{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"SG² Steve Gladen on Small Groups","title":"INSIDE SADDLEBACK: 3 Areas for your Groups to Shine in 2022 - UNITY, DIVERSITY & CIVILITY","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/7b0fb505\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2971,"description":"In each \"Inside Saddleback\" Group Talk Podcast episode we feature four unique segments: Saddleback Scoop, Network Nugget, Leadership Learning and the Trending Topic. In this exciting new episode, we cover the following insightful topics:Saddleback Scoop: 3 Keys to Unity1. Success is never a solo entity. You need Mentors, Models, Partners and friends2. The older I get, it’s not so much the place, but the people I am doing life & ministry with.3. Love always wins out. Key Scriptures on unity from Rick Warren's message you can take deeper:YOUR LOVE“My dear friends, we always have good reason to thank God for you, because your faith in God and your love for each otherkeep growing all the time!” 2 Thes. 1:3“ Love is more important than anything else. It is what ties everything completely together.” Col. 3:14YOUR FAITH“We always thank God for you all ... for how you put your faith into practice...” 1 Thess. 1:2-3YOUR GENEROUS SPIRIT“They were extremely generous in their giving ...giving even more than they could afford.”Network Nugget—Diversity. Diversity depends on your area, but also depends on proximity in these areas. 1. You2. Your small group & small group ministry3. Your leadership4. Your churchLeadership Learning—CivilityHow to be civil? Try these 7 guidelines: Listen with your eyes (don’t roll your eyes) acknowledge their viewSleep and hungry—know the right timeSocial media news vs. Good newsNeither side may trivialize or dismiss the concerns of the other.Neither side should define the “other” according to one single characteristic or identity marker.Both sides should aim to help each other understand their own experience and perspective using a type of speech (words and tone) that can be heard by the other.Both sides should accept the fundamental ground rule of life in a free society: the essence ofLiberty is the right to be different and to act wrongly in the eyes of others—you will need to agree to disagree. Look at the fundamental role of fear in situations...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/uAtv0zHBzgbCLLeewi1iCzhs7OXKuDoPGaihQiM636g/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzI3MTA3LzE2NTE4/NTkyNDEtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}