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Skill Training: Sub-Grouping for Deeper Connection and Wider Disciple-Making
“My group members don’t want to sub-group!” “We’d really rather stay together.” “We don’t want to miss out on what anyone says.” If you’ve heard any of these lines (or said them yourselves), you’re normal. If you’ve given into the temptation to stay in a circle of 12 (or anything larger than 3 or 4)…
Read MoreSkill Training: The Easiest Way to Help Your Members Pray Out Loud
We have all been there. You come to the end of the meeting. You ask, “How can we pray for you this week?” Most of your group members share a prayer request. You say, “Let’s pray.” And no one else prays. At least, no one else prays out loud. What can you do? How can…
Read MoreSkill Training: How to Invite a “Potential Coach” to Become a Coach
In a previous post I shared my “secret formula” for how I recruit a small group coach. If you didn’t read it, you should go back and read it first. Then, what I’m going to tell you today will make a lot more sense. Today I want to tell you how I do a kind of…
Read MoreSkill Training: Top 10 Ideas for Your First Meeting
You know what they say. You only get one chance to make a great first impression. Maybe that’s why when a brand new small group begins, its first meeting is so important! We’ve learned to include the Top 10 Ideas for Your First Meeting I in every New Host kit. Here’s an example of our…
Read MoreThanks for your interest in my Skill Training Series!
Hey there! Thanks for your interest in my Skill Training Series. Once a month I’ll be sending a skill training article, designed to be shared with small group leaders. The article can be forwarded to your list, or if you prefer, you can simply have your group leaders add their name and email to the…
Read MoreSkill Training: How to Add Meaningful Prayer Together to Your Group Meeting
Skill Training: How to Add Meaningful Prayer Together to Your Group Meeting Two things are true about many small groups (if not almost every group): When your group is brand new feeling comfortable praying together is very challenging. New members often don’t know each other and aren’t yet sure they can trust each other. Lots…
Read MoreSkill Training: 5 Practical Tips for Getting the Most out of Your Next Study
If you don’t need to choose your group’s next study yet, it’s just a matter of time. Eventually, every group finishes what they’re studying and begins the next one. 5 practical tips for getting the most out of your next study: 1. How long your group has been meeting determines whether you should seek group…
Read MoreSkill Training: How to Stimulate Better Discussions
Several of my core assumptions about small group ministry come into play when I share this skill training. Most importantly, I believe the optimal environment for life change is a small group. At the same time, I also believe that in order for any small group to actually be an environment that produces life change,…
Read MoreTAKE ADVANTAGE OF MY SKILL TRAINING SERIES (for leaders, hosts and coaches)
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF MY SKILL TRAINING SERIES (for leaders, hosts and coaches) Over the last several years I’ve written over 50 articles designed to help small group leaders, hosts and small group coaches improve in an essential skill. For example, how to find new members for your group, learn to pray together, or stimulate better discussions.…
Read MoreSkill Training: Help Your Newest Groups Survive the Summer
You’ve worked hard to help jump start some new small groups this year. Some of your new groups are less than 3 or 4 months old! Don’t let the death valley days of summer get the best of them! Instead, take advantage of some simple strategies to help them survive the summer (and be ready…
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