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.
7 Tips for Leading Worship in Small Groups
The goal of group singing is connection: connection with God and each other.
The Absolute Best Discussion Question You Can Ask in Small Group
It turns out that the best questions for group discussion aren't questions at all.
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."
Small Groups That Change Lives: 5 Principles
Jesus is comfortable with chaos of people's lives. Are you?
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.
7 Questions to Help Develop Strengths, Not Weaknesses
People can fire off a list of their weaknesses, no problem, but ask them for their strengths and they hesitate.
4 Ways to Grow Your Small Group
Jim Egli gives his views on new research providing helpful tips on what drives small group growth.
How Pastors Ruin Their Small Group Ministries
Quit looking for a magic bullet.
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Want to Improve Your Sex Life? Read the Bible and Pray...
A new study indicates religious couples that are committed to reading the Bible together and praying experience more than just spiritual benefits.
New Podcasts
Charles Stone: What You Need to Know About Mindfulness
Pastor Charles Stone talks about the research pointing to the benefits of practicing mindfulness. Which leads to the question: Is there such a thing as Christian mindfulness?
