Small Group Leaders

FAQ: How Are You Training Leaders These Days?

"The best way we’ve discovered to provide training today is by distributing a set of short videos that cover “the need to know” skills a new leader needs right out of the gate."

6 Ways to Boost Discussion in Your Online Group

Your group members may not have fully adjusted to this new virtual environment, but you can have great discussion if you boost discussion. Here are 4 ways to boost discussion in your online group.

The Most Effective Way to Build Trust in a Small Group

"I firmly believe that as people are listened to, they will trust the group more."

Must Haves for New Small Group Leaders

Essential building blocks for a successful small group ministry.

Small Group Leader, You Are a Pastor

If you are a small group leader, I have an announcement for you: YOU ARE A PASTOR. In fact, most of the pastors in the early centuries of the church did the same stuff you do as a small group leader.

6 Tips for Overcoming Virtual Meetings Fatigue

So, what do we do when our minds and bodies start shutting down from virtual meetings overload? Here are six tips to overcome your Zoom/Hangouts/WebEx/Skype/FaceTime fatigue.

So You Want to Use Zoom Anyway

Most organizations were a bit unprepared for the increased remote work forced on us by the current pandemic. Churches and ministries are communication-focused, and...

The Importance of a Small Group Network…Hanging with People Unlike You

For the last two days I’ve been hanging with a couple of good friends… Steve Gladen, the groups guy at Saddleback Church in southern...