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Type: Training Tool
Sale Price: $29.99
Orientation GuideFour Pack: Orientation Guides
Basic training for several small-groups ministry roles at a nice discount
Topics: | Coach, Facilitator, Group leader, Host, Member, New leader, New member |
Filters: | Coach, Director, Pastor, Train |
Purpose: | Ministry |
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Date Added: | June 15, 2009 |
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Small-Group Coach Orientation Guide
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A lot of churches wish their small-group leaders were better trained. (For that matter, a lot of group leaders wish they were better trained.) But helping people learn the ins and outs of small-groups ministry is easier said than done, especially if your church doesn't have a full-time staff person on the job.
SmallGroups.com has tried to bridge the gap between the need for training and the lack of training with our series of Orientation Guides. These are packs of practical resources and tools that can help people learn what's expected of them and what they can expect to encounter in their different ministry roles. These guides are a great way to give new group leaders, hosts, facilitators, and group members the training they need. And at a discount of $20, this bundle is a great way for churches to provide that training without straining a budget.
"Four Pack: Orientation Guides" is a bundled pack containing the following SmallGroups.com training resources:
Small-Group Leader Orientation Guide
This guide is designed to help you equip your church to provide orientation and basic training to new small group leaders, and to help seasoned small group leaders refresh themselves on their responsibilities. You may use it either for a group training session or to give individually to small group leaders.
Total pages — 21
Small-Group Host Orientation Guide
Most people who attend a small group understand the value of great discussion, meaningful prayer, and uplifting worship. But there are other elements to a great small-group meeting that are often overlooked. Fortunately, many of them can be addressed by a capable small-group host.
In some churches, the group host and the group leader are the same person, but this doesn't have to be the case. Indeed, groups often function more effectively if the roles are divided. A great host will set the right atmosphere for the group, provide a welcoming smile, eliminate distractions, serve food, and much more. But don't worry if those things don't come instinctively to you; the Small-Group Host Orientation Guide can help.
Total pages — 20
Small-Group Facilitator Orientation Guide
This guide has been specially designed to provide orientation and basic training for your church's new small-group facilitators and teachers. It's also a great way to help veteran facilitators and teachers review their responsibilities and refresh their understanding. Use it either for a group training session, or to hand out individually to small-group facilitators and teachers.
Total pages — 26
Small-Group Member Orientation Guide
For many people, joining a small group is like diving headfirst into murky water—we don't know what to expect. What will the group meetings be like? Will I have to share all of my deepest, darkest secrets? What should I do with my kids? Will I have to pray out loud? Or share an amazing theological discovery?
The "Small-Group Member Orientation Guide" is a great way to answer such questions and clear the water. With content from small-group veterans like Randall Neighbor, Reid Smith, Pat J. Sikora, and others, this resource will help new and potential group members learn what to expect from small-group life—and what will be expected from them. This resource is also a great way to make sure that veteran group members are making the most of their time in community life.
Total Pages — 23
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