In today's episode, we are kicking off a new series that has been a repeat for us for the last couple of years. It's called "The Leader's Toolbox," and we are once again going to get really practical and tactical by diving into three topics that every group leader needs to gain proficiency around, starting with our first topic of responding to care needs.

In this episode, we are wrapping up our series "The Right Stuff—3 Qualities of an Engaged Small Group Leader" with a conversation about transparency. We do a disservice to the people we love and lead when we try to pretend that everything is OK when we know that it is not. This is going to be our topic today. 

In this episode, we continue our series "The Right Stuff—3 Qualities of Engaged Small Group Leaders" by looking at the second characteristic of engaged small group leaders: the ability to be welcoming. As the saying goes, "You never get a second chance to make a first impression," which is why it is so important to develop into a welcoming leader from the start.

In this episode, we are kicking off a new series we are calling "The Right Stuff—3 Qualities of an Engaged Small Group Leader." Over the next several episodes, we will discuss qualities that are vital to success as a small group leader, starting with our first quality: being a curious listener.

In today's episode, we are concluding our series "Adventures in Missing the Point" with one last conversation around a topic that is probably the epitome of this series. The topic is Spiritual Gifts, and joining us for this conversation is Dr. Israel Steinmetz. He is currently the Academic Dean and on the Faculty of the Bible Seminary located right here in Katy, TX. 

In today's episode, we are continuing our series called “Adventures in Missing the Point” where we have been looking at topics in ministry where we are prone to get so focused on the details that we miss the point. When it comes to this issue, In particular, we definitely have missed the trees for the forest. What issue would that be? It’s the topic of women in ministry, which has been in the news a lot recently. Today, we are going to see how we can approach this topic and not get lost in the details. Joining us for this conversation is Tyler Moffat. Tyler serves as the Associate Teaching Pastor at Grace Fellowship in Katy, TX.

In today's episode, we are kicking off a new series called "Adventures in Missing the Point." During this series, we are going to look at three issues in the church today that we are prone to get so caught up in the details that we miss the point! Also, these three topics are where we have some of our sharpest disagreements, hence the problem of getting so lost in the details that we lose or forget the mission. Joining us for this conversation is Will Tucker, who currently serves as the Executive Director of the Vine Uganda, but prior to that, he was the Small Groups Pastor at Parkway Fellowship for seven years.

In today's episode, we conclude our walk through the Book of James by looking for "Practical Wisdom for Today" one last time. To help us do that, we welcome Andrew Trausch, who currently serves as the Young Adult & Missions Pastor at Parkway Fellowship.

In today's episode, we are continuing our journey through the book of James. We have been talking about "Practical Wisdom for Today," which is the title of the series we are currently in. Conflict is our topic today, as James chapter 4 is all about how we need to adopt an attitude of surrender so that we can begin to approach conflict with peace. Joining us on this episode is Greg Hutton, who currently serves as the Connections Coordinator at our North Katy Location, where he oversees all of Sunday morning volunteers. 

In today's episode, we continue our series "Practical Wisdom for Today" and are in chapter 3 of James. This chapter is all about our speech and the way that we talk to each other. To help us dig deeper into this chapter, our guest today is no stranger to this podcast. His name is Will Tucker and he is the former co-host of this program.