In this final episode of season 2, our Host Chris Short has a candid conversation with Evan Meske and Fred Bosse’ as they discuss some effective strategies for branching a small group. They emphasize that you can either branch well, or branch quickly, you can’t do both. Some of the topics they cover in this […]
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 […]
Click HERE to download a PDF of the Sample Small Group Template Click HERE to view the archive of our Sample Small Group Templates Jesus Is… (Week 1) | Jesus is God December 5th & 8th, 2024 WELCOME PROMPT: Let’s start by sharing one way you’re preparing for Christmas this year—whether it’s spiritual, relational, […]
Connecting with and developing relationships with other believers outside of a weekend service is very important to our spiritual and mental health – God hardwired us to be in relationship with him and with others. But relationship doesn’t just happen by accident – it takes time and effort to develop. It is hard to build […]
In this special bonus episode of the podcast, Chris Short – Executive Team Leader and Host engages in a candid conversation with North Campus staff members Cory Speer, Adult Discipleship Ministry Leader, and Shelly Reeves, Women’s Discipleship Leader. Together, they dig into the dynamics of Situational Leadership within Small Groups, exploring real-life scenarios that often […]
We’re excited to present part two of our Worship as Discipleship Podcast. Our host, Chris Short, Executive Pastor at Real Life Ministries, is joined once again by Aaron Short, Worship Pastor at the Post Falls Campus and Jeremy Ellis, Worship Arts Development Pastor. In this episode, they delve into the topic of worship environments and […]
In this episode of the podcast, our host Chris Short – Real Life Ministries Executive Pastor, speaks with our guests about the role worship plays in discipleship. Today’s guests are: Jeremy Ellis – Worship Arts Development Pastor at the Post Falls Campus Aaron Short – Worship Leader at the Post Falls Campus Some of […]
Welcome to Episode 7 of the Groups Leadership Podcast! Today Chris Short – the host of this podcast and Executive Team Leader at Real Life Ministries, is chatting with two of the leaders from our Real Life Hayden Campus: Wayne Burnham: Associate Pastor/ Real Life Hayden Jenna Fore: Women’s Discipleship Leader/ Real Life Hayden The […]
In today’s episode, our guests represent over 40 Life Groups at our Post Falls Campus – Sara Short and Jesse Hill join host Chris Short to talk about the different stages of a Group. In this conversation they bring up why these stages are needed in a group, how you can determine what stage your […]
Chris Short is back with the second episode of our Promoting Mental Health and Wellness in your Group Podcast. In this episode Chris is again talking with Santha Yinger and Mike Wraith about recognizing and responding to crisis situations in the lives of your group members. Here are some of the topics they address in […]
In this episode Chris Short – Executive Pastor at Real Life Ministries is joined by Santha Yinger: Mental Health & Wellness Ministry Lead, and Mike Wraith: Licensed Clinical Social Worker (and Life Group leader!) and they are talking about the very important topic of promoting mental wellness in your Life Group. Some of the things […]
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? […]
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 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 […]