10 Commandments of Technology and Team
Virtually anything that can be productive can also be destructive.
3 Ways to Integrate Children Into Your Groups
Everyone benefits from children being part of your small group — 3 approaches for how to handle them.
Reboot Your Small Group Christmas Party
This year, remember the most important element of your small group Christmas party.
11 Great Online Sources for Small Group Curriculum
Where can we find good small group Bible studies? What small group curriculum should our groups study? These are questions I frequently get asked at small group workshops and in conversations with pastors.
How to Beat Small Group Burnout
You can avoid burnout in ministry, but you need to start now.
6 Things Guaranteed to Make Your Small Group Feel Awkward (and How to Avoid...
We’ve all been to them: awkward small groups. For one reason or another, something wasn’t clicking.
11 Ways to Value Children and Small Groups
Children are a blessing from God, not a deal-breaker for your own spiritual formation.
How to Develop the Habits of Discipleship
11 ways to form spiritual growth habits that WORK.
Engage Your Small Group in ANY Bible Passage: 4 Powerful Questions
Helping your small group respond to God as you dig into the Bible together is largely a matter of asking the right questions.
4 Keys to Connecting People No One Else Can
"To connect people no one else is connecting, we must do things no one else is doing."
Accountability That Works
Some accountability comes across as coaching and encouraging; other efforts at accountability seem condescending and defeating.
The 10 Commandments of Christian Leadership Development
Ten imperatives for Christian leadership.
Must Haves for New Small Group Leaders
Essential building blocks for a successful small group ministry.
8 Rules for Avoiding Small Group Leader Burnout
Dodge the burnout ball and stay in the game.
12 Tips for a Successful Campaign
You'll want to read these top tips from small group guru Steve Gladen as you prepare for your fall churchwide campaign.
5 Key Steps to a Disciplemaking System in Your Church
Jesus commanded us to make disciples. Jesus has given us His Spirit to empower us to do it. He has given us His authority to accomplish it.
Milestones for Small Groups: How to Measure Spiritual Growth
Having trouble measuring spiritual growth? Here's a practical list to help you assess the discipleship happening in your small group ministry.
Small Groups for the Homeless: Could Your Church Do Them?
What would it look like to minister to the homeless through small groups?
Making the Most of a “Teachable Moment”: 7 Steps
Mike Mack helps you leverage a "golden opportunity" to develop a staff or volunteer leader.
Post-Easter: 3 Steps to Launch New Groups (and 5 Great Studies for New People)
After Easter 2015, there will still plenty of spring left before summer, and it makes sense to launch another wave of small groups.
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‘One of the Greatest Honors’—President Biden Makes Juneteenth a National Holiday
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have signed a bill into law that makes Juneteenth a national holiday.
New Podcasts
Best of ChurchLeaders: Tim Mackie and Jon Collins on Why It’s...
BibleProject's Tim Mackie and Jon Collins say it's not surprising if people find the Bible hard to understand. "Most people," says Tim, "aren’t in the habit of reading ancient texts from across the planet from thousands of years ago, and that’s what the Bible is."
