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CAROL STREAM, Ill., July 30 /Christian Newswire/ -- Today SmallGroups.com, a ministry of Christianity Today International, released the inaugural semi-annual issue of a free digital magazine (digizine) to inspire small-group leaders. To celebrate the launch, they are hosting an iPad giveaway.
SmallGroups.com, designed the digizine to equip and support small-group leaders, and it provides another way for those involved in small-group ministry to connect with the site. The design incorporates innovative uses of video, including a message from Mark Batterson, lead pastor of National Community Church in Washington, DC.
The first issue's theme is "Inspiration for Small Group Leaders." In the featured interview, John Ortberg, senior pastor of Menlo Park Presbyterian Church and advocate of small groups, says, "Still, for most churches, I think small groups remain the best single vehicle that gives people the best shot at entering into authentic community."
Ortberg also reflects on the challenges of leading a small group, "[But] it's worth it. You never know when God is going to use a moment, a session, or a connection with somebody else. You never know when a person is going to show up with a broken heart, and God's going to choose you and your group to be a vessel of grace."
Small group leaders will gain insight and inspiration from this new resource. To read the inaugural digizine and register for the iPad giveaway, click here.
SmallGroups.com provides high-quality and up-to-date resources relevant to small groups. With membership comes complete access to hundreds of articles and a large archive of downloadable, training tools and Bible studies that help to support, equip, and train small groups and small-group leaders.
Christianity Today International (CTI) publishes 9 print magazines and newsletters and operates an award-winning website reaching more than 2.5-million unique visitors monthly. A leading journalistic voice of Evangelicals, CTI equips Christians to renew their minds, serve the church, and transform their cultures.
