Articles for Small Group Leaders

“How do you feel about closed or open groups?” This was a recent question I was asked by a church that was in the beginning stages of formulating their church-wide small group model. I smiled because this is a loaded question.

You don’t have to know everything to be the best small group point person. Actually, it’s better for your small group leaders if you don’t.

How do we understand God's call to leadership? Have you heard the phrase, "God doesn’t call the qualified; he qualifies the called"? What exactly does that mean?

Do you and your small groups need CPR? Not the Cardiopulmonary resuscitation we’re familiar with, but CPR with the way you communicate: cultural popular references.

One of the greatest strengths of a healthy men’s confession and accountability group is the opportunity for a guy to share what’s really going on in his life.

1,000 people attended seeker small groups led by Southeast Christian Church and a dozen other Louisville-area churches. About 75 percent of the participants were unbelievers.

If you give introverts advance warning, we can often better prepare for conversation. We can gear up for it. Introversion impacts how we relate to others—not how we feel about them.

Rick Warren recently preached a sermon where he mentioned that Saddleback has added 3,000 groups during Covid-19. Saddleback started the year with around 6,000 groups. They now have about 9,000 groups. Wow.