3 Keys to Casting Small Group Vision to your Senior Pastor
“You are not the lead Small Groups person at your church, your Senior Pastor is the lead Small Groups person at your church.”- Steve Gladden This statement brings clarity to the reality that the voice that carries the biggest weight in any church is that of the Senior Pastor. And this applies in small group […]
4 Not-To-Miss Steps for New Small Group Point People (Video)
I was recruited to lead the groups ministry of a growing multi-site church less than two years ago. This was after being a student pastor since the year Mulan came out in the movie theater (that’s code for a long time ago). This was new territory for me. As I look back on these last […]
Building a Healthy Team of Small Group Leaders
How does a small group point person become a leader of leaders? Each small group point person faces the challenge of building a group of leaders who are gifted, willing and able to be part of their small group ministry. This challenge isn’t always straightforward; great small group leaders don’t always appear at your doorstep! […]
Small Groups: 3 Things for Walking a Tight Rope
Andy Stanley says, “Some tensions are to be managed, not problems to be solved.” I was recently convicted by a conversation I had with a Small Group Point Person. He said, “With all of the groups you oversee, how do you know what is taking place in all of them? How do you know the […]
5 Ways to Fail after a Conference
I enjoy attending conferences and usually come home inspired and ready to take the next hill for Jesus. I recently returned from The Lobby Conference 2018 (You should be there next year, sign up here). It was an amazing time, and I learned a ton from the speakers and from individual conversations with other Small […]
5 Things All Small Group Point People Need To Know
Looking back on my start as a small group point person a decade ago, I see how much it mirrored my start as a small group leader nearly two decades ago. I was idealistic and opinionated, I was eager to learn and dove in to find out. I tried to inform myself on the models, […]
6 Ways to Get Better at Leading
“When the leader gets better, everybody wins.” -Bill Hybels. This is one of my favorite quotes. It is also a personal challenge for me. The quote reminds me that if I want my team to get better and if I want those I lead to get better, then I have to get better. This is […]
Countdown to the Lobby Is on!
The Lobby (March 13-15) is less than a month away. The good news is it’s not too late to register, but time is ticking. If you are still waffling on whether to pull the trigger or not, let me share why you definitely need to come, from one small group point person to another. First […]
4 Things Your Small Group Leaders Need in 2018
Yesterday I walked past a kitchenware shop and saw a gadget called a ‘herb grinder’. The advertising announced that this was something I needed and that it would revolutionise my life, (no longer would I need to chop herbs with a knife…… I could simply place the herbs in the empty cavity, push the button […]
3 Ways To Celebrate and Encourage Small Group Leaders…
Being a dad of three boys under the age of twelve, cartoons are usually one of our major sources of entertainment. Currently our two (almost three) year old’s favorite cartoon is the Trolls Holiday special (THS for short) and let’s be honest real quick, any one who is the parent of a threenager knows they […]
