by Eric Spivey | May 19, 2022 | Leader Gatherings, Resources
Spring 2022 Downtown CG Leader Gathering On May 17 we met for the first of our twice-a-year CG Leader Gatherings. Coming out of the past two years, plus having finished Abound last fall, we talked a little about processing what many of our groups have gone through,...
by Eric Spivey | May 1, 2022 | Resources, Revelation, Series Resources
Revelation Resources Contents: Intro Outline 5 Interpretive Views Revelation’s Repetition The Number Seven + Seven Spirits Intro Below you’ll find some helpful tools and frameworks for reading the book of Revelation together in community. To start out, though,...
by Eric Spivey | Sep 23, 2021 | General Info, Resources
What do I do if someone sounds suicidal? By Andrea Pratt, LCSM, MSW → Related resource: Recommendations for Biblical Counselors IntroThoughts of suicide can be a jarring thing to talk about. Yet, it is more of a common human experience than we may...
by Eric Spivey | Jun 30, 2021 | Event Resources, Resources
Sabbath and Work-Rest Rhythms with Kayla Pleasants The way you work determines the how you rest (or don’t rest). In this one-night class, Kayla introduces us to the Sabbath, gets us to ask thoughtful questions about our work and rest rhythms, and provides...
by Eric Spivey | Apr 1, 2021 | Leader Gatherings, Resources
On February 24 we gathered Downtown community group leaders to hear from author and pastor Jonathan Dodson, who discussed how to keep the gospel central in the ways we minister as community group leaders, particularly in the kinds of hurt and grief that we have...
by Eric Spivey | Mar 17, 2021 | Job: Walking Wounded, Resources, Series Resources
Before we get too far from our series in Job, Walking Wounded, I wanted to take a brief moment to look back and think about what we’ve learned. Coming out of 2020, a year in which many of us experienced deep, prolonged periods of grief and loss, we turned to the...