7 Reasons the Introvert in Your Small Group Isn’t Talking
Why don't introverts in small groups talk...even after being in the group for a while? There are some good reasons why, even if they don't come right out and tell you!
Effective Community Outreach and Small Groups
How can your small group engage in effective community outreach?
7 Indispensable Elements Necessary for People to Grow Spiritually in Your Small Group
What does Scripture tell us about the elements necessary for growth?
7 Motivations for Making Disciples
As long as you know the “why” you can always discover the “what.”
A Little Faith at Night
Faith makes you a canvas upon which the Redeemer can paint the beauty of his grace.
Small Groups: What’s the Point?
We need to make sure that our reason to do small groups--and therefore our focus--lines up with Jesus' agenda.
How to Make Small Groups Less Scary for Visitors
People want to connect, but it is usually awkward and uncomfortable.
Your First Small Group Meeting: Top 10 Ideas
You only get one chance to make a great first impression. Here are 10 great ideas for your first small group meeting.
How a Healthy Small Group Prays: 5 Simple, Christ-Centered Practices
Does your group take prayer requests and then pray them back to God as if He isn’t present?
Are Small Group Meetings Biblical?
Where in the Bible are small group meetings?
Five Fun Ice-Breakers From Across the Globe
Having a handful of good icebreakers is like having a pocket full of gold for a small group leader.
3 Things You Can Do to Connect More People After Easter
Spring is a promising time to connect more people after Easter into your small group ministry.
The Perfect Leader Doesn’t Exist
Let's stop looking for this ethereal, perfect leader.
What Makes a Great Discussion Question?
8 guidelines to avoid silence when discussion time comes.
Unseen Small Group Leadership Traits
Small group leadership is an art. Leading well means sometimes what a leader does when the team’s back is turned is more important than what they do in the team’s presence.
3 Essentials to Building Gospel Community in Small Groups
How can "community" become more than just another Christian buzzword?
Deep Community: Don’t Get Too Close to Group Members?
In the past, I equated "deep community" with a lack of evangelism and probable stagnation. But I was wrong!
Common Courtesies: Small Group Rules to Follow
Setting group ground rules should be a group exercise.
4 Reasons Why Every Pastor Should Lead a Small Group
Jesus led a small group.
Why Men Need Community
We all need community. In fact, we were designed by God to be in community.
Latest News
Videos, Documents Uncovered Showing Patterson’s Coverup of Abusive Pastor
Even after Darrell Gilyard confessed to some claims and resigned from Victory Baptist Church near Dallas in 1991, tapes show Patterson defended Gilyard and spoke about “sins” committed by his accusers, who were “not innocent either.”
New Podcasts
David Kinnaman: Living in a Digital Babylon (What You Need to...
Barna president David Kinnaman says, “We’re becoming more post-Christian by a lot of measures." This week on our podcast, David shares why, even though our culture is becoming increasingly secular, he is optimistic about the faith of the next generation.
