I recently met Deborah Ike, who works with church leaders to help them grow their churches and create a life with healthy margins. She is the author of two books, Volunteer Management Toolkit-Church Edition and Protect the Vision: A Practical...
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TIPS
Small Group Leader TIPS of the Week: August 8-12, 2016
Here are the Small Group Leader TIPS for the last week as Tweeted, posted on our Small Group Leadership Facebook page, and posted on LinkedIn. Small Group Leader TIP of the Day: Share roles w/ everyone #ownership #involvement #spirtualgifts pic.twitter.com/RFbeXNkzBi...
Ministry Leaders
How to Start Lots of New Groups That Continue and Multiply
The 12-step strategy can be summarized in 4 words: Focus short-term, plan long-term. Many people are reluctant to join a long-term group, especially with people they don’t already know. Perhaps this is why so many small group events and campaigns...
TIPS
Small Group Leadership TIPS of the Week for May 16-20, 2016
Here are last week's Small Group Leader TIPS as Tweeted, posted on the Small Group Leadership Facebook page, and posted on LinkedIn. * * * * * * *Monday, 5/16: "Admonish one another" is a command of Scripture. To grow...
SG Coaching
Small Group Coaching & the 10-20-70 Model
As I coach and consult with small group point leaders and churches, I'm finding that coaching leaders is (still) a struggle for many. At the same time, I partner with several organizations that deal with coaching business leaders, and I'm...
TIPS
Small Group Leadership TIPS of the Week: February 22-26, 2016
Small Group Leadership TIPS of the past week as Tweeted, posted on the Small Group Leadership Facebook page, and posted on LinkedIn. * * * * * * *Monday, 2/22: Simple yet powerful. DDIY. Don't Do It Yourself. Lead w/...
Leader's Heart-Overflow, Ministry Leaders
Finding FAST People
GUEST POST by Joel Comiskey, Ph.D., president of www.joelcomiskeygroup.com. * * * * * * * * I really wanted John to replace me as the small group point person. He was knowledgeable, talented, friendly, and likable. He was...
Discipling, Ministry Leaders
Is Your Small Group (or Church) Ready to Go Underground?
What will happen to the church and to small groups if (or when) it becomes illegal for Christian ministers to publicly hold up biblical values? What if your testimony became "hate speech"? These are the questions Francis Chan addresses in...
Ministry Leaders, Small Group Leaders
10 Can’t-Miss Principles for Finding the WRONG Leaders
Through my assessment of small groups as well as my experience leading groups and coaching other leaders, I’ve observed a direct correlation between leaders who hog leadership and groups that do not grow or multiply. Leaders who lead healthy, growing...
Leader's Heart-Overflow
The Brazil Cell-Church Conference: What I Learned … #3 – Burnout Is Universal
Robert Lay, holding up my book, The Pocket Guide to Burnout-Free Small Group Leadership, translated into Portuguese Brazilian leaders deal with burnout. When I was first asked to speak on the topic of leader burnout in Brazil, I was surprised....