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Christianity Today and SmallGroups.com are offering a new free tool to help small group leaders with ideas, resources, and leadership insights. Their goal through this digizine (digital magazine) is to equip and support small group leaders while offering extra encouragement to those passionate about group ministry.  The best part is that they are offering this [...]

I have always found summer to be an interesting component of group life. Some of our groups experience a dip in attendance while others continue to thrive. I have heard all sorts of advice from other small group pastors and breakout sessions at conferences but I am of the opinion that the group leader can [...]

Whether your group has been together a long time or just a few months it can be challenging for a leader to decide what to do next with their small group.  Use these ideas to help you gain some perspective through some key questions to evaluate your small group. When trying to figure out where to [...]

If you can be near a PC on February 18th you wont want to miss this event.  It is not often that you can participate in something like this with group leaders around the country and the best part is that its FREE. Greg Bowman (co-author of Coaching Life-Changing Small Group Leaders), Lyman Coleman (the [...]

In every small group there should always be a tension felt on the topic of openness and intimacy. Openness would mean that the group is inviting others to be a part of it. Intimacy defined as deep, lasting relationships where spiritual transformation takes place. Bill Donahue in his book, Walking the Small Group Tightrope: Meeting [...]

My Friend Dave Treat is teaching a small group workshop with Russ Robinson in Washington DC next month.  This workshop is for individuals and teams in strategic leadership roles of small group ministry. This may include: -Senior or Lead Pastor -Executive Pastor -Small Groups Pastor, Adult Education or Ministries Director -Staff and volunteers in ministries that [...]

In our small groups or classes, it is always a challenge to keep the bible fresh as a leader or teacher.  At the Group Life Conference Bill Donahue shared a few different methods to help us do a better job at keeping the Bible fresh: Guidelines to engage the text: Study the bible for yourself, [...]

Relationships are an essential part of the Christian life.  To follow Jesus and his teachings means we live in community with God, and community with others.  The challenge we face in our culture is the busyness it creates in people’s lives. The very people that we are called to ministered to, and I believe social [...]

What if you could give every small group leader in your church laser focused small group training from some best experts in Group Life?  The Willow Creek Association is handling the Group Life Conference in a brand new – one day format.  Plus you can host it in your own church. As we prepare to kick [...]

The Small Group Exchange is a great free resource for leaders to access articles, video training, and exchange ideas all around the topic of group ministry. They recently published one of my articles on their website – check it out by clicking here.