small groups

Jesus teaches us and shows us what the very best leaders are meant to be.

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.

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.

Churches CAN launch more small groups fast enough to keep up with the demand for discipleship, if they change up how they are launching more small groups. Here are 7 things I’ve discovered over the last 15 years in working with over 1,500 churches across North America.

One of the most beautiful aspects of eating together is in the mutual recognition of the beauty in each and every person.

In the context of small groups, storytelling is the personal narration of our life experiences. It is something, I believe, that is part of the very fabric of who we are as image-bearers of God.

Having the right tools is vital. Here are eight free tools that will help you take your ministry to the next level.

I learned about the concept of force fields. In the same way every leader and pastor carries with him or her their own emotional force fields.