of phrases down.

Thanks to many of you for following my tweets on twitter. I'm praying they will help you as much as they do me. It seems that every time I write one of these short blurbs I am reminded of some weakness, flaw, or a goal that I haven't been giving my full attention to.

While most of these are written to small group leaders or pastors, they will be helpful to anyone working with, leading, or teaching other followers of Christ.

Also… If you would like to get future tweets and you already have a twitter account just choose to follow my tweeting by clicking on the "follow me on twitter" statement on the right margin of this blog post.

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If you want your small group members to be healed model "sin confession." James 5:16
Obstinate small group members are conversational parasites devouring synergy.
Authentic Christian community is a delicacy every believer deserves a taste of daily.
A healthy conversational bible study allows many perspectives to circle the runway but only truth to land.
If spiritual growth is the goal... Promote reading the bible before the hottest Christian author.
Conflict as well as Forgiveness takes place when courageous people are honest with one another.
Community is the pathway to peace. Isolationism is the gateway to guilt.
Every book in the bible was written to, for, or about COMMUNITY. We were not created for INDIVIDUALITY.
Church is anywhere believers are gathered, not the building where believers gather.
Great decision makers get counsel from those who have already been forced to make the same decision.
If you want to be transformed you have to be transparent.
Small group members need not judge one another. Imperfect people are everywhere, just look in the mirror.
A small group experiencing conflict is on the verge of greatness.
The most effective way to give wise counsel is to ask a series of wise questions.
Aloneness is a sure path to possible wrongdoing.