by Eric Spivey | Apr 25, 2023 | General Info, Resources
Should my group take summer off? When I talk to other churches about their groups ministry, a question I often get is, “Do y’all take summers off?” No shade on churches that do, but at Vintage we have a different strategy for summers that I describe as both relaxed...
by Eric Spivey | Dec 8, 2022 | General Info, Resources
How do I conduct a membership interview? Intro A membership interview might sound intimidating or overly formal, but the opposite is true—membership interviews are a low-pressure, informal way for us to welcome new members into our church in a way that best...
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 | Mar 17, 2020 | General Info, Resources
Updated March 30, 12:55pm In the interest of everyone’s safety we have canceled all in-person gatherings or events until further notice. This was a tough call for us; we don’t want to cause any panic, and as one news article put it this week, it’s...
by Eric Spivey | Jan 2, 2020 | General Info, Resources
We get this question all the time at Vintage: “Can my community group do a book study?” The short answer is yes, with answers to the details in the FAQs below: 1. When is a good opportunity to do a book study with my group? Typically when multiple people in your...
by Eric Spivey | Jul 11, 2019 | General Info, Resources
One of our great passions at Vintage is planting churches, and we’re incredibly excited to be launching our fourth Vintage church location, Vintage Church West, in January of 2020. We’ve had an eye west of 440 for a while now, specifically out towards...