Rick Howerton was our guest speaker for RE:GROUP in February of this year. We weren't able to get to all the questions during the Q&A, so he graciously agreed to answer them by phone. Use the link below to hear Rick's responses to your questions! The audio is only about 20 minutes long, and topics addressed … Continue reading Interview with Rick Howerton
Provide Thanksgiving Meals for those in Need
Your group is needed to help provide several hundred Thanksgiving meals for families who would otherwise go without! Use this shopping list to purchase designated items and return to the PV office by Nov. 21. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP Contact Geria Tyson with questions (gtyson@pleasantvalley.org 781-5959 ext.321). Shopping List: (Click here to download printable … Continue reading Provide Thanksgiving Meals for those in Need
myPV
How Do I Manage My Group? Church Community Builder (CCB) is a web-based church management system used by PV, commonly referred to as myPV. You will be able to handle group communication, maintain a group calendar of events, upload important files to be available to all group members, record and track attendance through meeting … Continue reading myPV
Have the First Meeting
You’re ready to launch your group, but are you ready to lead the first meeting? First impressions carry a lot of weight, so this first meeting will begin to set the expectation for people going forward. Here’s a few important tips and a sample schedule to help make your first meeting a great success. Know … Continue reading Have the First Meeting
Family Worship Weekends: No Children’s Groups Meeting
Because the makeup of every group is different, we try not to dictate across-the-board whether or not on-campus Community Groups will meet. Depending on how the calendar falls, outside of the Easter and Christmas holidays, there are only three other times a year that we have "Family Worship Weekends" (i.e. regular children's groups do not meet)... Easter Memorial … Continue reading Family Worship Weekends: No Children’s Groups Meeting
Lead Your Group Differently This Summer!
Summer is here! The kids are almost out of school, vacations are drawing near, the days are longer, and usually any semblance of “routine” goes out the window. Your group will NOT be immune to it! Most leaders tend to respond one of two ways: either cling more tightly to your usual group routines and patterns, … Continue reading Lead Your Group Differently This Summer!
Get Out of the Summer Slump
Seasonal transitions can be tough, and group dynamics are certainly not exempt. The Summer comes with it's own challenges to group life, but as we move into the Fall, a good group leader will use this season as an opportunity to refocus on the direction and expectations for the group. To help you plot the spiritual … Continue reading Get Out of the Summer Slump
Family Camp Opportunity
What if you could share a whole weekend with your Community Group in a context unlike any other you've likely experienced before?! PV Family Camp is just such an opportunity to build deeper relationships with your Community Group. Look at it as an annual turn-key retreat weekend that could be catalytic in helping establish some … Continue reading Family Camp Opportunity
Politics According to Scripture
WOULD JESUS BE A REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT? This question has been not only posed, but arguments made for either answer by advocates on both sides of the political divide. Is that even the right question though? Going back to the birth of the church, believers have struggled and engaged in different ways with the underlying … Continue reading Politics According to Scripture
How to Study a Book of the Bible
- Thank you to Dr. Al Bean, PV Community Group leader and retired Old Testament professor, for major contributions to this resource. The Bible is made up of sixty-six books, each with its own author, time and place of writing, and purpose.* So, studying the Bible book-by-book allows us to see the diversity of God’s … Continue reading How to Study a Book of the Bible
