by Adriana Howard | Feb 14, 2018 | Misc
It’s no secret that kids and students are always watching us. You know it. I know it. We also know that kids and students model what they see. It’s the whole monkey see monkey do, right? The idea of watch and learn is useful when you’re intentionally trying to teach...
by Steph Whitacre | Jan 24, 2018 | Make It Personal, Misc, Students
Inspired by The Art of Group Talk: How to Lead Better Conversations with Teenage Girls, I decided to start 2018 with an emphasis on praying for my few. I’ve always prayed for my girls, but usually in a haphazard way using general terms or painstakingly trying to...
by Guest Writer | Nov 30, 2017 | Misc
Every time we turn on the TV or get on Facebook, it’s easy to see how broken our world is. Even if we’re not looking for it, we hear story after story of hate and evil in our world. It is easy to get caught up in it. And it’s easy to forget that we...
by Guest Writer | Mar 2, 2016 | Misc
Think back to one of your favorite weeks with your few. Chances are you remember it because it was one of those special weeks when things were hitting on all cylinders. Your sweet kids walked in with angelic faces and big smiles (complete with a few missing teeth)....
by Elle Campbell | Nov 10, 2015 | Elementary, Misc, Preschool, Students
If you’ve been a small group leader for more than five seconds, you know that, sometimes, leading a small group of kids or teenagers can be—well, a challenge. You signed up to be a small group leader, but some days it feels like your title should actually be something...
by Barbara Graves | May 6, 2014 | Misc
One of the foundational roles of a small group leader is to partner with parents. Often we think of this as only what we do outside of class time. We text a parent to say we’re praying for them and their child that day. Or we send a card to let parents know we care...
