Ideas on how to Grow Your Life Group

Robby BradfordChurch life, First Assembly of God Lafayette, leadership, life groupsLeave a Comment

Recently, Pastor Todd Hair posted these ideas on The City for how to grow your group!  Check out these fabulous ideas! Know your target The name of your group should reflect clearly what it is about The description shouldn’t be long, but should communicate a clear purpose The group location & meeting time should be convenient to the people you … Read More

January Happenings at our Church

Robby BradfordAlpha, Awake21, Awakening 21, baptism, church growth, Church life, fast, fasting, First Assembly of God Lafayette, life groups, vision1 Comment

January is more than a marking of our planet’s voyage around the sun or a change of the calendar! At Lafayette First Assembly, we like to take the opportunity to invigorate our spiritual lives and ask God to bring change to our circumstances and our hearts. So, here are some things happening at our church in the coming month that … Read More

A Man and His Father

Robby Bradforddiscipleship, family, fatherhood, life groups, men's ministry, The HuddleLeave a Comment

The following is the text of a talk I delivered at The Huddle, a lunchtime Life Group for men I founded with my friend Nate Barrett in September 2011.  I gave this talk to 57 men who had gathered for lunch, encouragement and prayer on Wednesday, December 14, 2011.______________________________ The Bible uses the word “Father” 1103 times!  That’s partly because … Read More

GREAT START for The Huddle!

Robby BradfordChurch life, evangelism, First Assembly of God Lafayette, life groups, men's ministry, mentor, The HuddleLeave a Comment

This afternoon was the first meeting for The Huddle, a new interdenominational men’s group that meets every Wednesday at 135 S. Earl Avenue in Lafayette, Indiana, a great meeting it was! A diverse group of 31 men from at least half a dozen area churches gathered for a free lunch and a talk titled “A Man and His Friends”.  As … Read More

My Life Group

Robby BradfordBible studies, Church life, first assembly, First Assembly of God Lafayette, leadership, life groups, summer 2011Leave a Comment

I wanted to post today about the Life Group that Tracy and I plan to host in our home every Friday evening at our home from 6:30-to 8.  We’re leading this group with Pastor Adam and Sarah Howard.  The group is called “Character Development for Leaders”. This class is a Bible study designed around various character traits and leadership skills … Read More

A Little More about Life Groups

Robby BradfordChurch life, first assembly, life groups, small groupsLeave a Comment

You might have heard that this Saturday evening, March 5 from 6:30 to 9:30, a Life Group Leadership Seminar is being offered at First Assembly and that this seminar is mandatory for all adult Sunday school teachers, class leaders, home fellowship group leaders and teachers, and small group leaders. This seminar is also being offered on Sunday, March 13 from … Read More