Andrew Mason
Andrew Mason is the Small Groups Pastor of Real Life Church, a family of churches across the Northern CA region. He oversees Small Groups, Discipleship Ministries and Assimilation. He is Founder of SmallGroupChurches.com, an online community of leaders dedicated to growing churches one small group at a time. Andrew resides in Sacramento, CA with his wife Camille and their son.
Articles for Small Group Leaders
Overcoming Offense at the Table
The first-century church healed a series of complicated discord and divisiveness, leaving us a road map highlighted in hope and overcoming offense.
Articles for Small Group Leaders
Is a Small Group Meeting Biblical?
Small group meetings should be interactive times within the context of the Bible, prayer/worship and food (that’s right, FOOD is spiritual). A Sunday school class is a one-way monologue that has a different focus and value. Find out more about small groups here. #smallgroup #smallgroups #smallgroupsbiblical
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Closed Group vs Open Group – Which Is Best?
“How do you feel about closed or open groups?” This was a recent question I was asked by a church that was in the beginning stages of formulating their church-wide small group model. I smiled because this is a loaded question.
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59 Times “One Another” is Used in the New Testament
There are 59 “one another” statements in the New Testament. That’s right, 59. That’s just under 60 exhortations in Scripture to actually “do” something toward another person.
Small Group Leaders How To's
11 Great Online Small Group Resources
Where can we find good small group Bible studies? What small group curriculum should our groups study? These are questions I frequently get asked at small group workshops and in conversations with pastors.
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Online Small Group Discussion Template
An online small group meeting is a different experience compared to a face-to-face small group meeting. Thanks to technology innovations, people can still meet despite limitations with time and space, but it should not be approached exactly the same as an in-person group meeting.
Articles for Small Group Leaders
Online Small Group Discussion Template
While many aspects of facilitating a small group will be transferable to the online interface, I would recommend tweaking the format from a traditional small group discussion.
Small Group Leaders How To's
Small Groups for the Homeless: Could Your Church Do Them?
What would it look like to minister to the homeless through small groups?
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