Subgroup into smaller groups of 2-4 for deeper sharing during application or prayer.Divide the sexes. Split up the men and women for portions of the study of for prayer and accountability.Meet between meetings. Guys or gals go out to breakfast...
Category: Discipling
Discipling, External-Focus, SG Models/Structure
What if Everything We’ve Always Believed About Small Groups Was Wrong?
What if everything we've always believed about small groups was wrong? What if we have it all backwards? What if the model for discipleship is actually something other than sitting in a circle, answering an icebreaker, studying the Bible (hook,...
Discipling
Training Group Members
I saw this video recently on Alan Danielson's YouTube page and it got me thinking about training small group participants how to be productive members of a healthy, growing group. (By the way, if you've never read it, check out Alan's...
Discipling, External-Focus, Ministry Leaders
Small Group Charades
Tonight we began our small group meeting playing a game of charades as an icebreaker. Guys vs. girls. Girls won. Lots of laughing. Good times. Then we discussed three Scripture passages, looking at them to answer the question, "Why do...
Discipling
Jesus’ Small Group Curriculum
What curriculum did Jesus use as He led His small group? That question seems absurd, at least to me. Jesus' curriculum was life. He asked great questions and told great stories as He did life with His group. And so...
Discipling
When Jesus Isn’t Able
Jesus went back to his hometown, and Mark 6:5 says, "Jesus wasn't able to do much of anything there—he laid hands on a few sick people and healed them, that's all" (The Message). When I read this last week, it...
Discipling
Help Your Group See What God Wants Them to Be
God gives his people a vision of what he wants us to become. This vision has not changed for thousands of years: You know how I brought you to myself and carried you on eagle's wings. Now if you will...