Small Group Leaders
Grow Your Ministry by Growing Your Leaders
Great ministries are built by great leaders. And great leaders aren't merely discovered, but developed by those who lead them.
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How to Grow Small Groups – 5 Paradigm Shifts
While the phrase “Paradigm Shift” may be used and heard a lot today, the actual occurrence of one is still a rare sight, especially when considering how to grow small groups.
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Counting What Counts: Soft and Hard Metrics
Numbers are hard metrics: names on rosters, number of groups, meetings attended, verses memorized. Hard numbers don’t paint the entire picture.
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How Not to Be Discouraged With Church People
If disappointment is inevitable, how do we avoid the awful emotional turmoil that often follows when dealing with church people? One word: expectations.
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6 Keys to Small Group Leader Growth
Small group leader growth is essential to healthy small group ministry. Here are six ways to make sure you are getting better as a leader, so then everybody wins.
Small Group Leaders
Tending Small Group Ministry – the Soil of the Church
A small group ministry focused on creating a deeply relational environment succeeds in bringing about transformation.
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The Single Most Important Thing in Leading a Small Group
What is the single most important thing in leading a small group? Joel Comiskey and I recently surveyed over 1,800 small group leaders from around the world to discover what makes small groups grow.
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Four Leading Indicators of Small Groups That Make Disciples
Stock market returns, building permits, and average weekly jobless claims are all leading indicators. Do you think there might be a set of leading indicators that are short-term predictors of small groups that make disciples?
