Articles for Small Group Leaders

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

Key foundational principles that we will live by as we craft the DNA of our church’s community life.

Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.

If the group tries to fix others, no one will be honest. It does not matter how well-meaning the group is in this, fixing kills honesty.

The two most significant barriers to having meaningful worship in small groups are musical leadership and the misconception that worship is synonymous with music.

If you had 2-minutes to share a handful of tips to help a brand new group host / leader get started in building community, what would you say? Here are some great tips for new small group leaders:

A paradigm shift is a fundamental change that radically changes how we approach and do things. I've recently gone through a small group paradigm shift regarding small group formats.

Nothing builds itself. It takes equipment, tools, people, and experience to put up a building. And when it comes to God’s people being built in love, we have a role to play. We each have a part. We each have work to do.