What a great week on the blog! So many of you are tweeting and referring to daily posts you found meaningful – thanks for that. It’s helping others to find the blog and get signed up.

I’ve pulled together some blog posts from trusted sources you might want to take a look at over the weekend. I hope you’ll find them helpful as you continue to lead a group, or your church’s Bible study ministry.

Shoulder to shoulder,

Ken Braddy

Blog Posts You Might Like:

• 4 questions groups should ask about prayer requests
• 3 common ways leaders miscommunicate
• 6 content landmines for church newsletters
• 5 ways to get your Sunday School ready for a great Fall
• 3 ways to deploy group members in ministry
• Take a break from social media and talk face-to-face

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Welcome aboard to another 80 new blog subscribers! I’m thankful you found the blog and decided to follow it.

Fridays are for giving you some links to trusted content from friends and colleagues. I hope you’ll have time this weekend to read through a few posts.

Shoulder to shoulder,

Ken Braddy

Blog Posts You Might Like 

• 4 keys to keeping your group energized this summer
• 5 reasons why stability is bad for a church
• 4 characteristics of a great message
• 3-2-1 gospel presentation – a simple way to share 
• 2 questions on change
• 5 signs you have a serious culture problem

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Welcome aboard to a lot of new subscribers over the past few weeks! I’m glad you’re following the blog, and Fridays are set aside for “hot links” – some posts from others on the topics of leadership, Sunday School, and small groups.

I hope you’ll enjoy reading and/or listening to these posts over the weekend, and perhaps early next week as we experience the July 4 holiday.

Shoulder to shoulder,

Ken

Blog Posts You Might Like:

• 6 steps for creating a teacher training program
• The power of silence in a small group
• 6 vacation goals for a leader
• Are you a better leader or a manager?
• 4 problems with a squeaky wheel approach to ministry

Podcasts You Might Like:

• A brief history of the Sunday School movement (a Groups Matter podcast featuring friend David Francis, Director of Sunday School at LifeWay) – you’ll love what you’ll learn about Sunday School as a 300 year old disciple-making movement centered on kids
• Summer ideas for your small group (that’s me on the Groups Matter podcast talking about how to take advantage of the “summer slumps”)
• Why so many churches are too busy

This past week I spoke with dozens of church leaders at the annual SBC meeting in Phoenix, AZ. The temperature was hot, and it approached 120 degrees by the time we left for home! Those who choose to live in Phoenix are tough! The city was a great host to the 2017 annual meeting of Southern Baptists.

Here are some links to other articles and posts from trusted sources around the web. I hope you’ll find them helpful to you as you continue to lead a Bible study group, or your church’s overall groups ministry.  I even included a podcast link to an episode I recently taped for the Groups Matter Podcast. I hope you’ll enjoy listening to it, and to my “radio voice” as some have described it.

Blessings,

Ken Braddy

BLOG POSTS YOU MIGHT LIKE

• 20 relics of church past
• How leaders can encourage cooperation on a team
• Should groups stop for the summer?
• 4 activities for groups this summer

PODCASTS YOU MIGHT LIKE

• Summer ideas for small groups (how to maintain momentum during “summer slumps”) – this is me on the Groups Matter Podcast, Episode #43

I had high hopes for my Nashville Predators last night, but Pittsburgh is hanging tough – now on to game 6 this weekend! I’m still hopeful we’ll come back, win on home ice Sunday, then win the Stanley Cup in Pittsburgh next week. Go Preds!

I trust you’ve had a great week. Welcome aboard to many new subscribers to the blog this week – I’m amazed that you continue to find the blog through Google searches or word-of-mouth, and I appreciate all of you who Tweet and/or re-post content to your social media sites!

Here are some posts from trusted sources around the web. I hope you’ll find these people’s thoughts helpful as you lead and shepherd your group or your church’s group’s ministry!

Shoulder to shoulder,

Ken Braddy

Blog Posts You Might Like:

• 4 activities for your group this summer
• Don’t waste your summer
• 5 things to do when things aren’t going well
• 6 attitudes that kill evangelism in the church
• What does your attitude toward the President say about your faith?

Podcasts You Might Like:

• Why so many churches are too busy

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I hope you’ve had a great week in the Lord. I’d like to say “welcome aboard” to all of you who have just recently subscribed to the blog.

Today’s hotlinks include links to trusted content from friends and colleagues. I hope you enjoy reading some of these over the weekend.

Thanks for following my blog. Every day the posts go out to several thousand people, and blog posts often get shared in social media. Thanks to those of you who re-tweet or re-post them in Facebook. You’re helping others find the blog!

Shoulder to shoulder,

Ken Braddy

Blog Posts You Might Like:

• How to deal with conflict in your group
• Using questions in a godly way
• 7 reasons leaders quit your organization
• 5 reasons why stability is bad for a church
• Watching your spiritual diet

Podcasts you Might Like:

• When to pull the plug on a ministry (and other audience questions)

I hope you’ve had a great week. I spent 3 days leading part of a Pastor’s Essentials Conference sponsored by LifeWay Christian Resources. The team met with a group of pastors in central Mississippi and had a wonderful time talking, training, and discussing how to become better disciple-makers in our churches. I’d like to welcome aboard many of those pastors who’ve subscribed to the blog this week!

Here are some hot links for your weekend reading. These are from friends and colleagues I trust to speak truth about church leadership, Bible study groups, and other topics that may be important to you and your church. Happy reading, and thanks as always for supporting and following this blog!

Shoulder to shoulder,

Ken Braddy

BlOG POSTS YOU MAY LIKE:

• 3 levels of community in groups (by David Francis, LifeWay’s Sunday School Director)
• Encouraging those who never or rarely attend to engage daily with the Bible (by Dr. Dwayne McCrary, team leader for LifeWay’s Explore The Bible…and a group leader, too!)
• 8 essential items for your church’s FAQ page (from Dr. Thom Rainer’s blog)
• 8 signs your church may be closing soon
• 6 keys to building a bridge to someone (by Dr. Lynn Pryor, team leader for LifeWay’s Bible Studies For Life series…and a group leader, too!)
• 5 questions to help Millennials grow into leadership (from friend Dr. Ron Edmonson’s blog)

PODCASTS YOU MAY LIKE:

• How churches can break growth barriers