When the Lord first spoke to me about iGroups He said, “Ministry in America is about to change, gas prices are rising, travel is changing and how people receive ministry is changing. Those who hold on to the old paradigms will be ineffective and obsolete in just a few short years.” It was in this dialog with God that I saw the next great wave of effective ministry.

I have labored in prayer, seeking to understand how to partner with you to reach your community and minister to your family and friends. Together, we can change our nation, one community at a time. The time to start is now.  I believe iGroups are a God inspired idea that is right on target for the days in which we live. I believe it will put us in touch with our community in a way that is incredibly effective.

One of the keys to effective ministry is timing: knowing what to do and when to do it! This was one of King David’s secrets to incredible success. When describing the men who surrounded David and helped him prepare for battle the Bible says the sons of Issachar had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do (1 Chronicles 12:32).

In the fifties and part of the sixties, church revival meetings were the place to go to touch people’s lives. In the late sixties and early seventies, there were coffee houses that became the gathering place for young people to know Jesus. In the late seventies and throughout the eighties there were large conventions and conferences. People filled the meeting halls to attend these types of meetings. In each of these times, it was essential to utilize the methods that people sought out.

One type of meeting that has existed since the first days of the church, all the way through every movement is home-meetings. Home meetings, whether formal or casual, are probably the most powerful, consistently effective form of developing people into fully committed followers of Jesus that has ever existed.

They meet all the deepest needs of people. They are always culturally relevant, because people’s homes change to fit every culture. People always long to have personal relationships and be a part of a group. Homes are a safe environment that are conducive too conversations, questions, personal prayer and intimate friendship.

The greatest lack in home meetings has always been finding someone who was an effective communicator of truth. People will openly discuss a message. Conversation and discussion is seldom lacking. But the need for a group teacher has usually been the demise of home groups. But today, the problem is solved!

With the advent of digital recording, I can step into your home every week and share a message that will be relevant for your group. And we can finally do it in a way that is not as costly as it once was. You can now have weekly groups in your home, business… or anywhere that you can get people together. Your desire to reach your community and my passion to touch the world can now become a synergistic effort that grows beyond what either of us could ever do alone.