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It's kind strange to think of him this way, but I believe that Jesus was the ultimate small-group Bible study leader. This article will examine that claim in light of Jesus' fitness to teach spiritual truth, his audience, his goals, his values, his methods, and his results as a group leader.

The six explorations in this article are a combination of my own study and the influence of a book written ...

Topics:	Group leader, Jesus Christ, Leadership, New leader, Shepherding
Filters:	Apprentice, Group Leader, New leader, Train
Purpose:	Discipleship
References:	Matthew 9:4, Mark 1:22, John 13:13
Date Added:	February 13, 2008

It's kind of strange to think of him this way, but I believe that Jesus was the ultimate small-group leader. In part 1 of this article, I explored that claim in light of Jesus' fitness to teach spiritual truth, his audience, and his goals.

In part 2, below, I'll explore Jesus' focus as a group leader, his methods, and the results of his work. These six explorations are a combination of my own study ...

Topics:	Community, Group leader, Jesus Christ, Leadership, New leader, Shepherding
Filters:	Apprentice, Group Leader, New leader, Train
Purpose:	Discipleship
References:	Matthew 9:4, Mark 1:22, John 13:13
Date Added:	February 20, 2008

Once you have everything set up and everyone invited, there's one big thing to do: prepare your studies of Scripture. But what? Where do you start?

Romans, so they can get a good understanding of Christian doctrine?

Revelation, so they can see that Christians win in the end anyway?

Or maybe the Ten Commandments—the world needs a healthy dose of "Thou shalt nots."

I prefer to start with the Gospels, ...

Topics:	Bible study, Evangelism, Launching, New groups, Preparation, Starting groups
Filters:	Coach, Director, Facilitator, Lead, New leader
Purpose:	Evangelism
References:	Mark 1:15-34, Mark 4:1-20, Luke 3:2-18
Date Added:	March 12, 1996