small group ministry

Here are some small group guidelines to set in stone before starting a small group. Common courtesies can go a long way to build community.

A healthy intergenerational small group is the perfect place for a child to see a multi-dimensional Christian life modeled by mom and dad.

Here's a list of 52 fellowship activities that groups in my church have used through the years. This list is meant to serve as an idea starter for your group so you can come up with your own activities and plans for implementing them. The key is to do it together.

We need to have something that helps us discern the elements of truth that these small group obituaries contain and try to understand why church small groups don’t work.

If we aren’t careful, the joy of Christmas is covered over with the emotions of Christmas loss, and rather than appreciating what we have or looking forward to what’s to come, we find ourselves in Christmas misery.

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.

Churches must grow larger and smaller at the same time. Rick Warren offers these key insights into the building blocks of biblical community.

When you are building your best leadership team, instead of trying to spend effort with the apathetic, focus on those who want to work.