Sustain/Support Your Ministry
Once your small group ministry is up and running, you'll need to put certain things in place to keep it running smoothly. Support your leaders with coaching and training, and provide ongoing assessment and support.
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How I Changed My Mind About Metrics
Numbers used to drive me crazy, but now I depend on them to minister well.
3 Ideas to Prepare Your Small-Group Ministry for Summer
Before the summer months hit, make some plans for your small groups.
Organize Your Ministry
The right structure will allow your ministry to thrive and grow.
Hungry for Transformation
Ruth Barton shares what it takes to experience life change in small groups.
Small-Group Ministry Events on a Budget
Launch groups, train leaders, and show appreciation without breaking the bank.
How to Stretch Your Dollar for Small-Group Curriculum
Great Bible studies can be expensive, but they don't have to be.
Four Tips for Effective Delegation
Save your sanity and strengthen your ministry by delegating well.
How to Pray for Your Small-Group Ministry
Head to battle with the appropriate spiritual weapons.
5 Ways to Invest in Your Small-Group Ministry This Summer
Now is the time to build up your ministry for a strong fall launch.
Longing for More from Small Groups
Ruth Haley Barton explains how to experience transforming community.
Beyond Good Small-Group Meetings
A review of M. Scott Boren's 'Leading Small Groups in the Way of Jesus'
Maximize Your Time for a Thriving Small-Group Ministry
Learn how to do more with less time.
Resource Review: Transformational Groups
Research proves that small groups can lead to transformation.
Healthy Ministries Effectively Communicate with Group Leaders
Multiple ways to keep your leaders in the loop
Resource Review: STIR
An excellent resource for engaging in discipleship through small groups
Top 10 Resources of 2013
The only list that combines Francis Chan, marketing, mental illness, and simplicity
Four Bad Reasons to "Close" Your Group
These common excuses for rejecting visitors just don't pass the test.
An Open Letter to Small-Group Pastors
Why you need to focus on fun with your small groups, and how to actually do it
And the Walls Came Tumbling Down
Breaking down the barriers to in-house video promos and testimonials
Twittering Jesus
Social media provides a number of useful tools to small groups and small-group leaders.
Unemployment
Equip your group leaders and members to minister to someone after he or she loses a job.
Cancer
Get helpful advice on how to help individuals and families affected by this disease.
Benchmarks: The Typical Small Group
Check out these statistics to get your finger on the pulse of small-groups ministry.
Four Keys to Customize Your Small-Group Strategy
Use these practical steps to help re-focus your ministry.
Assessing Small-Group Success
A new set of questions can tell us whether our groups are on the right track.
The Power of Alignment
Make sure all the elements of your ministry are pointed in the same direction.
Effective Affinity Groups
Train both new and experienced group leaders to build a successful community around affinity.
We Reproduce What We Recognize
If you're unhappy with elements of your current ministry, take a look at what you currently praise.
Small-Group Evaluations
Make sure your individual groups and overall ministry are healthy.
Assess the Health of Your Small-Group Ministry
Be aware of these seven warning signs for small-group ministry.
Dealing with Divorce in Your Small Group
Be prepared for a crisis that impacts a high percentage of small groups.
Healthy Small Group
We had to figure out what "healthy small group" meant, how to identify it, and how to foster healthy growth.
The Best Ways to Sustain Your New Small Groups--Part 2
Keep groups going after the 40 days of purpose.
Campaign Driven Growth
A case study on a church's small group campaign growth, and the lessons they learned.
More than Just Bible Knowledge?
When our church grew almost overnight, we needed a plan to disciple our new, "milk-only" members.
Evolving Community Groups
A case study of Central Peninsula Church, which began as a house church, tracking its growth and lessons learned.
Getting into the FLOW of Small Groups
A case study of a Midwestern church that, as it grew, was looking for a way that could make the church smaller as it became larger.
The Best Ways to Sustain Your New Small Groups--Part 1
Keep groups going after the 40 days of purpose.
The Father's Heart for Others
The love a small group showed for a woman going through cancer is opening her to God's love for her.
Committed to Community
The desire for genuine community is the strongest motivator for small group involvement, but you have to be willing to commit.
Recovenanting: Secret to Small Group Health
Among small groups, it's essential to talk about group needs.
How We Reached Our Neighbors and Launched an Investigative Study
It's true: people don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.
