Frequently Asked Questions about How to Choose the Best Small Group Model for Your Church
Here are the most frequently asked questions (and the answers!) about How to Choose the Best Small Group Model for Your Church:
Is the small group model we’re using really that important? Great question! The model you use is vitally important because it really is the design of your ministry. And, as Andy Stanley has well stated, “Your ministry is perfectly designed to produce the results you are currently experiencing.” The model you are using plays a very big role in determining your results. If you like your results, you’re probably using a model that is helping make that happen. If you’re concerned about your results, the model is most likely behind your inability to do certain things well.
I believe the question, “What is the best model for our church?” is behind only “Why do we have small groups at our church?”
What will be covered in How to Choose the Best Small Group Model for Your Church? The content covered in the 4 sessions will help you develop four critical understandings, skills and strategies:
- The tools you need to wisely select the specific identifiers of the preferred future your church dreams of reaching (This is very important since your decision about where you want to go and what you want to make (i.e., what kind of disciples, what characteristics do we want our people to have, etc.) ought to inform your choice of model.
- An in depth understanding of the 6 most popular models (Free MarketSemester (Activate), Sermon-Based Semester (North Coast, MetaChurch/Cell Church (Willow Creek), Campaign-Driven(Saddleback), GroupLink-Driven (North Point), Missional Communities (Austin Stone). This is important because many small group pastors make decisions about the model to use based on a single book, blog post, or conference.
- Proven strategies that will help you tune up your small group model to achieve optimum performance. This is important because it may turn out that you’ve already implemented a less robust version of the model that if tuned up correctly will begin performing better.
- A transition toolkit to help you move skillfully from your current model to another. This is important because changing from one model to another can unnecessarily result in uncertainty and concern on the part of small group leaders and key leaders in your church (elders, other staff, etc.). Skillfully moving from your current model to another will make the transition much more effective.
I can’t join the live sessions. Will they be available for me to watch later? Absolutely! All four live sessions will be recorded and available for viewing or download at your convenience on my password-protected site.
Can I share the video content with my team? Definitely. Your purchase gives you the right to share the recorded video sessions (as well as the other supporting documents and helps) with your team. However, because there are limited openings for the live sessions, only the recorded sessions will be able to be shared with your team.
Will How to Choose the Best Model be available later? Like my other short courses, this one will be available later…but the special price of $77.00 increases to $97.00 on August 5th.
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I live in another country. Can I take advantage of How to Choose the Best Model? Every session will be a web-based video call and every session will be recorded and uploaded the same day to my password protected site. If the session is live at a time you can join, you should be able to join no matter where you are. If it’s not convenient for you to join live, you can watch the recording later that same day (or early the next day depending on where you are in the world!).
I don’t have a Paypal account. Can I pay with my debit or credit card? Absolutely. When you click the Buy Now button you’ll see the form to the left. Click the link at the bottom of the form that says “Pay with a debit or credit card or Paypal Credit.”
Can I pay for the course with a check? You can pay for the course with a check but enrollment is limited to the first 50 sign-ups. If you need to pay by check, Email Me to arrange payment.
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