Articles for Small Group Leaders

It may seem hard to fathom, but a microscopic virus is doing some good things in the church’s most important ministry – Sunday school.

Scott Boren contextualizes the development of small groups throughout four eras of the church and what it means for present-day ministry.

A well-placed follow up question will boost discussion in your group to new levels. It also has the potential to help your group members evaluate their thinking.

Now that groups have discovered the ease of using an online meeting tool such as Zoom, it may be time to take advantage of a neat feature: using breakout rooms.

As the Cheshire Cat said to Alice, "If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there."

In his book Letters to Timothy, John Bisagno communicated a truth he’d learned over the years:  “I consider this to be a very important part of my preaching ministry…I consider it to be simple but profound: the outline should consist of principles, not points."

You have access to an incredibly powerful tool called Microsoft Teams. Odds are you’ve had access for a while and just didn’t know it.

The issue of COVID-19 has not been solved. In fact, several states are now reporting more cases of Coronavirus than ever before. Just when you thought it was safe for groups to meet in person, the pandemic seems to be flaring up again in many places.