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Articles for Small Group Leaders

Evangelism and Mission: Why Your Group Neglects Them

Every group should be evangelistically effective at some level.

What’s So Great About Small Groups?

Learn 6 advantages of small groups within the church.

Reaching People on the Crowd's Edge

“Crowd’s edge” describes the least connected folks in your church.

One of the Most Critical Debates in Small Group Ministry Today

Open groups? Closed groups? Which approach is better?

A 21st Century Web Solution for Small Group Ministry

What ingredients should a good small group ministry web solution have? Mark Howell offers his insights.

Question-Able Training: Six Tips for Training Small Group Leaders

Students signal their readiness to learn with questions. Here are six tips for encouraging a questioning attitude.

Zombies, Christians and the Villains of Our Story

Unbelievers are not the villains in the story of the church. The villains of our story are those among us who succumb to Satan’s strategy of division and discontent.

The Purpose of Small Groups Is … ?

Why do people decide to get involved in a small group? Perhaps the real reasons are much deeper than we at first think.

Why You Should Stop Inviting Jesus to Your Small Group Meetings

Mike Mack: When we invite Jesus into our midst, I wonder if he quietly responds, "I'm already here!"

Two Ways to Boost Your Small Group Toward Christ's Mission

Mike Mack offers two boosters that will turbocharge your group for bearing much fruit.

3 Qualities of a Healthy Community Group

Dave Stewart: "When I meet with prospective Community Group Leaders, there are three things that I emphasize that they must develop in their group."

5 Principles I Learned From the Best Leader I Know

Here are a few principles and practices that will enhance anyone’s ministry.

The Surprising Secret to Authentic Community

Meet the unexpected king of community-building, and the ways he shows up to your small group.

Is Your Small Group Dead or Alive?

To understand what a dead group looks like, you have to first know the vital signs of a living group.

What to Do When Your Ministry Feels Like a Failure

Michael Mack explores two reasons we struggle with failure and how we need to readjust our perspectives about success.

Is There a New and Better Way to Do Groups?

Perhaps the most dangerous groups pastor is the one who wants to do something that has never been done before.

Missional Praying in Small Groups

The way we pray can have a huge impact upon how we are missional.

The Anatomy of Encouragement

Do your encouraging words have power, or are they just ineffectual comments?

Expert Advice for Small Group Facilitators

Why obedience and a caring heart are all you really need.

Remains of Pastor’s Wife and Friend Identified; OK County GOP Chair...

News surfaced this week that Tifany Machel Adams is the GOP chair for Cimarron County, Oklahoma. Adams is one of four suspects charged with kidnapping and murdering pastor's wife Jilian Kelley and Kelley's friend Veronica Butler.

Rebecca McLaughlin on Whether Christians Can Agree To Disagree About Same-Sex...

Dr. Rebecca McLaughlin joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to talk about how church leaders can respond to common arguments that use the Bible to affirm same-sex relationships, the “why” behind God’s design for marriage, and the “beautiful and glorious vision” Christianity has for friendship.

Articles for Small Group Leaders