5 Ways to Foster Real Friendship in Small Groups
Accelerate the health & growth of your small group ministry by attending one of these “Accelerate” Small Group Workshops! You have a new group. Right now, it’s mostly made up of people who are excited about what you’re studying, or just happened to live nearby and be free on Tuesday nights. How can you lead […]
20 Small Group Quotes by Rick Warren
Lock in SUPER EARLY BIRD price by July 3rd! Pastor Rick Warren was this year’s keynote speaker at the “Lobby Gathering,” one of the nation’s premier small group training events. Enjoy his top 20 quotes relating to small group ministry. “What the world needs more than anything else in our society today is the antidote […]
5 Ideas to Help Small Group Members “Be Present”
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1 Simple Way to Improve Conversations
We have all been there. You are sitting in your small group; a member shares a vulnerable story of what is happening in his/her life. The room falls quiet as people try to figure out what to say. In desperation, another person replies with a story of his/her own, which typically begins in this manner, […]
How to Encourage Prayer Between Small Group Meetings
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Back to the Basics
There comes a time when your small group ministry is flourishing, growing, and multiplying. Praise God! You see all the things you’ve been praying for and hoping to see. Then, the Lord might tap you on the shoulder and say, ” I want you to go back to the basics.” At least, that’s what he […]
9 Questions Before Starting Online Small Groups
The most asked question I get from pastors is always about online small groups. How does Saddleback Church do online small groups? How do they meet? How do you train leaders? Do you ship materials to group members? These are all great questions you need to be asking! The Online Campus at Saddleback Church has […]
Do You Really Need an Onboarding Process?
What is your process for onboarding a new Small Group Leader? Is it the same for every new leader? Or is it more subjective based upon the leader’s experience? Is there a process at all or do you just figure it out new each time? Most of the Small Group Point People I know are […]
4 Ideas to ‘Kick Start’ Your Small Groups in 2022
How do you revolutionize your ministry? By trying 4 small steps, and repeating them every day, month, and year.
How to G.R.O.W. your Small Group Ministry in the New Year
About 15 years ago I was attending a retreat, as I got talking to a fellow pastor she shared with me a very simple tool, a tool which I went on and used very successfully. I have utilised the formula personally when I have been feeling ‘stuck’ in a particular area of my life. I […]
