My friend Scott Boren is writing an excellent series of blogs on the 9 practices of missional small group leaders. (Go to his blog here.) Today he writes about Practice #3: Leading as a Team. Scott tells his own personal...
Tag: Core Teams
Small Group Leaders
Bring Out the Best in Others in Your Group (Michael Sove on Sharing Leadership)
Today I read a good blog by Michael Sove on the Joel Comiskey Group website. Read the blog HERE. Michael wrote about sharing leadership with a core team as well as the vitality of sharing ownership with the whole group....
Small Group Leaders
Is Our Group Healthy or Unhealthy?
I received a good question from one of our small group leaders today. I think this is a critical question that many leaders and groups are asking:What are the top 3 things a healthy small group should be doing? Shouldn't it...
Small Group Leaders
Leadership Is Not a Solo Act
For several decades, small group leaders have been taught that leading is a solo act. I've seen (and even used) a model that pictures a small group leader sitting alone in the middle of a circle, surrounded by all the...
Facilitating Discussion
The “Right Person” to Lead a Small Group
This morning I received an email from a potential leader who stated she does not know if she's the "right person" to lead a small group. This is a common response to being called to lead. I find the issue...
Small Group Leaders
It’s Really Not About Burnout!
Last night during our small group meeting, Chris mentioned that we should bring all the kids up from the basement and, as parents, pray with and over them. After the kids came into the living room, sitting on parent's laps...
Small Group Leaders
5 Ships Every Small Group Needs
A healthy small group needs 5 ships to carry out its mission:Fellowship: This one's the flagship. A group needs authentic Christ-centered community to be healthy. But how do you get there? The other 4 ships flank and reinforce the flagship..Ownership:...
Small Group Leaders
Small Group Roles
In my last post on January 27, I wrote about the difference between sharing ownership with the whole group and sharing leadership with a Core Team. As Alyssa Dourte suggested in her comment to that post, sharing ownership is a great...
Small Group Leaders
Share Ownership, Share Leadership
Like to know one of the biggest secrets to leading a healthy, vibrant, life-changing small group? Last year, our survey of Life Group Leaders showed that groups who shared leadership as a Core Team were much stronger in all the...