Don’t Miss Doing THIS for the New Year!
As we approach a New Year, thoughts turn toward the future and what’s next. If you’re having an end-of-the-year connect with your group members in-person or online, ask them: What does God want to do in and through our group this next year / season? Once you get a sense of what this looks like, […]
S.P.A.C.E. P.E.T.S.
Lobby Gathering 2021, one of the nation’s premier small group training & networking events, is now going to be a live virtual event from 9am-12pm PST Feb 23-24. See the session line-up or register HERE I wrote an article this summer on 10 Questions Every Small Group Leader Should Keep in Their Bible. Based on […]
10 Ways to Unleash Creative Small Group Worship
Although everyone would agree worship is an essential part of our spiritual life, many leaders wrestle with how to incorporate it into their group time without it feeling forced or awkward. One of the ways you can “break the ice” is to help your small group members expand their understanding of what worship can look […]
3 Strategies for Crafting Engaging Sermon Discussion Guides
Presenting our new online training course – “Align!” Align will help you learn the small group ministry essentials. It features… 8 HD video session taught by Steve Gladen A downloadable workbook Lesson discussion questions An official Small Group Network completion certificate A special gift to help further your Small Group Ministry Learn more by watching […]
How to “ALIGN” Your Small Group Ministry to Your Church Vision
Small groups that line up with the vision of the church are most likely to succeed. Find out how to align your groups.
How to Find all the Group Leaders You Need
Jesus said the harvest is plentiful by the workers a few. Workers have always been the bottleneck to the evangelism/ discipleship process. Saddleback solves this problem with what they call the two-friends strategy. Steve Gladen and Derek Olson recently produced a podcast where they discussed this. Listen to the full podcast here. Here are some […]
10 Ways to Ignite Fervent Prayer in your Small Group
Praying in a small group can be intimidating for those who haven’t done it before. You’d be surprised how many people are not used to praying out loud with other people around them listening in. This is an essential spiritual practice for all believers to develop because agreement in prayer among two or more believers […]
Is My Small Group “Up to PAR?”
FLASH SALE! Get $125 off Lobby 2021 through October 31st! Connect with & learn from the brightest small group ministry leaders from around the nations for 3 days & 2 nights in SoCal at the stunning Rancho Capistrano Retreat Center. Price includes registration, lodging & most meals. Use code FLASHSALE As we prepare for the upcoming […]
3 Keys to Using Social Media Responsibly
FLASH SALE! Get $125 off Lobby 2021 through October 31st! Connect with & learn from the brightest small group ministry leaders from around the nations for 3 days & 2 nights in SoCal at the stunning Rancho Capistrano Retreat Center. Price includes registration, lodging & most meals. Use code FLASHSALE While all Christians are called to […]
8 Practices to Help Newcomers Feel They Belong
When people visit your small group for the first time, they come with all sorts of questions: “Will we like it?”, “Will we connect with the people there?”, “Will this be helpful for us?” It can be intimidating for people entering a small group dynamic because they don’t know how they’ll be received, if they’ll […]