Dusting off the small group blog

Friends,

After spending the majority of the last year on TV projects and related new media efforts, I'm dusting off this blog.

What prompts this? A great read.... Activate: An Entirely New Approach to Small Groups by Nelson Searcy and Kerrick Thomas. This book got me thinking, well, entirely differently about the best life cycle of groups, focusing too much on "intimacy" versus real friendships, and a few other key issues.

I'd go into more detail but I loaned the book to my mother. Yes, it is that good. More when I get the book back.

SEEKING: I'm looking for some great resources on leading small groups for families. Unitarian Universalists haven't done too much with this that I'm aware of. Any resource suggestions?