What Have You Got Planned This Summer?

You’ve worked hard to help jump start some new small groups this year.  Don’t let the death valley days of summer get the best of them!  Instead, take advantage of some simple strategies to help them thrive!  What can you do to help them?  Read on!

First, now is the time to build in the expectation that there are things they can do to stay connected over the summer.  Some of your newest small groups naturally expect that they’ll be taking the summer off.  It may even have been part of your formal strategy!  But it doesn’t have to be that way.  Why not give them the chance to stay together if they can?

Second, you can help them by leading them to proactively develop a plan for the summer…before they get to the summer!  Often small groups will be so busy dealing with the weekly challenge of getting together that they don’t take time for details.  Getting this idea on your small group leaders’ radar in early June will help ensure that your groups have a chance to pull out their calendars and plan the summer.

Third, help your groups plan for the summer by giving a list of ideas.  There’s so much they can do and have a great time while connecting.  Giving them a simple list of ideas will make a big difference.  Need some help coming up with your own list?  Here’s mine. It’s a PDF form, but feel free to take the idea and develop your own!