Welcome to Episode 3 of our 2nd Season of the Real Life Groups Leadership Podcast! In this episode Chris Short is joined by his wife Sara Short as co-host for our conversation about Mentoring. We have two seasoned Mentors in the room – Randy and Debbi McEnespy. Randy has been an elder at Real Life […]
This month on the Real Life Groups Leadership Podcast, our host Chris Short sits down with Fred Bosse’ (Groups Team Leader – Post Falls Campus) and Christian Putman (Groups Pastor – CDA Campus) to talk about how often, and why, the Bible refers to leaders as shepherds, and what does that mean to us today? […]
Episode 1: Communion In Episode One of our new podcast, Lance Wigton – Communication Director at Real Life Ministries, and Jim Putman – Senior Pastor at Real Life Ministries, come together to discuss the element of Communion. What does the Bible say about it and why do we offer it every week at Real Life? […]
If you missed the “Retirement will Kill you Faster” conference with Dr. Wes Beavis when he was here at Real Life Ministries, you can now watch the recording of the main session. In this session, Dr. Wes Beavis gives some surprising statistics on why the current retirement model is not working, and is in fact […]
Welcome to Season 2 of the Real Life Groups Leadership Podcast! We are kicking off this season with an episode about curriculum and resources – what do we have available and how do you choose what is best for your group? Our host Chris Short – Executive Pastor at Real Life Ministries is joined this […]
In Episode One of our new podcast, Lance Wigton – Communication Director at Real Life Ministries, and Jim Putman – Senior Pastor at Real Life Ministries, come together to discuss the element of Communion. What does the Bible say about it and why do we offer it every week at Real Life? Download the show […]
In this, our tenth episode of the Groups Leadership Podcast, Chris Short: Real Life Executive Pastor is joined once again by Sara Short from our Women’s Discipleship Team with the Post Falls Campus – and Evan Meske one of our Groups Pastors, also with our Post Falls Campus. This trio of friends (two are spouses […]
Today’s topic is 5 Keys to Starting Well. With many years combined experiences in leading and working with small groups, we have seen a few things that help groups succeed – in this podcast we are sharing 5 key things that we have found to be helpful in either starting or restarting a group well. Cory […]
In this episode our host Chris Short sits down with Sara Short (Women’s Discipleship Leader) and Shannon Kay (Women’s Team Leader) who are both on staff at the Real Life Post Falls Campus. They are covering the topic of Host Homes and Childcare, and the things that impact the environment of a small group. Some […]
The two newest members to the Post Falls Adult Ministries Team, Andy Ubert and Riley Shields, talk with Chris Short today about some of the different stages and season that come up in a small group. A leader should have a good awareness of how these things can affect the dynamics and plans of a […]
In this episode Chris Short (Real Life Executive Pastor) sits down to have a conversation with Blake Whiteman (Real Life Cda Campus Pastor) and Travis Anderson (Real Life Small Group Leader) regarding what it looks like to take Discipleship outside the circle of a small group. Sometimes the time group members spend together outside of […]
Companion Podcasts (In these podcasts Jim goes deeper into each week of The Disciple’s Journey Workbook ) Introduction Jim’s introduction to his workbook, The Disciple’s Journey. He defines some of the terms used in the workbook and what the journey looks like. Watch Leader’s Guide Jim does a quick overview of The Disciple’s Journey Leader’s […]
This month Chris Short (Executive Team Leader) sits down with Heather Dalton (Women’s Discipleship Leader, Post Falls Campus) and Evan Meske (Groups Pastor, Post Falls Campus) to talk about asking great questions – a very helpful topic for someone leading a small group discussion! Heather and Evan are part of the Post Falls Campus team […]
This month Chris Short is joined by Derek Dalton – Real Life Post Falls Campus Groups Pastor, and Wayne Burnham – Real Life Hayden Campus Groups Pastor, and they discuss how, when and why we as leaders should be prepared to deal with any conflict that might arise in and around our small groups. Some […]
In this episode of the Real Life Groups Leadership Podcast, host Chris Short is joined by Real Life Ministries Post Falls Groups Team Leader Fred Bosse’, and Shannon Kay – Real Life Ministries Post Falls Women’s Team Leader. They are talking today about some of the things that can (unintentionally) ruin a small group. The […]
Episode 2: Strengthening the Marriages in your Small Group In this episode of the Real Life Group Leadership Podcast, host Chris Short welcomes Bill Krause – Real Life Family Pastor and Sara Short – Groups Team Leader at the Post Falls Campus. Their discussion is centered on how you, as a Small Group Leader, can […]