Top 10 Reasons to Abandon Small Group Ministry

Ever get pressure to give up on small group ministry?  Find yourself in the middle of a dark night of the soul agonizing about what just happened?  Here are my top 10 reasons to just throw in the towel and end it now:

10. Information much easier to deliver in a classroom setting

9.  Not everyone experiences Life-change

8.  We had a whole group leave the church

7.  10% of population is very committed to Sunday School

6.  7 leaders out of a 100 unknowingly teach heresy

5.  Too hard to find qualified leaders

4.  The senior pastor isn’t in a group

3.  Bob had a bad experience

2.  .5 leaders out of a 100 knowingly teaches heresy

And the #1 reason to abandon small group ministry?

1.  Childcare too hard to figure out

Okay, first of all…calm down!  You know how I feel about problem-free ministry.  Sure there are problems.  Sure there are challenges.  But at the end of the day, group life is still the best delivery system for life-change.  Every one of these real problems can be countered.  And I’d much rather have these problems than those that come with any other solution I’ve found.

Here are a few of the articles that explain how to counter the top 10 reasons to abandon small group ministry:

• What’s the Best Way to Launch New Small Groups?
• Top 10 Articles on Small Group Coaching
• Top 5 Ways to Multiply Small Groups
• 5 Keys to Sustaining New Groups
• 5 Things Senior Pastors Need to Know About Small Group Ministry
• Top 10 Reasons Saddleback Has Connected Over 130% in Small Groups

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