Ask the people you see throughout the week these simple questions to start what could be a life-changing discussion!
Tag: discipleship
Curriculum, Facilitating Discussion, Training SG Leaders
Is Your Group Bible Study Biblical? Important Questions
How do you make sure the group Bible study you are leading is—well, biblical? How can you assure, as much as possible, your group discussion goes in the direction of biblical truth?
SG Coaching
10 Recommended Books for Small Group Coaches
I recently asked some of my small group ministry friends for their recommendations for small group coaching books. The first five are their recommendations, followed by five I regularly recommend.
Discipling
The Power of Authenticity
When I was about 10 years old, I made friends with two brothers in my neighborhood, Tim and Jeff Ward. Perhaps because I didn’t have a brother living at home, or just for fun, I told them I had a...
Church Leadership
Four Reasons Every Lead Pastor Should Be in a Small Group
Lead pastors who lead a small group create a win-win dynamic. The pastors and the churches they lead both become healthier and grow as a result. Jim Egli, who has served as a senior pastor, associate pastor, missions pastor, and...
Discipling
Invite People Into a Journey, Not Just a Relationship
We often define the Christian life as a relationship. It's a vital part of our theology and our language. We need a vertical relationship with God and horizontal relationships with others (ref., John 22:37-40; 1 John 1:3). That's absolutely true,...
Discipling
Make More Disciples by Making Less
As a small group leader, how many people do you think you can effectively lead, shepherd, and disciple? Eight? Ten? Twelve? Twenty? Let me ask this question another way: If you are to bear much fruit, fruit that will last...
Leader's Heart-Overflow, Spiritual Life
Leadership: Helping People Become Who God Created Them to Be
God wants us to realize that we are works of art in progress, and we, as leaders—church leaders, small group leaders, teachers, parents, etc.—can envision others with this truth. I am fortunate that several people in my life took the...
Ministry Leaders, Small Group Leaders
Return of the Small Group Leadership Blog!
Reader, forgive me. It's been 7 months since my last blog post. (If you grew up Catholic, as I did, I'm sure that first line has a familiar ring to it.) So . . . where have I been? As...
Curriculum, Discipling, Facilitating Discussion
20 “Bible Dialogue” Questions
Here's a way you and your group can study the Bible without using a Bible-study guide. I developed these questions (some of which I picked up from other places) several years ago. Read a section of Scripture (a chapter, for...