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Every church's small-group ministry is different. So is every small group. That's why we all need to think through the choices that will work best in our individual situations. If you plan ahead, the right childcare option can open up great opportunities for your small group instead of becoming a burden. 

1. What is the childcare policy for your group?

[ ] No children are present except for nursing ...

Topics:	Childcare, Children, Organization, Parents, Planning
Filters:	Children, Family groups, Host, Leader, New leader, Parents, Start
Purpose:	Fellowship
References:	Deuteronomy 6:7, Matthew 19:14, Luke 18:16
Date Added:	July 30, 2007

Note: This article has been excerpted from the SmallGroups.com training tool called Sermon-Based Small Groups.

At North Coast Church, where I serve as senior pastor, we've had a long and interesting journey with small groups. We had no groups when we first started out. But after a while, I began to realize that our congregation was more of a crowd than a living, breathing community. So we launched ...

Topics:	Application, Dialogue, Discussion, Sermon based
Filters:	Director, Train
Purpose:	Discipleship
References:	Deuteronomy 6:6-9
Date Added:	May 07, 2008

Remember that course in college when you said, "Wow! That was incredible. I can't believe how much I learned." Then there was that other class that left you feeling flat, bored, and not sure that you learned a thing. Or the time your spouse loved the well constructed, carefully outlined talk that was accompanied by succinct power point slides of the key points—but you yawned the whole time. ...

Topics:	Creativity, Curriculum, Education, Learning, Life-change, Teaching, Transformation
Filters:	Apprentice, Facilitator, Group Leader, Teacher, Train
Purpose:	Discipleship
References:	Deuteronomy 6:1-8, Proverbs 9:9
Date Added:	October 27, 2008

A.W. Tozer says in The Knowledge of the Holy, "What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us." The Ten Commandments are still relevant 3,500 years after they were first given at Mount Sinai. The major function of the Ten Commandments is to reveal who God is. Who someone is can best be understood by knowing what matters most to him. Obeying these commands from ...

Topics:	Adultery, Lying, Murder, Parents, Profanity, Sabbath, Scripture, Stealing, Ten Commandments, Work
Filters:	Facilitator, Group Leader, Lead, Teacher
Purpose:	Discipleship
References:	Exodus 20, Deuteronomy 6:4-9, 1 Samuel 5:1-6, 2 Samuel 11:1-5, 1 Kings 3:16-28, Psalm 26:3, Malachi 3:8-10, Matthew 5:33-37, Acts 17:16-29, Colossians 2:16-17
Date Added:	May 02, 2007

How can we know whether our Bible is truly the Word of God? We've put together three studies that help address this subject. This course will move you toward confidence that this is a book you can set your life by. These studies draw from the Bible and church history to defend the Scriptures from critics and deepen our understanding of Christianity's sacred text. It also covers whether or not the ...

Topics:	Bible, Discussion, Inerrancy, Interpretation of Scripture
Filters:	Bible study groups, Facilitator, Group Leader, Lead, Teacher
Purpose:	Discipleship
References:	Deuteronomy 6:4-9, Matthew 6:9-13, John 1:1-7, Romans 3:10-23, 2 Timothy 3:14-17
Date Added:	February 07, 2007

The following 6-week course will help you and your group think through tough parenting issues from family planning, to educating your children, to dealing with behavioral problems.

Who's Teaching the Children?
Biblical literacy begins in the home.

Is Family Planning Okay?
The contraceptive mentality says children are something to be avoided. We're not buying it.

You and Your Prodigal ...

Topics:	Birth control, Children, Christian education, Contraception, Family planning, Homeschooling, Parenting, Parents, Premarital sex, Sex, Teaching, Teenagers
Filters:	Children, Facilitator, Family groups, Group Leader, Lead, Parents, Teacher
Purpose:	Discipleship
References:	Genesis 1:27-28, Deuteronomy 6:1-9, Psalm 78:4-7, John 1:12-13, John 14:5-14, 1 Corinthians 6:13, 1 Timothy 3:4-5
Date Added:	May 25, 2006

The word theology is derived from two Greek words: Theos (God) and logos (speech or reason). Therefore, theology in its simplest terms is rational discussion about God. It has been described as "the science of God and his relationship to man and the world" and "the attempt to reduce religious truth to an organized system." Systematic theology is any study that answers the question, "What does the ...

Topics:	Bible, Church life, Doctrine, Jesus Christ, Salvation, Theology
Filters:	Coach, Facilitator, Group Leader, Lead, Seekers, Teacher, Youth group
Purpose:	Discipleship
References:	Genesis 1:26, Deuteronomy 6:4, Matthew 1:18-23, Romans 2:1-9, Galatians 5:22-23, 2 Timothy 3:16-17
Date Added:	February 09, 2009

As a Christian educator, my goal is not to lecture, or even to lecture with excellence. My goal is to teach in such a way that students both learn and employ their knowledge. Teachers should view themselves as nothing less than disciplers. The knowledge we communicate affects more than the minds of our hearers; it should change lives.

In particular, I want to see the members of my group develop five ...

Topics:	Bible study, Book study, Creativity, Curriculum, Education, Learning, Teaching
Filters:	Apprentice, Bible study groups, Facilitator, Group Leader, Teacher, Train
Purpose:	Discipleship
References:	Deuteronomy 6:6-9, 2 Timothy 3:14-17
Date Added:	August 11, 2008