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Articles for Small Group Leaders

What REI Reminded Me About Growing Disciples

"We have to help them move from consumers to contributors."

11 Ways Your Church Can Engage Your Community This Christmas

"This Christmas season, celebrate the birth of Christ not only with your friends and family, but also with your church and members of your community."

I’m Dreaming of a … Small Group

"There are several ways to offer support and be a "family" in which God can place the lonely."

6 Ways for Church Leaders to Become Effective Delegators

"The definition of delegate is to entrust a task or responsibility to another person."

5 Things Every Small to Mid-Sized Church Struggles With

"When the people who are gifted to lead get to lead, your church gets healthy."

The Under-Appreciated Value of Application in Preaching

The purpose of preaching is to help people become like Jesus.

Hungry for Transformation

"Church leaders, including small-group pastors, are eager to engage in discipleship, but they’re not sure how to make that happen."

5 Ways Your Small Group Ministry Needs to Change … Today

"Does your small group ministry have the design that will work effectively in light of the seismic changes happening in our culture?"

Maximizing the Calendar for Your New Year’s Group Launch

"The New Year is one of the best seasons to launch new groups or relaunch an existing group system."

It Takes a Daring Faith to Pray for Success

"If you want specific answers to prayer, you need to make specific requests."

Help, My Small Groups Are Stuck at 30 Percent

Here are the biggest factors in small groups getting stuck.

Can You Tell If Your Small Group Might Be a Zombie?

"Have you ever thought about what might make a small group a zombie?"

7 Things You Must Do TO and FOR Your Small Group Leaders

"Whatever you want to happen in the lives of the members of your small groups must happen in the lives of your leaders first."

When to “Call” on Individuals in a Small Group Meeting

"Your goal is to promote discussion, not quiz members."

8 Practices of Great Small Group Leaders

"We live in a world driven by techniques. If you have a problem, someone out there has a solution they’re willing to sell you."

5 Stupid Things Small Group Pastors Need to Stop Doing

"The most effective small group pastors learn to say “no” to anything that compromises the objective."

5 Secrets of Building Ministry Momentum

"I also believe that none of these secrets are easy to do. If they were, everyone would have momentum."

5 Questions for Choosing Bible Study Material for Women’s Groups

"We teach to glorify God by equipping the saints for the work of ministry (Eph. 4:11–16)."

5 Things You Need to Know About 21st-Century Small Group Ministry

"Wise leaders will be paying attention as culture changes."

5 Simple Mistakes That Sink Small Group Ministries

"Figuring out why small group ministries fail is not complicated."

Phil McGraw and Ed Young Discuss God’s Calling, Parenting and the...

Dr. Phil McGraw recently spoke at Pastor Ed Young’s Fellowship Church, where McGraw shared his thoughts on topics including parenting, envy, and the importance of the church to society.

Steve Robinson: How To Create a Culture of Service in Your...

Steve Robinson joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to talk about how church leaders can foster a culture of serving in their churches, raise up new leaders, and help people discover their giftings.

Articles for Small Group Leaders