The most important thing you do as a leader is develop other people.
by Life Together
As a leader, you are actually in the people development business. Your role as leader is to motivate your group members to discover and start using their gifts and abilities to develop their own unique ministry design. There are three key ways you can help develop your group members:
1. Start by doing a gift-discovery exercise as a group. If you've never done this and would like to, click here for ...
I have been a Christian for as long as I can remember—though I've gone through definite periods of being a "good" Christian and times of being fairly lazy about my faith.
I thought I was in a time of "goodness" until my small group was working through the "40 Days of Purpose" campaign and took a quiz to see how we were doing in the five purposes. My worst was in evangelism. With the exception ...
Showing your small-group leaders how important they are is essential to keeping them going.
by Brett Eastman
As a leadership coach, you have a crucial role in sustaining the small group structure of your church. Without this layer of your leadership, small groups stand on shaky ground for the simple reason that their leaders feel unsupported and therefore unwilling to take ownership of the group and its mission.
To keep this from happening, you need to let your group leaders know that they are most valued ...
Focus on relationship, growth, and development with your coaches.
by Life Together
Leadership coaches face burn out and fatigue just as any uncared-for small group leader does.
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1. "Who Are You?"
This focuses on relationship and friendship. To develop a deeper relationship with your coaches:
a. Pray with them. Ask what you can pray for on their behalf.
b. Take a genuine interest in their family.
c. Write them notes of encouragement often.
d. Call them or send them cards on their ...
How to deepen relationships with group members by filling their emotional tanks
Dave Earley
When my boys were little, they had a toy lawn mower. When my oldest son was about three, he was in the phase of doing everything Dad did. One extremely hot Saturday afternoon, I got out my big mower. He got out his little mower. I pulled the string to start my mower. He pulled the imaginary string to start his. I began to cut the grass, and he followed behind me, pushing his mower.
Participate in an intercessory prayer activity based on Psalm 23.
Tami Rudkin
1. Have someone read Psalm 23.
2. Have these short prayers cut apart and give one to each of your group members.
3. Have each person write his/her name in the blanks.
4. Then have them pass their prayer to the person on their right.
5. Have each person pray the praise/prayer they received; they will be praying for each other.
6. Make sure everyone gets one but you do not have to ...
Participate in an activity to encourage others and thank God.
Tami Rudkin
Leader:
1. Hand out as many small pieces of paper or index cards to each person as there are people in your group. If you have 8 people in your group, each person should get 8 papers or cards.
2. Have several people read the following list of verses and
3. Say something like: "It is good to thank God for all he has done. When we are thankful, we are truly on the path to righteousness because ...
Use a penny to let someone know how valuable he or she is to God.
Sue Skalicky
"Several months ago I was taking my four daughters and some of their friends out for ice cream. Wanting to have some fun before we arrived at our destination I decided that they all needed to 'earn' their ice cream by completing a dare. My oldest daughter and her friend boldly walked into the middle of a convenience store and did ten jumping jacks, counting out loud. Then my ten-year-old daughter ...
Group members take turns discussing where they go for comfort.
Tami Rudkin
Bring a heating pad, or an old hot water bottle, or another item that implies "comfort." Use this item as an illustration of our need for comfort. Pass this item while each person answers this question: Where, or to whom (besides a spouse), do you turn for comfort?
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