Leading Yourself Well So You Don’t Lead Others Astray
Who is the toughest person in the world for you to lead? Yup, it’s you. We all know leading ourselves well is critical to the health of our ministries. Yet, we often neglect taking care of ourselves because we cater to the urgent demands of leading others. So take 30 minutes to invest in your […]
Strategic Planning For 2015
The sage prophet Benjamin Franklin once said “a failure to plan is a plan to fail.” Every day of every year, teams and leaders across the world read that perennial quote in bewilderment, wondering “how did he KNOW?!?” If you’ve ever been there and felt the weight of the failure to plan, this month’s Group […]
Do Your Singles Suffer From Second-Class Syndrome?
While most churches are becoming more and more family-centric and focused, there is an increasingly significant segment of the church population who are often underserved and overlooked. The singles. If you’re in need of fresh perspective and strategies for engaging and serving the singles in your church, this Group Talk is for you! The unfortunate […]
Effective Strategies For Training And Developing Leaders
Crucial to any small group strategy is your team’s plan to not just find leaders, but to adequately prepare and equip them for the journey of leadership. But how? And when? And where? And with what? These are just a few of the million-dollar questions this week’s Group Talk guest, Joe Windham, tackles in a discussion a […]
Developing A Transformational Groups Culture
Recent church studies have uncovered qualitative data that many have known for years… that those who are in a small group give more generously, serve more sacrificially, confess their sins more frequently, share the gospel more regularly. In short, those who are in a small group display more attributes of discipleship than those who aren’t. That’s what we all want, […]
Coming Together, Keeping Together, Working Together
It was Henry Ford who once said, “Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” While he could have been talking about the importance of teams in any number of contexts, the concept is certainly universal and is just as foundational in business settings as it is in church leadership settings. But […]
1 Insanely Effective Way To Connect Singles At Your Church
One of the most insanely effective Saddleback Church programs for connecting singles to small groups is House-to-House Gatherings. House-to-House Gatherings (aka H2H) is a fun place where single adults of all ages come together for social connection and to develop friendships. H2H is basically a house party with a light Bible study component that has […]
Leading Worship For Small Groups
Over the years I have led worship for many small groups. I love it! Almost every small group I have led worship for has been grateful for the music as if they had a deep hunger to worship together in their intimate setting. One thing I have found in common with vibrant Small Groups is […]
Building From Ground Zero – Relaunching A Groups Ministry
Many of us have stepped into existing small groups ministries to add new support, leadership and vision to what was already there. But what about creating a groups ministry at a church where one didn’t necessarily already exist? Ministry buzzwords are a dime a dozen, but actually having to implement ideas and vision to relaunch […]
Cool Connections For A Sizzling Summer
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