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Articles for Small Group Leaders

Ron Edmondson – 7 Thoughts About Introverts

If you give introverts advance warning, we can often better prepare for conversation. We can gear up for it. Introversion impacts how we relate to others—not how we feel about them.

During COVID-19 Saddleback Church Small Group Ministry Started 3,000 Groups

Rick Warren recently preached a sermon where he mentioned that Saddleback has added 3,000 groups during Covid-19. Saddleback started the year with around 6,000 groups. They now have about 9,000 groups. Wow.

Rick Warren: How to Grow A Small Group On Mission

Small groups often focus on fellowship or discipleship—but don't forget about evangelism or being a small group on mission.

Great Small Group Leaders: Who Are the World’s Best?

Using examples from not-so-great small group leaders like "Billy Bible Scholar" to "Hannah Hostess," we can learn what is the role of great small group leaders.

Two Small Group Trends That Are Changing Church Leadership

It used to be that only a few people at the top had all the power. But two significant small group trends are changhing the leadership landscape.

10 Ways to Attract and Empower Small Group Leaders

You can identify and empower small group leaders when you help people connect in different kinds of ways. As a result, individuals who never saw themselves as a leader will take their first steps in serving as a community-building agent for the Kingdom of God!

The Encouraging Sway of Small Group Identity

Christian group identity, especially small group identity, answers the questions, ‘As followers of Jesus, what kind of people are we? How do the people of God act?'

How Our Men’s Group Experiences the Gift of Tears

Long ago Christians called it the 'charism of tears' and felt that the men most to be pitied are "those who go through life with dry eyes and cold hearts." I call it the gift of tears because I see the emotional release as a true gift from God that unlocks things that only he can unlock.