The Best Gift Idea You've Ever Had

The Big Ideas For Small Groups Look Book

A Handguide For Anyone Who Loves Their Small Group

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An easy to use handbook reference for everything from conversation starters to group administration and connecting for deeper relationships!

The Big Ideas For Small Groups Look Book is a great tool for anyone in a small group or small group ministry. It includes tips and guides from small group pastors, directors, leaders, and volunteers all over the world through the Small Group Network and Steve Gladen from Saddleback Church.

Each of the tips fit into 5 small group purpose categories:

Fellowship: Creating biblical community
Discipleship: Cultivating spirituality and growth
Ministry: Caring for each other and your community
Evangelism: Communicating Christ to the world
Worship: Celebrating and praising God

This book is for everyone who has had that feeling that their group could be doing more, connecting more deeply, or even just serving in the community.

This book makes the ideal gift for your small group leader or pastor and it will guarantee more fun and happy small groups!

Session 1: Fellowship
Session 2: Discipleship
Session 3: Ministry
Session 4: Evangelism
Session 5: Worship

Sample Tips

"At least once a year, spend an entire meeting giving members the opportunity to assess their own spiritual health. Encourage honesty and authenticity. Ask each other, "Where are you strong and where do you need to grow?" Allow some time for members to work on an individual health plan and to map out a strategy for their spiritual growth."

"In a pocket-sized notebook, the group leader keeps the first names of unchurched friends for each member of the group. On a daily basis, they pray for the member to have spiritual conversations with unchurched friends and for the Holy Spirit’s activity in the heart of the unchurched. Each member and their friends get a page in the notebook. Specific prayer requests are noted here, as well as hobbies and interests of the unchurched person for relational “cross-pollination” with other members in the group.

This notebook keeps evangelism at the top of mind for group leaders and their members…and when they visit with group members they can pray with them about seeing a breakthrough in the life of that unbeliever."

"Have group members play the question game. The rules are you play with a partner. Each person must attempt to carry on the conversation by only asking questions. If you make a statement you lose.

For example Player1 “Do you want to play the question game?”

Player2 “Why do you want to play that?”

Player1 “Because it is fun”

Player1 loses." This notebook keeps evangelism at the top of mind for group leaders and their members…and when they visit with group members they can pray with them about seeing a breakthrough in the life of that unbeliever."

The Best Gift Idea You've Ever Had

The Big Ideas For Small Groups Look Book

A Handguide For Anyone Who Loves Their Small Group

An easy to use handbook reference for everything from conversation starters to group administration and connecting for deeper relationships!

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