The following post is excerpted from my new eBook, Small Group Leader Toolbox. See more information about this resource at the end of this post. Just as a plant needs a number of specific elements in its environment in order...
Tag: spiritual growth
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 Leader TIPS of the Week for June 27 – July 15, 2016
Here are the Small Group Leader TIPS for the past three weeks as Tweeted, posted on our Small Group Leadership Facebook page, and posted on LinkedIn. Thanks for waiting while we updated to our new website! Monday, 6/27: Tuesday,...
TIPS
Small Group Leadership TIPS of the Week for May 9-13, 2016
Here are the last week of Small Group Leader TIPS as Tweeted, posted on the Small Group Leadership Facebook page, and posted on LinkedIn. * * * * * * *Monday, 5/9: As you lead this week, try this: Lean...
Ministry Leaders, Small Group Leaders
Top 10 Websites for Small Group Leaders – 2016
Here are the 10 best websites for small group leaders and ministry point leaders as judged solely by me, Michael Mack. Part of the mission of Small Group Leadership is to resource leaders—or, in this case, point you to some...
TIPS
Small Group Leadership TIPS of the Week: February 8-12, 2016
Small Group Leadership TIPS of the past week as Tweeted, posted on the Small Group Leadership Facebook page, and posted on LinkedIn. * * * * * * *Monday, 2/8: Focus your ldrshp on the Greatest Commandments: Love God; love...
Facilitating Discussion
When to “Call” on Individuals in a Small Group Meeting
I usually train leaders not to call on individual members during a small group meeting. Your goal is to promote discussion, not quiz members. I also don't like putting group members on the spot. My goal is to create an...
Curriculum
What Small Groups Should Study and Direction from Above
I just read an interesting article by Eric Geiger at LifeWay. In essence, the article says that most small group leaders are given no direction in what their groups study. Read the article HERE. Here's my reply: In some ways this...
Small Group Leaders
Jesus’ Small Group Was a Dysfunctional Mess
Art Credit: www.deviantART.com Jesus' small group was a mess. It was often dysfunctional. Except for its leader, this leadership training group seemed to lack any observable spiritual leadership potential. Within two pages in my Bible, Jesus had to ... rebuke...
Leader's Heart-Overflow, Spiritual Life
5 Minute Daily Devotions for Leaders … C’mon Man!
I am reposting some of most-read posts from the past as I speak at the Cell-Church Conference in Brazil. Tomorrow, I begin teaching in Águas de Lindoia, which is in the south of Brazil, about a two and a half hour...