Small Group Leaders How To's

Small group gossip, as benign as it might seem, is a missile that will sink the whole ship. Who would ever share another prayer request or personal issue in front of someone they feel they can’t trust?

If disappointment is inevitable, how do we avoid the awful emotional turmoil that often follows when dealing with church people? One word: expectations.

This is part of God's strategy: successful people learn from their failures. They learn from their mistakes. Unsuccessful people give up after their first failure.

We have all been there. You come to the end of the meeting. You ask, “How can we pray for you this week?”  Most...

The God of the Bible is deadly serious about the work of getting along - with both others and how to get along with God.

Through discussion with our staff team, we’ve chosen F.I.T. (faithful, intentional, teachable) as our criteria, because it reflects our desire to develop spiritually FIT disciples who will reproduce in the lives of others.

Heling people can connect reveals that biblical community is an actual value of your church, projects your leadership expectations, and helps people to prepare. Start by designing a community calendar that includes no less than three church-wide opportunities per year for people to get plugged in.

Determining when a small group is too big is not as easy as it may seem.