How to Become a More Relational Leader: 8 Simple Ways
Fostering relationships doesn’t mean that a leader has to be intimate friends with everyone he/she leads. Rather it means that everyone being led feels valued.
13 Practical Ways to Make Every Group Meeting Count
Matt Lockhart gives valuable tips to help you make the most of your small group meetings every week.
5 Surefire Ways to Screw Up a Small Group
One of the roots of each of these surefire ways to screw up your group is a lack of real commitment ... or a lack of commitment to the right things.
Getting Group Members to Show Up on Time
How our own behaviors reinforce the bad habits of others.
8 Principles in Seeking Spiritual Accountability
If you want accountability, you’ve got to take that responsibility on yourself.
How to Develop New Leaders in Your Small Group
You can't be a group leader forever. Developing new leaders is not an option, but it's so rewarding.
10 Simple Things You Can Do TODAY to Help Your Small Group Ministry Thrive
These are uncomplicated, no-excuses steps you can start taking to strengthen your church's group ministry.
5 Ways to Deal With Group Members Who Gossip
Nothing will divide a group faster than gossip.
God’s Strategy for Your Success: 4 Principles
4. BE CORRECTED BY YOUR DEFEATS.
Learn from your mistakes. In Joshua 1:7 God tells Joshua, “Be strong and very courageous and be careful to...
8 Secrets to Finding ENOUGH Small Group Leaders
Mark Howell gives his best advice on how to find an UNLIMITED number of leaders for your small group ministry.
The Importance of Getting Along: 11 Biblical Precedents
The God of the Bible is deadly serious about the work of getting along.
Can You Really “Worship” in Small Groups? 7 Tips
Saddleback's Ben Reed gives some great advice on making small-group worship a moving and God-honoring experience.
Creating a Small Group Curriculum Map: 7 Steps
Instead of just shooting from the hip every time, why not formulate a strategy designed not just to meet the knee-jerk reactionary needs of a group but that helps develop them over time?
What to Do When Your Group Gets Smaller
Does it drive you crazy when several people don't show up to group one week? Take heart.
How To Get Men to Join Small Groups
Andy Lie offers suggestions from his successful experience starting, renewing and maintaining men's small groups.
How to Keep the Groups You Start: 8 Tips
Steve Gladen explains how Saddleback Church's thousands of small groups maintain their momentum.
How to Shepherd Your Group During Christmas
Rick Howerton reminds leaders of the not-so-obvious needs your group members may have during the holiday season.
"I’m Just Not Being Fed": How to Respond
The truth is most people have these feelings at some point in the life of their church. So how do you respond?
How to Lose the Support of Your Senior Leader
Seven common ways a team member can lose the confidence of senior leadership and tips on how to avoid it.
10 Questions When Designing Your Group Ministry Model
Answering these questions will reduce confusion, attract the right leaders and filter out people's personal agendas and/or past experiences.
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N.T. Wright: the New Testament Is Clear on Female Preachers
While the American church continues to wrestle and debate about the question "What does the Bible say about female preachers?" Theologian N.T. Wright says the New Testament is clear.
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"Jesus is the great equalizer," says Danielle Strickland. "He’s the great liberator for all peoples"—and that includes women in the church.
