Growing Small Group Leaders
My copy of Growing Small Group Leaders arrived over the weekend. If you’re trying to build a coaching structure that works, I’m thinking you’re probably going to want to pick up a copy. Developed by Seacoast’s leadership development expert Mac Lake, this tool is packed with some very good plug and play training ideas, tips…
Read MoreSermon-Based Small Groups
Although sermon based small groups is an idea that’s been around for many years, it was recently brought back into the limelight by Larry Osborne’s book, Sticky Church. In his book Osborne shares the North Coast Church small group strategy. While there are other elements (at North Coast it is used in combination with a…
Read MoreCreative Media: Small Group of One
Looking for a creative (and a little tongue in cheek) way to promote group life? Here’s another good one for the crazy cats at Central Christian Church in Vegas and available from Worship House Media:
Read MoreCreative Media: Flying Solo
Looking for a way to promote group life at your church? This humorous clip developed by the crazy cats at Central Christian Church in Vegas and available from Worship House Media does a good job highlighting that some things in life are better together. Check it out: You’ll find additional media ideas right here.
Read MoreDo Good Groups Really Practice the Open Chair?
One of the best known ideas of small group ministry is the open chair. And one of the best known axioms of group life is that good groups practice the open chair, implying that they are open and everyone is welcome. Is that true? Is there any truth to the idea? Or do closed groups…
Read MoreHow To Care for Group Members in a Larger Group
What do I do about the group of 25 who love each other, have a great time, and won’t birth? The group is full of potential leaders. They’ve been together for four years. And they won’t even talk about splitting into two groups! What can I do about that? I get that question a lot. …
Read MoreDo Good Small Groups Really Grow and Birth?
Good groups grow and birth. If you’re a student of group life, you’ve heard that line. It’s shorthand for two of the key concepts of the Meta-church Model; the ideas that every leader should have an apprentice and that healthy groups grow over time and at about 12 members are “pregnant” and ready to birth.…
Read MoreSacred Roads: New from Threads
Looking for a challenging journey? Sacred Roads: Exploring the Historic Paths of Faith may be just the ticket. New from Threads, Lifeway’s young adult and college line, this one takes you on a pilgrimage in a “search for discipleship discoveries” designed to help you re-imagine and re-invent the way it happens in the 21st century.…
Read MoreUpdate: Childcare Policies for Off-Campus Groups
Do you have childcare worker policies and procedures for off-campus groups? That’s the short version of a question that was asked last week. The question was prompted by <em>on-campus</em> childcare/ministry liability concerns that are mitigated (big word meaning “make less severe”) by policies and procedures (i.e., fingerprinting, child-worker ratios, 2 person rule, etc.). Turns out…
Read MoreMaking Coaching Work
Caught this great interview of Bill Donahue over at MacLakeOnline. Good stuff! Check it out.
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