Small Group Leaders
3 Great Advent Ideas for Your Small Group
Advent is a great time to consider reaching out to your neighbors, friends, and family, sharing with them the real meaning behind Christmas. Below are Advent ideas for your small group.
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Christmas Fellowship Ideas for Your Small Group
What better time of year to engage your small group in meaningful—and fun—Christmas fellowship? You might even find that people who aren't normally involved in your church could be open to Christmas fellowship ideas and service opportunities through your small group.
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Authenticity and Small Groups: Is ‘Fauxnerability’ Becoming a Problem?
With a higher value on transparency, authenticity and vulnerability in the church, there is a dark ‘flip-side’ that we need to be aware of.
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Small Groups in the Holidays – 5 Ways Forward
Small groups in the holidays: Watch and see what God will do!
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The Secret of Greatness in Leadership
Jesus teaches us and shows us what the very best leaders are meant to be.
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Help Your Small Group to Pray Outwardly
Much of our praying is focused only on ourselves. We need to learn to pray outwardly.
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Sermon-Based Small Groups: Yes or No
More and more churches seem to be moving to a sermon-based curriculum for their small groups. That is, they review and study the same text the pastor preached on the previous Sunday. On the other hand, I’ve met church leaders who oppose this approach.
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How to Unleash Small Group Worship
One of the ways you can “break the ice” is to help your small group members expand their understanding of what small group worship can look like beyond the church service.
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How to Vent (Safely) in a Small Group
This side of eternity, people are going to vent. Here a four tips on how to vent safely and unload stresses and frustrations without hurting yourself, others, and your God.
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How Can You Develop More Women Small-Group Pastors?
We unintentionally silence all the women in our churches when we fail to put women in leadership roles. What can be done to develop women small-group pastors?
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How to Lead a Dynamic Cell Meeting
Getting people to come back to a cell meeting should never be the principal motivation. A much purer motivation is making sure each member is ministered to and transformed during the process.
