Bob Mayfield

The Most Famous Bible Verse

Bob Mayfield — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 08:00:00 -0500

There's just no contest! John 3:16 is the most recognized and probably the most memorized Bible verse in the entire world! We've seen the sign held by the crazy-haired guy at the Super Bowl, but there is more to it....

Disaster Relief in Haiti

Bob Mayfield — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:42:36 -0500

With all the media buzz this week about the "Christian pastor" in Florida and his plans to burn about 100 Korans on Saturday, it has reminded me that the Christian message has a gentle, but tough side to it that...

The Blog is Moving

Bob Mayfield — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:31:00 -0500

Some time next week I'll be moving this blog to a new location. It will have some great features and some new stuff on it. Basically, I just needed some time to get the Sunday School Leader blog up and...

Are We Unifying or Dividing the Church?

Bob Mayfield — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:31:02 -0500

I read JD Payne's blog today about all of the adjectives that we have in front of our church's today and it just made me stop and reflect about the author's topic. (Some of his humor was pretty good too:...

Suggestions for New Groups

Bob Mayfield — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 07:24:00 -0500

I have another post appearing today about starting new groups at SundaySchoolLeader.com and thought I'd write sort of a companion piece here. New groups are absolutely essential for a church to reach its community and minister and disciple its folks....

New Blog for Sunday School Leaders

Bob Mayfield — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 07:01:00 -0500

You may have noticed I haven't been blogging as much lately. Part of that is because I've had a busy spring and to be honest, God and I seem to have been wrestling a lot lately about stuff. I'm not...

One Day Training - Run the Play

Bob Mayfield — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:30:00 -0500

J.D. Greear is a great communicator. In the video clip below, J.D. shares a frustration common to the American church. It is also a frustration that is best addressed (in my opinion) through the church's small group or Sunday School...

One Day Training - Putting the Gospel on Display

Bob Mayfield — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:41:01 -0500

One Day316 is the theme for a unique opportunity for churches to provide a high quality training option for the Small Group and Sunday School leadership. Part of the One Day strategy is to provide a high quality 30 minute...

Summer Home Groups at Northwest

Bob Mayfield — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 07:30:00 -0500

We are trying an experiment at the church I serve as interim Discipleship Director. Northwest Baptist Church in Oklahoma City has had a strong emphasis in Sunday School and discipleship over the years. We are noticing that because the membership...

The Value of Church Stats from a Surprising Place

Bob Mayfield — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 07:33:00 -0500

While leading a conference a couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of having participant share his frustration with the Annual Church Profile, or for those who have Southern Baptist lingo down (i.e. GCRTF; CP; NAMB; IMB; WMU, etc)......