Take Action: Build a Group Life Network
When it comes to group life, there are few things more out of character than a point person operating solo. If there is any ministry position that should be predisposed to connecting with other like-minded leaders from around town…you’d think it would be the small group pastor, director or volunteer champion. After all, the whole…
Read MoreChildcare Policies and Procedures for Off-Campus Groups
I get questions almost every week about small group ministry. Love getting them because they often become the basis for a really needed article or series. Here’s a paraphrase of one I got this week: [quote] “How do you handle childcare? Not in the usual sense. We’ve already made our groups responsible for their own…
Read MoreHow To Connect with the Small Group Network
Here’s how to connect with the smartest small group people in your area! Why go it alone? Take 3 minutes. Follow these easy steps…and you’ll be on your way to connecting with the right people. Big Disclaimer: This is NOT about Purpose Driven. This is about how to connect with the smartest group people in…
Read MoreHenry Cloud’s Group Life Conference Call
Miss Henry Cloud’s Willow Creek Group Life conference call? You missed a great conversation about “Safe People / Dangerous Groups.” Really fantastic with some great takeaways. You can listen in right here or you can pop over to the Group Life Facebook site to check some of the comments. Also helpful to search twitter with…
Read MoreLessons from Saddleback: How to Launch Your Church-Wide Campaign
How can Saddleback have 4,500 groups? How can they have more people in groups (35,000) than they have at their weekend services (22 to 26,000)? How do they generate so much participation in their church-wide campaigns? I’m asked these questions every week. Really what people are asking is, “What is Saddleback doing that produces such…
Read MoreMaking Small Groups Work
There are a few books every small group pastor needs. One of those books is Making Small Groups Work by Henry Cloud and John Townsend. You may recognize their names as the authors of the best-seller, Boundaries. If you’re looking for source material to build a leader training or enrichment course, this is a must…
Read MoreWhat Do You Need To Fix?
I have a friend who recently announced that it was time for changes in their small group ministry. They went on to say, everything except the semester system and free market model are “up in the air.” Continuing, “I think it’s healthy to re-examine everything you do regularly, but it didn’t take us long to acknowledge…
Read MoreFree Market
The Free Market small group model, popularized by New Life Church and based on Dog Training, Fly Fishing, and Sharing Christ in the 21st Century by Ted Haggard, is a term used to describe a system of groups that are based on common interests. In fact, the subtitle of Haggard’s book is, “Empowering Your Church…
Read MoreSacred Roads – Coming in October, 2009
Looking forward to checking out Sacred Roads by Heather Zempel. Definitely one of the most creative minds in small group land. This ought to be good. Sacred Roads from threadsmedia on Vimeo.
Read MoreOpen Source Group Material at Lifechurch.tv
Have you taken a look at the Open Source materials at LifeChurch.tv? One of the most exciting and innovative churches in the world has also made a commitment to providing open access to a lot of the media and materials they develop. In addition to their open source small group curriculum, you can also find…
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