Be a Healthy Leader
Want to know the key to effective ministry? Healthy leadership. Whether you're the small group pastor, a small group coach, or a small group leader, your ministry is far too important to be led by an unhealthy leader. Assess your leadership and learn how to keep a close relationship with Christ, avoid burnout, and even rest from ministry.
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Soul Care for Leaders
Everything you need to encourage healthy leadership in your ministry
Are You an Unhealthy Leader?
No well-intentioned leader would set out to lead this way, but it happens all the time.
Three Game-Changers for People-Pleasing Leaders
Emotionally healthy leaders are fueled by healthy motivations.
Become a Transformational Leader
Seven tips that allow leaders to influence their groups in powerful ways.
Go Deeper with Spiritual Disciplines
Everything you need to engage spiritual practices individually and in a group
Spiritual Disciplines for Leaders
Practices that can provide focus and refreshment for small-group ministry leaders
The Work That's Not in Your Job Description
It’s the most important thing you can do for your ministry.
Who's on Your Personal Board of Directors?
Find the right people to help you serve effectively in your sweet spot.
Healthy Ministries Have Healthy and Growing Leaders
Why investing in leaders should be a top priority
Healthy Leadership
Your ministry is far too important to handle as an unhealthy leader.
Share the Load
Dividing responsibilities not only eases your leadership burden, it helps your group members grow.
The Danger of Pragmatism
Why small-group staff must keep theology and praxis in the correct order
The Fruit of Solitude
If the spiritual discipline of solitude doesn't impact real life, it's not worth much.
Recognizing When We're Dangerously Tired
The difference between "good tired" and "dangerous tired"
Authentic Discipleship
Research shows that authenticity may be the most important factor for men.
Accountability for Church Leaders
Why and how to embrace this vital part of Christian life and leadership
Leadership Keys along the Way
Five insights from an experienced leader who learned the hard way
How to Share Ownership of Your Small Group
This is an important step for any small-group leader.
The Role of Hierarchy in Modern Discipleship
Does spiritual growth require a rabbi/disciple relationship?
Evaluations for Small-Group Leaders
Take a minute to give yourself and your group a quick checkup.
A Small-Group Leader's Most Important Job
You can benefit from the surprising results of extensive research on small groups.
Alone with the One Who Knows Your Name
A spiritual retreat can quiet your soul and renew your faith.
Developing the Heart of a Shepherd
Why it is vitally important that small-group leaders truly care
Adultery and Emotional Affairs
Practical and helpful advice for a small group dealing with a tough situation
Your Hidden Curriculum (part 2)
What do people learn from you about the Christian life? Sometimes it's what you never intended to teach.
Your Hidden Curriculum (part 1)
What do people learn from you about the Christian life? Sometimes it's what you never intended to teach.
Foundations of a Small-Group Leader
How to build and maintain a strong foundation for community ministry
Resource Review: "The Small-Group Leader's Toolkit"
Dave Earley has put together a useful tool for group leaders and churches alike.
Spiritual Disciplines for Church Leaders
It’s important to nurture spiritual disciplines unconnected to ministry.
Give Your Servant's Heart a Workout
Delegate leadership responsibilities and serve together to build group unity.
Small Groups Sometimes Skip the Agenda
Small-group agendas don't change people's lives. Christ does.
From Host to Spiritual Leader
The Host Home Strategy is transforming a new wave of leadership.
Spiritual Responsibility at the Small-Group Leader Level
Somewhere between "hands on" and "hands off" lies the key to a balance in authority.
Do You Have Great Expectations?
Expecting God to work is most important piece of seeing him work.
Healthy Small Groups
Evaluate whether your group is healthy and take action to move it in the right direction.
Biblical Principles for Pastoral Care in Small Groups
When leaders understand what is and is not expected of them, they are more at ease.
Not All Small-Group Leaders Are Shepherds…and That’s OK!
We need to break the leadership mold that has been cast around the spiritual gift of a shepherd.
What Christian Counselors Say About Small Groups
Small-Group Leaders often don't feel they qualify for counseling; what do Christian counselors say?
Six Habits of a Healthy Small-Group Leader
Great leaders come in all shapes and sizes, but they have these practices in common.
Dying to My "Accomplished" Self
To fulfill God's purposes sometimes we have to let go of our own.
The Role of the Small Group Pastor
All successful discipleship and leadership development flows from healthy relationships.
Protecting the Marriages & Families of Your Small-Group Leaders
Sometimes, the very systems we put in place to encourage strong marriages have the unintended effect of hurting the couples who are leading them.
Ways to Get Coaching When You Don’t Have a Coach
To get the support you need, you sometimes have to seek it out.
Small-Group Leader Myths
Several potential leaders aren't leading because they've embraced common myths—dispel those myths with biblical truths.
Are You Tired Yet?
Since I was overwhelmed myself, I decided to poll pastors around the country about their workload. Here's what I found.
From Bargainer to Believer
A near-death experience caused Dennis to take God's leading more seriously.
Three Ways To Get Small Groups Going
Learn how to lead in a way that sets your small groups up for success.
Share the Load
Dividing responsibilities not only eases your leadership burden, it helps your group members grow.
Small-Group Leader, the Anti-Hero
No one should have to sacrifice themselves for the success of the group.
Leaders as Spiritual Coaches
All leaders ultimately need to serve as spiritual coaches for whatever group of people they are leading.
Why Small Groups Are a Big Deal
Seven things every pastor needs to know about the emergence of small-group ministry.
Small-Group Leader's Role in the Group Member's Spiritual Growth
Small-Group Leaders are in the most strategic position in the church to effect real, lasting life change and spiritual growth.
The Small-Group Leader as a FRIEND
The role of a Small-Group Leader can be summed up by one word: friend.
Barrier-Breaking Small-Group Leaders "Go First!"
If you want to take your group to higher levels of growth, maturity, and mission—you have to go there first.
Care for Your Soul
Taking daily time to care for your own soul will make the rest of your day go more smoothly.
Jesus Withdrew
If we choose not to replenish ourselves at the well of His goodness we will suffer a life of spiritual dehydration.
The Pastor Next Door
Our neighbor was so busy doing ministry that he had no time to meet or interact with his neighbors.
Effective on Purpose
A small group’s effectiveness lies in the leader knowing and living God’s purpose for their small group.
Spiritual Growth Online
Growthfinder is an online tool that will help you assess your spiritual health.
Between the Small Group Meetings
Many of us take on too much and get burnt out; here are some responsibilities you shouldn't be taking on.
Touching the Heart of the True Shepherd
Loving God through prayer will lead to stronger, healthier groups, and draw unbelievers towards God.
The Worn-Out Leader
For some reason, many leaders feel that in order to be the leader, they must do and be responsible for everything.
Extra Grace Required
Groups can take a lot of work—what to do when you're just plain burnt out.
The Value of Reports
In your journey to become a cell group, it's helpful to measure the steps you've taken.
Starting Right
Sometimes in the process of planning a new group, we forget the most important element: prayer.
Finding the Time to Be a Leader
In today's busy world, how do you get leaders to make time for leadership?
