Articles for Small Group Leaders
Counting What Counts: Soft and Hard Metrics
Numbers are hard metrics: names on rosters, number of groups, meetings attended, verses memorized. Hard numbers don’t paint the entire picture.
Articles for Small Group Leaders
6 Keys to Small Group Leader Growth
Small group leader growth is essential to healthy small group ministry. Here are six ways to make sure you are getting better as a leader, so then everybody wins.
Articles for Small Group Leaders
The Single Most Important Thing in Leading a Small Group
What is the single most important thing in leading a small group? Joel Comiskey and I recently surveyed over 1,800 small group leaders from around the world to discover what makes small groups grow.
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Four Leading Indicators of Small Groups That Make Disciples
Stock market returns, building permits, and average weekly jobless claims are all leading indicators. Do you think there might be a set of leading indicators that are short-term predictors of small groups that make disciples?
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The Antidote to Anxiety During Troubled Times
They are understandably shaken, afraid, anxious, upset, and troubled. What antidote will Jesus offer to cure that anxiety during their troubled times?
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Small Group Quotes That Motivate … In Less Than 280 Characters
On an almost daily basis I will tweet as many as five statements that pop into my head. Some of them are about leadership but most of them are small group quotes
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How Small Groups Can Help in a Time of Grief
Rick Warren went into a detailed description of his son’s death. He told how his small group supported him in the most difficult chapter of his life. There are lessons here about how your small group can help in a time of grief.
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7 Ways Extroverts Can Better Engage Introverts
There is often confusion surrounding introverts—here are 7 simple steps for ways to engage introverts.
