Cheating Doesn’t Pay By Dave Alford
Another global automaker announced last week that it had been cheating on data provided to regulatory agencies. Mitsubishi reported that it had been overstating fuel mileage on its cars. Initially the company said that it had misreported mileage on 625,000 vehicles manufactured since 2013. Later it admitted that the problem had been going on much […]
Why Attend Accelerate!?
“Accelerate!” is a small group strategic planning workshop for small group ministry point people and their leadership team. These powerful sessions will be taught by Saddleback Pastor Steve Gladen and other Saddleback small group pastors July 11 – July 14 at the Rancho Capistrano Retreat Center in San Juan Capistrano, California. You and your team […]
The 5 Secrets of Highly Effective Leader Training – From Around the World By Ron Wilbur
Recently I asked small group ministry leaders in five countries to share the most challenging issue facing their ministry this year. The most common response was the challenge of training leaders to get spiritually healthy small groups. In this five-part series we’ll uncover the secret sauce in highly effective small group leadership training, and some […]
East Coast Accelerate!
This is a great picture of all the people who attended the 2016 East Coast Accelerate!. We are hopeful that everyone walked away with some great practical information that will help him/her lead a successful small group ministry. If you missed this opportunity, we have another Accelerate! coming to Southern California July 11th – 14th. […]
5 Tips for Effective Leadership Meetings By Andrew Camp
Gathering your group together can be hugely beneficial to inspire and allow leaders to connect with one another. But effective meetings do not emerge, but require forethought and planning. Here are 5 tips I have learned from planning meetings with my small group leaders. Plan, set, and communicate the date well in advance. If the […]
Small Group HOST Gatherings at Saddleback Church
At Saddleback Church we call our rallies, “gatherings”. We use this time for vision casting, volunteer appreciation, and ministry recruitment. There is usually a sense of excitement and energy in the room because everyone is excited about what God is doing! In this video, Pastor Rick Warren talks about the value of small groups!
Introverts & Extroverts: How do our Personality Preferences Impact Our Leadership? [Podcast]
[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/4298017/height/26/theme/standard-mini/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/” height=”26″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”mini”]Diversity is a beautiful thing. People, cultures, perspectives and ideas come in all shapes, sizes, colors and variations, adding tremendous depth and value the tapestry of life we’re all part of. And just like people, cultures, perspectives and ideas, personalities also come in all shapes, sizes, colors and variations. This, […]
Perfect Leadership by Dave Alford
THE THREE INGREDIENTS FOR PERFECT LEADERSHIP Perfect leadership? Is that even possible? Perhaps not, but wouldn’t it be great to at least know what it looks like? Then we’d have a target to shoot for. Well, as it turns out, the Bible’s storyline begins with perfect leadership. It’s what God provided to Adam and Eve […]
Small Group Ministry Leader Resources By Jon Noto
As a small group ministry leader you likely face new challenges every season. It is when we are faced with particularly big challenges that we turn to one another in a network like this and ask for help. But what do you do on all the days you’re not facing a big trial? What are […]
International Huddles
When Steve Gladen began the Small Group Network, his goal was to connect other small group point people with one another to learn and enter into dialogue so that none of us in this role stand alone. What started as a few people has grown to a network of thousands, expanding beyond the borders of […]
