Posts Tagged ‘small group consulting’
How Important Is It To Have An Apprentice? (Part One)
One of the most commonly accepted truths of the small group movement is that every leader should have an apprentice. Many churches have practiced the idea that before you could start a new group you had to have a leader and an apprentice. Many churches measure the percentage of their groups that have an apprentice…
Read More5 Keys to Launching Small Groups Year-Round
One size rarely fits all. Oh, you might be able to force your foot into the shoe or fit your body into the t-shirt…but one size rarely fits all. And it’s the same with small group launching strategies. What works well in the fall might not work as well in January. What works off of…
Read MoreCentral Christian’s Small Group Pastor’s Blog
How’s that for an awkward headline? Familiar with Central Christian Church in Las Vegas? We’ve mentioned a couple of their church-wide campaigns here. They’re definitely onto some good ideas from a group standpoint. Tripped across a relatively new blog by Tracey Smith, one of Central’s small group pastors. Small Group Pastors might be an interesting one…
Read MoreYoda on Growth Groups
And the Oscar for Creative Use of a Star Wars theme goes to…Fusion Church Yoda Groups from Fusion Church on Vimeo. Thanks to Monday Morning Insight for the link!
Read MoreMiles McPherson: GroupLife Session 5
Redefine your evangelistic starting point. God responding to the cries of a broken world. That’s the starting point. “I’ve heard your people crying.” Exodus 3:6 When we stop hearing the cries of people… Identify God’s response to the brokenness of your own life. When we begin to feel like we’re fixed and we are now…
Read MoreGroupLife Session Three: Dr. Will Miller
Dr. Will Miller was hilarious last night. I have to tell you that that is a HUGE understatement. When he was telling about driving someone else’s beater car I very nearly wet my pants, which according to Bill Search is about the bladder (as opposed to the bowels as John Burke mentioned). Ever seen Will…
Read MoreThe Tangible Kingdom
My cool friend Bryan Doyle gave me a copy of The Tangible Kingdom the other day and it caught me right away! You won’t find a more engaging book about incarnational community. The story of Hugh Halter, Matt Smay and Adullam will grab you by page 3. When you get to the chapter on the…
Read MoreSimple Small Groups
Looking for leader training ideas? Simple Small Groups, newly released by Baker Books and written by Bill Search, a veteran small group practitioner, is a great new resource designed to make effective small group ministry simple. Rather than over-complicate the subject, Search isolates three simple and essential ingredients that every effective group must have, identifies…
Read MoreThinking Strategically…about the New Year
When do you start thinking about January? Are you already there? One of the most under-appreciated habits is looking ahead. Do you have that one? If not, you need to develop it. I believe it is at the heart of what separates success from failure many times. Why? Like an Indy car driver who never…
Read More5 Keys to Sustaining New Groups
“We’ve launched 25 new groups. How can we help them continue to meet?” With the development of the HOST strategy it is not hard to launch a wave of new small groups. Very easy to do. But like I always say, “There’s an upside and a downside to everything.” What’s the upside? They’re easy to…
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