Creating Community

In Creating Community, Andy Stanley and Bill Willits take you on their amazing journey of developing the small group culture at North Point Community Church. They reveal their five key discoveries about what it takes to create a compelling small group ministry. These discoveries have helped connect almost 8,000 people into North Point’s adult small groups.

This is not just another book about community; this is a book about strategy—strategy that builds a small group culture. Creating Community shares clear and simple principles to help people connect into meaningful relationships. The kind God desires for each of us. The kind He uses to change our lives.

Small Groups That Succeed.

Small groups are the key to impacting lives in your church. But a healthy small-group environment—one that fosters meaningful, lasting connections—doesn’t just happen.

So pull up a chair. Let’s talk about how to make it happen.

Bill Willits and bestselling author Andy Stanley share their successful approach, which has resulted in nearly eight thousand adults becoming involved in small groups at North Point Community Church in Atlanta . Simply put, the five principles clearly described here have passed the test.

Put this proven method to work in your ministry and enjoy the tangible results—God’s people doing life TOGETHER.

FRONT FLAP

[Head]:

Small Groups.

Big Change.

“The small-group program at North Point Community Church is not an appendage; it is not a program we tacked on to an existing structure. It is part of our lifestyle. We think groups. We organize groups. We are driven by groups. Creating Community contains our blueprint for success. And I believe it has the potential power to revolutionize your own small-group ministry!” — Andy Stanley

Story Behind the Book

Creating Community flows out of the North Point Community Church story. The message here is not just some new small group program, but reflects a passion lived out and implemented in their church from the very beginning. Even with phenomenal growth, the church has stayed true to its commitment to small groups and has fine-tuned its ministry process into one of the most unique and effective models in churches today. Andy Stanley and Bill Willits have put these successful principles into this new book with the hope and prayer that pastors, churches, and leader with put them into practice.

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Title of ebook: Creating Community
ISBN: 9780307563637
parent-ISBN: 9781590523964
Publisher: Multnomah Books
Pages: 192
Published: 03-2005
Released online for download: 03-24-2005
Author of eBook: Stanley, Andy

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CREATING COMMUNITY

Acknowledgments..............................................................7 Introduction: Thinking Groups................................................11 Part I People Need Community 1. A Culture Craving Relationship............................................19 2. It's Not All Good.........................................................27 3. The Divine Community......................................................39 Part II Leaders Need Clarity 4. Clarify the Goal..........................................................51 5. Define Spiritual Maturity.................................................61 6. Decide Where People Go....................................................71 Part III Churches Need Strategy 7. Find Your Word............................................................83 8. Choose Your Strategy......................................................91 9. Close the Door............................................................101 Part IV Connection Needs Simplicity 10. Create Steps.............................................................113 11. Make Them Easy....... ... read full excerpt from: Creating Community ebook

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