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...
Tag: Team-building
Ministry Leaders
Should We Shake Up Small Groups?
I was recently asked this question via email from a church leader in Canada: There has been some question in the past at our church about how long a group should be together. A thought had been to "shake" things...
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...
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...
Small Group Leaders
Commitment and Small Groups: You Can’t Have One without the Other
I'm starting a new blog series today about commitment and small groups, which is kind of ironic, in a way, because this is my first post of 2014. I'll try to do better ... I promise. What does it mean...
Leader's Heart-Overflow
Wanted: Authentic Small Group Leaders (Arm-Chair Theologians and Lone Rangers Need Not Apply)
Are you an authentic small group leader? If we as small group leaders say we should all be witnesses yet do not do so ourselves, this hypocrisy teaches people to be disobedient. It gives the message, “I say you should share...
Small Group Leaders
Seven Steps to Share the Leadership of Your Group
I've written in other posts about the Vital Sign of Sharing Leadership with a Core Team of two or three others. Today let's talk about HOW you can move from leading solo to team-leading the group. Here are seven steps you can take....
Discipling, Small Group Leaders
How to Help Your Group Members Keep Growing and Growing
How do you help maturing disciples to keep growing? Both the Bible and developmental psychology show that a natural next step for many of them is to step out and lead others. 1. The Bible, especially in Hebrews 5:11—6:1, assumes...
Ministry Leaders
5 Great Gift-Giving Ideas to Celebrate Your Small Group Leaders This Christmas
As a small groups minister, each year at this time, I'd begin thinking about what gift I might give to my coaches and leaders to say thank you and to let them know how much I appreciate them. Here are...
Small Group Leaders
16 Small Group Roles: How to Share Ownership and Grow
One of the best ways to make your small group more healthy and exciting is to share ownership with everyone. Sharing ownership impacts your group in the following ways: (1) more consistency of attendance and participation, (2) more involvement in...