The Healing Impact of Small Group Leaders
For anyone that’s been a part of a small group, we can all relate to the anxious feelings of the first few nights. Right from the start of the very first group meeting, we begin assessing the environment of our small group as we gauge whether or not it’s a safe environment to be vulnerable […]
Helping your Small Group Deal with Grief
Grow as a leader, strengthen your team & learn the essentials of small group ministry by attending Align Denver! My dad died two days ago. I am sitting in the chair where I always sit when I come to visit. His chair sits across from me. His chair is empty. I though this would be […]
6 Sermon Based Small Group Discussion Tips Using Facebook Groups
Grow as a leader, strengthen your team & learn the essentials of small group ministry by attending Align Nashville! Do your Small Groups follow the Sermon Series? Perhaps your groups use a set of sermon-based questions for their group discussion. A Facebook Group provides another great opportunity for you to engage people with the weekly […]
A Prescription for Encouraging Your Small Group
We all need encouragement! That’s always been true, and as we continue to venture deeper into 2021, everyone is feeling the need for it now more than ever. Human-beings are hard-wired for encouragement. We need people who speak hope and build confidence into our lives so that we can consistently live in a manner that’s […]
Exponential Thinking
There are many different principles behind the 40 Days of Purpose that make it effective and make it powerful and successful, not only here at Saddleback, but in a lot of churches. But there is one principle that I believe is more important than all the others when doing a campaign like 40 Days of […]
The Healing Support of Fellow Small Group Members
Grow as a leader, strengthen your team & accelerate the health & growth of your small group ministry by attending “Accelerate!” During various moments within each of our lives, we are confronted with events or circumstances that give us the opportunity to pursue inner healing. Until we are called by the Lord and meet Jesus […]
4 Habits of Highly Evangelistic Groups
Grow as a leader, strengthen your team & learn the essentials of small group ministry by attending Align Nashville! Almost all groups struggle with evangelism. Most Christians struggle with evangelism. Rarely do I find a group that says that they are doing well in evangelism. But, it doesn’t have to be complicated. Steve Gladen says: Our enemy […]
8 Ways to Encourage Word-Driven Conversations
The Bible is the Word of God, and as the small group leader, it is imperative that you bring people back to it time and time again (Gal 1:11-12; 2 Tim 3:14-17; 2 Pet 1:20-21, 3:15-16). The Holy Spirit will use your intentionality in this way to bring the power of His Word to everyone’s […]
Big Groups A Problem? 4 Practical Ways to Subgroup
Grow as a leader, strengthen your team & learn the essentials of small group ministry by attending Align Nashville! Are you struggling with how to handle big groups in this ongoing season of COVID-19? Or, maybe big groups have always been an issue for your small group ministry? We all know bigger isn’t always better, especially when […]
Clearing Spiritual Blockages Together as a Small Group
Grow as a leader, strengthen your team & learn the essentials of small group ministry by attending Align Nashville! As small group leaders, we are always thinking of ways to nurture deeper connections between our group members and God. Yet at times, the events within the world and within our individual lives sometimes can create […]
