by Guest Writer | Mar 3, 2016 | Move Them Out, Partner with Parents, Preschool
As a mom and now grandparent the SGL has become gold to me! I have seen leaders young and old pour out their love, support and presence into the lives of my grandkids week after week, month after month and even year after year! I have observed them showing up at...
by Danielle Schneller | Feb 16, 2015 | Partner with Parents, Preschool
Can we really expect a 4-year-old to recite the memory verse two hours after he heard it in your small group on Sunday morning? Can we expect a 2-year-old to properly pronounce all of those words so that Mom and Dad understand what she is saying? Yes and, well, yes—at...
by Kenny Conley | Jan 21, 2014 | Create A Safe Place, Elementary
One of your primary functions as a small group leader is to create a safe place for your few. A place of safety sets the stage for a trusting relationship that can last for many years. However, I’m not talking about the kind of environment where kids open up and...
by Guest Writer | Dec 6, 2013 | Partner with Parents, Students
Dear Small Group Leader, I used to know everything there was to know about parenting . . . until I become one. It’s an old line, and incredibly overused. But it’s still true. There’s nothing like the responsibility of raising a child into adulthood to bring out every...
by Barbara Graves | Sep 16, 2013 | Be Present, Preschool
Time. We know a lot about time. It flies. It heals. Time is short. You only have a very measured amount of it. One thing is for certain in the world of preschoolers: time doesn’t stop. We live in a world that is on the fast-track. Marketing companies have convinced us...
