Articles for Small Group Leaders

Steve Gladen on Saddleback’s Coaching Strategy

Learn the four kinds of groups and the care they need to grow.

Research on Fandom, Small Groups, and 3 Implications for Church Leaders

The Bible teaches us that the community we have as Christians is stronger than any other community because it is built on a foundation that never changes.

Small Group Launch Checklist

Here's a checklist that will help small group leaders think through important steps of launching a successful new small group.

Confession and Repentance–8 Ways to Talk About It

Josh Hunt provides eight important keys to encourage your group members to see themselves as confessors and repenters and also as expressions of God’s grace to each other.

10 Food Ideas for Your Next Small Group Gathering

Most small groups aren’t a small group unless there is food shared. Be honest, which of us have not tried to entice our members by the food we serve?

One Free Way to Celebrate Christmas with your Small Group

When you think about discipleship in a small group what comes to mind? For many people it is Bible study, prayer, fellowship, worship…

3 Abnormal Gifts for Your Small Group This Christmas

Here’s a different holiday idea: How about getting a few abnormal gifts for your whole small group?

Why the Christian Life Is a Call to Community

I’ll never forget Miss Moss, with her Coke-bottle glasses and a disability that left her slow and kind. She loved writing notes of encouragement...