Go Deeper
If we want to experience life change in small groups, there are specific practices we can incorporate. Spiritual disciplines like prayer, lectio divina, and confession can help push your group deeper. Help group members grow spiritually.
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9 Ways to Help Group Members Take Ownership of Problems
The struggle is real—and we have to own it if we want to change.
3 Small Group Ideas for Halloween
Don't miss the opportunity to build relationships and serve your community.
Promoting Partnership and Teamwork in Small-Group Ministry
The importance of sharing as a leadership trait.
11 Resources to Help Your Group Understand True Unity
Stories and tips for coming together in diversity
Create Sermon-Based Bible Studies
How to write engaging group studies that tie into your pastor's sermons
Teach Your Small Group to Be Comfortable with Group Prayer
Prayer methods that can help anyone pray out loud with ease.
Hungry for Transformation
Ruth Barton shares what it takes to experience life change in small groups.
Go Deeper with Spiritual Disciplines
Everything you need to engage spiritual practices individually and in a group
5 Tips for Helping Group Members Who Struggle with Doubt
How to turn their doubt into deepened faith
Help Group Members Grow Through One-on-One Discipleship
Personalized care leads to great spiritual growth.
Engage Your Community
Discover the real needs of your community, and make a plan that fits your group.
Your Bible Study Is Too Small
Understanding the overarching story of Scripture brings context to individual passages.
How Church Members Use Social Media
Strike up a conversation with your group members about how they use Facebook and Twitter.
Longing for More from Small Groups
Ruth Haley Barton explains how to experience transforming community.
The Gift of Listening
Attentive listening is hard work, but it's necessary for healthy community.
Beyond Good Small-Group Meetings
A review of M. Scott Boren's 'Leading Small Groups in the Way of Jesus'
Four Levels of Connection for Healthy Groups
Move your group beyond the basics to compelling community.
Call Out the Spiritual Gifts in Your Group Members
Recognize your group members' gifts in both direct and indirect ways
Faith and Work
Equip leaders to help people understand the essential connection between their work and their faith.
Shepherd New Believers
Learn what you can do to steer new believers in your group toward growth.
The Problem of Cultural Relativity in Exegesis
Steps to determine whether a Scripture passage still applies today
What You Need to Know About Depression, Suicide, and Mental Illness
13 resources to help your small-group members who may be struggling
Create Safe Places for Questioning
How your small group can become a welcoming place for people on a journey back to God
Experience Group Conversation Prayer
How to turn your group prayers into a real conversation with the Holy Spirit
Explore Radical Generosity with Your Group
How my group was challenged to examine our possessions
Praying for Our Work
Help your group members connect their jobs and faith through these prayer exercises.
Resource Review: 'Sentness: Six Postures of Missional Christians'
A great book for anyone interested in being on mission with God
Following Christ with Our Actions
Authentic disciples vote with their feet and not mere words.
Create a Safe Environment in Your Small Group
Modeling, confidentiality, and other tips to create safety
Help Group Members Face Difficult Holidays
Bring comfort on Mother's Day and Father's Day to those who have lost parents.
Your Small Group Can Help People Affected by Mental Illness
Make your group welcoming and safe for all.
Four Opportunities for Multi-Stage Groups
A mixture of spiritual maturity can help small-group members move closer to God and to one another.
Raise My Ebenezer
Remembering God's help yesterday helps us to trust him for today and tomorrow.
Spiritual Challenges of Emerging Adults
How to minister to the unique spiritual needs of 18- to 30-year-olds
Leading Outside the Box
Simple, practical ideas for mixing up your small-group meetings
Rich and Poor Find Solidarity in Christ
What the first beatitude means for living in community
Loving Our Neighbors
Missional living is all about presence with those in our circles of influence.
Are We Building Accountability?
Determine whether you've created a safe environment and modeled accountability well.
Laying a Solid Foundation with Prayer
20 ideas for incorporating prayer in your small-group meeting
Setting Group Members Free
Recognizing how group members' church and family backgrounds affect them
Staying Connected to Your Church
Tools for getting and keeping your small groups connected to your church's mission
Empowering Group Members
We can't force spiritual growth, but we can empower people to take their next spiritual steps.
Improve Prayer in Your Small Group
Everything you need to lead meaningful group prayer times
Exegesis and Hermeneutics for Small Groups
Practical information and tips to faithfully interpret Scripture together
Is Your Group Safe for Open-Heart Surgery?
Becoming places of true authenticity and heart transformation
Eliminating the Walls between Insider and Outsider Activities
Inviting unbelievers to fully participate in our group life can be our best witness.
Incorporate Confession in Your Small Group
Why the effort and potential awkwardness are worth it
Do You Lead a Life-Changing Small Group?
Assess and reflect on your transformation as a group.
Strengthening Your Small Group Through Confession
Practical advice for this important spiritual discipline
Effective Small Groups for Men
Get great advice and practical tips on ministering to a neglected demographic
Devotions for Short-Term Missions Teams
Sharpen your spiritual focus with these eight readings.
Meaningful Application in Small Groups
Make sure your people are doing more than discussing God's Word.
Application: The Basics
What keeps most small groups stuck on the surface and unable to break through to experience real life change?
Life-Changing Small Groups for Couples
How to minister effectively to a key demographic
How to Make Prayer a Priority
Don't let the other elements of your group time squeeze out something this important.
Evaluating Prayer in Your Small Group
Take advantage of this collection of helpful tools.
A Proper Understanding of Group Prayer
Here are some questions to answer and ideas to consider.
J. I. Packer: Fighting Heresy in Churches and Small Groups
Could an ancient practice be the solution for a modern problem?
Sharing Your Faith Without Embarrassment or Coercion
Here is a seven-step plan for you to follow.
The Four Stories of Small-Group Life
Exploring the differences between "traditional" and "missional" communities
Effective Small Groups for Women
Get great advice and practical tips on ministering to an important demographic
Revolutionary Prayer in Your Small Group
It doesn't have to be boring or ineffective; it can be great.
A Body with No Head
Have churches and small groups replaced the incomparable Christ with something safer and smaller?
Finding the Time to Pray
Because group members should never feel rushed or starved when it comes to prayer.
How to Pray for One Another
Learn how to set the tone, encourage appropriate sharing, and manage the time.
Small Groups as Community
Here is a deeper look at what it really means to live as "community."
Leading a Life-Changing Bible Study
Work with the Holy Spirit to help your group members become more like Christ.
Why Small Groups Need to Be On Mission
Because discipleship is more than we've given it credit for.
Planning a Short-Term Missions Trip as a Group
Great advice to help you before and during your trip
The Presence and the Presents
Encountering God's presence and experiencing the presents of the Holy Spirit go together.
The Benefits of Transparency
Transparency among members is a pivot on which an effective small group turns.
A Small-Group Leader's Most Important Job
You can benefit from the surprising results of extensive research on small groups.
Resource Review: Sacred Roads
A new study from Heather Zempel explores the historic paths of discipleship.
Experiencing Authentic Worship in Small-Group Community
Take your group to new levels of worship and praise.
Achieving "Oneness" in a Small Group (pt 2)
Several strategies that can help your groups really connect
Alone with the One Who Knows Your Name
A spiritual retreat can quiet your soul and renew your faith.
Plan a One-Day Retreat for Your Small Group
You and your group members could use a break.
Achieving "Oneness" in a Small Group (pt 1)
Several strategies that can help your groups really connect
Creating and Keeping an Outward Focus in Your Small Group
Computer-based training to help your groups avoid an inward shift
Resource Review: "Together in Prayer"
If your small group prays together, you'll want to read this.
Creating Authentic Fellowship in Small Groups
It's not as easy as it sounds, but it can be done.
Making Bible Study Transformational
Learn to move beyond passing information from one person to another.
The Lost Art of Pilgrimage
One woman's experience with the Fifth Gospel, and what it means for the rest of us
Christian Education and Spiritual Formation
Use these tools to evaluate whether your small-group methods are resulting in spiritual growth.
What Happens in Group Spiritual Direction?
Learn what it takes to lead, what models to follow, and what fruit to expect.
Restoring the Relational Church (part 2)
How church leaders can move from "meeting" in community to "living" in community.
Restoring the Relational Church (part 1)
How church leaders can move from "meeting" in community to "living" in community.
Assessing Small-Group Success
A new set of questions can tell us whether our groups are on the right track.
Help Wanted: Mentors
There is a desperate need today for spiritually mature men and women to mentor younger Christians.
Bringing Christian Community into Subcultures
How to make the most of the groups you already enjoy
Improving Small-Group Accountability
Help your groups find and maintain authentic relationships and spiritual growth.
Facing Shame Issues in a Small Group
Why some group members don't want to open up, and how to help
How Does a Small Group Help Us Change?
Exploring how people conform to the image of Christ in community
Discussing Doctrine and Theology
Several key tools to help you stay afloat when the conversation goes deep
Meaningful Worship in Small Groups
Includes tips for singing and other methods of connecting with and praising God
Small Groups and Evangelism
Help your groups reach out to those who need the love of Christ.
Building a Culture of Discipleship
Encourage your entire congregation to grow spiritually as a community.
Benchmarks: Growth in Small Groups Part 2
Check out these statistics to get your finger on the pulse of small-groups ministry.
Spiritual Disciplines
A collection of resources to help you practice spiritual disciplines individually and as part of a group
Advice from an Experienced Small-Group Member
How small groups contribute to one woman's spiritual growth
How to Ask Stimulating Discussion Questions
Practical advice for one of a group leader's most important roles
A Community that Reflects Jesus
Consider how Jesus might have behaved as a member of your small group.
Stay Connected Through the Summer
Make the most of summer—whether or not you take a break.
How to Pray for Your Small Group
Here are 10 tips to increase the frequency and effectiveness of your supplications.
Selling Ancient Disciplines to Moderns
Here are five tips to help re-educate your church and group members.
Spiritual Disciplines for Church Leaders
It’s important to nurture spiritual disciplines unconnected to ministry.
How to Host a Small-Group Meeting
Practical advice for group members willing to share their homes
Small Groups and the Mission of God
Alan Hirsch talks about the untapped potential of individuals and small-group communities.
Making Your Small Groups Models of Evangelism
How to excel at the most difficult of your church's five purposes
Having a Good Cry
Learn to deal honestly and openly with strong emotions in your small group.
Treat or Refer?
Practical advice for ministering to emotionally and spiritually wounded group members.
Listening Through Attending Behavior
You need to understand this powerful method of communicating attention (or lack thereof).
Small-Group Evaluations
Make sure your individual groups and overall ministry are healthy.
Guidelines for Group Prayer
Practical principles for an ongoing, transformational walk with God.
The Small-Group Leader as Spiritual Guide
A step-by-step approach to guiding your group toward spiritual maturity
Hearing and Obeying God's Word
Understanding the difference is vital to life-changing transformation.
Expert Advice for Small-Group Facilitators
Why obedience and a caring heart are all you really need
Good Questions Show Good Listening
Learn to understand people and help them understand themselves.
Using Lectio Divina with Teen Groups
Follow this step-by-step approach to learn more about contemplation in small groups.
Facilitating Lively Discussions
Learn from these often-overlooked keys to making the most of your small-group lesson.
Supernatural, Synergistic, Systems-Thinking Group-Life!
A group expresses itself holistically and organically when it does what the Lord has designed it to do.
Holistic Small Groups are not Perfect Groups
Small groups are places where broken people are in the process of becoming whole.
The Place of Reflection in Soul Care
Reflection is an important practice in the life of a small group.
Go Deeper with God
Help your group connect with God through the ancient practices of contemplative prayer and lectio divina.
Learn to Shepherd Your Small Group
Move from being a small-group leader to truly caring for your people.
Lectio Divina and Contemplative Prayer in Small Groups
Understand the practice of lectio divina and how to incorporate it into your small group.
The Test of a Small Group's Commitment
People are watching to see if our words mean anything.
A Spiritual Growth Industry
Small groups are helping Christians bring faith to bear in the for-profit world.
Opening the Bible for Seekers
Small groups that thoughtfully use Scripture can serve an evangelistic purpose.
Change the World by Meeting People and Walking With Them
Spending time knowing others, and letting them into your life and fellowship, will show them God.
Beyond Prayer Requests
Groups should consider whether their requests line up with what God is doing.
Teaching Small Group Members How to Pray
There are people who want to pray in groups, but just don't know how.
Breakthrough Moments that Transform the Group
By creating community, focusing on Jesus, and accepting each other, we can foster breakthrough moments that spur us towards deeper fellowship.
No More Mr. Nice Group
Five practices that take small groups beyond polite sharing to the disciplines that change lives.
Conducting Acts Of Hospitality
How to make serving the community an effective part of your ministry.
Why Don't More People Attend Small Groups?
Christ-followers need to grow in more areas than just fellowship.
Why People's Stories Matter
Sharing life's imperfect stories deepens your fellowship and your walk with God.
Telling Stories To Build Community
Doctrine may spur constructive debate, but nothing stirs the heart like a story.
This is my Story…This is my Song!
When group members have struggled with life and trusted God, regardless of the outcome, a powerful testimony develops.
Building Community By Sharing Your Story
Telling life stories is one of the best ways to continually grow a group towards maturity in Christ.
Group Life as Sacramental
When Jesus inhabits the space that believers occupy together in His Name, the space changes and so do we.
Living in the Messies
Principles that guided our small group as we navigated the rough and muddy waters of human life.
Small Groups Assessment Pack
Take a step back and evaluate the effectiveness of your small-groups ministry.
Shepherding Group Members
Practical training that helps leaders embrace their role as shepherd
Life in an American Underground Church
Consider a lifestyle choice about how you do ministry.
Long Distance Community
Visiting non-believing family can be difficult, but that's what community is for.
The Tug-of-War between Community and Evangelism
Your group doesn't have to choose between community and evangelism—you just have to be intentional about maintaining both.
Balancing Mission and Comfort—An Olympic Feat
The balance between outreach and in-reach in your small group is a delicate one to maintain.
Small-Group Leaders Know Their Group Members
When a group leader knows their members, they're better able to spur them on towards spiritual maturity.
Small Groups – The New Front Door
Non-Christians can encounter God through witnessing oneness among Christians within small groups.
Winning In Life Together
Living life in relationship with others is God's pathway for living a life of purpose.
Prayer for Purpose
One church learned that prayer is the essential ingredient for small group success.
Transformation Takes Time
Follow these steps to lead people down the path of continued spiritual growth.
Global Positioning of the Soul
Help individuals find the intersection of finite and infinite in such a way as to make sense of their current situation and take courage for the future.
Making Your Group Real "Friends"
Follow these principles to help people fulfill their longing for true community.
Back to the Homes?
Showing hospitality in your home is one of the most strategic ministries you can have.
Hospitality Begins Now
Small groups need to provide an atmosphere conducive to new friendships and sharing.
God's Physical Arms
The members of a woman's small group show exceptional care during a difficult time.
Helping Assess the Spiritual Growth of Your Group Members
It was my vision to create an internet tool to assess disciple-making and team-building progress, and so GrowthFinder was born.
Loving Sinners Is Messy But Necessary
Truly loving people in the midst of persistent sin is easier said than done.
Connecting through Intergenerational Community
Intergenerational community can be the family that the lonely people in our churches need.
Forgiving the Unforgiveable
The betrayed members of a small group work to forgive the man who lied to them.
Dominated by One
Though confrontation is difficult, it can be essential to small group health.
Marrying Small Groups and the Sunday School …An Emerging Trend
Combine biblical teaching with strong community.
Learning a New Lifestyle
A Bible study group led a young woman to Christ through their love and acceptance.
Common Myths of Belonging
The emerging church is redefining community, relationships, intimacy, and small groups.
Destiny’s Children?
The youth today is looking for something new, something deeper, something that will help them explore their destiny in Christ.
"But I Wasn't Meant to Be a Mom!"
Joining a small group helped a mother embrace her new role.
The Sure Way to See Lives Change
Being in a small group is important to meaningful life change.
What Happens Best in Same Gender Groups
When our group divided by gender, we were able to delve deeper into the Word—and into each other's lives.
Try A Small-Group Sandwich!
By sandwiching coed times with gender exclusive times, it is possible to gain the profits of both.
Demystifying Misunderstandings
Sometimes the most important part of clearing up misunderstandings is talking about them.
Bad Days Are Sometimes The Best Days
Small groups can be a great place for learning lessons about life.
You Can't Have Babies if You Don't Get Pregnant
Why mentoring is a prerequisite to multiplication.
How Would You Describe Your Small Groups?
Examine what Jesus left behind for the fulfillment of his mission.
Authentic Biblical Communities – Going to the Next Level
After laying the foundation, we saw the need to develop a platform to encourage our people to continue to live a life of purpose.
The Real Relationships We All Want
Authentic love for each other will draw others to your group.
Teachable Moments
How stepping out of her comfort zone yielded amazing results for one small group member.
Yielding to God's Nudge
How one reluctant small group participant discovered God's purpose for her.
Long-Term Versus Short-Term Success in Small Group Ministry
Small group ministry thrives when you the end result is kept in view.
Four Secrets of Great Team-Based Leadership
When the lead team is committed to the cause, has great community, and believes they will change the world—amazing things can happen.
Husband and Wife Small-Group Leadership Teams
By using your different areas of giftedness, couples leadership can be an incredible and effective ministry.
Sticking It Out
Even if your group doesn't seem a good fit right now, God may have big plans for it.
Healthy Members, Healthy Group
A simple assessment tool for gauging how healthy group members are.
Leadership Honesty Breeds Group Honesty
When a leader shares honestly their group members are likely to follow.
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.
Build Community Through Communion
Bring depth to a small group by participating in Communion together.
Life Support
The story of a group that cared for a couple in their small group during the wife's illness.
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.
His Church is Really at Work!
For many people, he workplace is their largest sphere of influence, and their greatest opportunity for evangelism.
Saving Conversations: What a Seeker Looks For
Are you ready for a lifesaving conversation? Your friend could be ready, and it could be now or never.
Student-Led Small Groups
Is your model or philosophy of youth ministry structured to care for the wounded souls of today's youth?
Five Fundamentals of Student Small Group Discipleship
There is a big difference between "just another Bible study," and real, biblical, discipleship.
Feed My Lambs
Every week, I feed a group of hungry teenagers dinner, and I also show them God's love.
The Small-Group Leader as Spiritual Guide
There are several ways you can serve as a spiritual guide to those in your small group.
Taking Spiritual Responsibility
A Small-Group Leader must see his or her duty as far more than merely leading a meeting that occurs in someone’s living room during the week.
Wearing the Spiritual Director's Hat
As a leader, the role of spiritual director is one you must have and refine.
Marriage-Friendly Small Groups
Several tips to help your small group towards the goal of strengthening marriages and families.
Intergenerational Small Groups Mobilize Families
In an intergenerational setting, people of all ages can get the support and mentoring that they need.
Your Small Group and Your Family
Your small group and your family are ministries that God has given you; use them together.
Why Bother if Extra Grace is Required?
With love and God's grace, significant healing can happen.
An Atmosphere of Grace
Is there a way to minister to your group, and still help a difficult person move deeper in their spiritual journey?
Icebreakers and Beyond
Jesus used simple, easy questions to lead into his deeper, soul-probing questions.
Give Me a Good Question!
If you plan your meeting using carefully thought-out questions, you’ll be on your way to leading a study that changes lives.
The Best Questions, Ever!
Three small group veterans share their favorite questions and question-asking strategies.
Go Deep with Good Questions
A good question can influence your decisions and your relationship with God and others.
Creating Community in Our Communities
Equipping and encouraging people to pursue intimacy with God, community with believers, and influence with nonbelievers.
Assimilating Children in Cells
Enable and equip the youngest generation to become all that God has called them to be.
Creative Evangelism
Inspire your congregation to focus on individual evangelism opportunities in creative ways.
Signing Your Life Away
Being a Small-Group Leader means signing away your old life and taking on the new life of a shepherd.
The O-Group Strategy
Don't ask people to come to your small group—take your small group to the people.
Small Group Growing Pains
Introducing the concept of community into a church can be painful, but there are ways to ease the pains.
Community Standards
Authentic relationships are essential to small group—and individual—life.
Circles of Indemnity
God has called us to surround one another in the midst of our circumstances.
Loving Beyond Barriers
Ways you can extend the hand of fellowship beyond the perimeter of your group.
Effective on Purpose
A small group’s effectiveness lies in the leader knowing and living God’s purpose for their small group.
Gauging the Health of Your Group
Tools to help see where you're going strong, and where you might need a little support.
People-Focused Group Agendas
Your leadership doesn't have to be polished, it just has to be passionate.
Small Group Support and Recovery – A Case Study of Judas vs. Peter
Having the support you need can make a world of difference.
Classroom or Community?
Whether or not to do homework assignments depends on the mission, purpose, and values of the group.
Transforming Families by Transforming Fathers
The Dads of Destiny Small Group Program is positively impacting families.
Your Family – A Small Group Worth Developing
The same biblical principle underlies both small group and family.
Making the Family a Priority in Small Groups
Family care is at the center of what we're trying to achieve in small groups.
Don’t Give Up
Even if the situation is rough, if multiplication is a goal, patience will pay off.
Is "Birthing" the Only Way?
While "birthing" is a popular multiplication model, some situations call for an alternative.
Focusing Our Group Attitude
Some nuts-and-bolts ideas that will help your group get organized and focused.
Discovering Spiritual Gifts in the Small Group Setting
Small group members can provide valuable insight when assessing an individual's spiritual gifts.
Spiritual Gifts and Small Group Life
I believe that small groups are the best place to practice spiritual gifts.
How Small Groups "Discover" Spiritual Gifts
It is in the Body of Christ—in community and at work—that we discern our gifts.
A Church WITH Small Groups
Through small groups and other mid-size ministries, everyone can experience more in-depth community.
Developing Small Group Accountability
Creating a "safe place" where people can truly open up and share at a deep intimate level is an important step in developing real intimacy in small group community.
The Freedom that Comes from Vulnerability
Experiencing love from those who know our imperfections is a very powerful thing.
Expose Your Thorn in the Flesh
Being honest about your own shortcomings can be encouraging to those you're leading.
Teaching for Life Change
Develop a purposeful strategy for encouraging spiritual growth among your members.
Small Groups—Dead or Alive
To realize that your group is dead, you must first know what it looks like to be alive.
Hearing and Obeying
Steps towards emphasizing Godly obedience rather than just biblical knowledge.
Leading Long-Term Groups to Change
Leading change in groups that are rooted can be difficult, but it's all about relationships.
Reviving Your Small Group
If you feel your small group has gone stale, here are some ideas to spice things up.
Core Values
Your relational core values can encourage your small group to not just become disciples, but disciple makers.
Honest to God and Others
Creating entryways into your life will encourage honesty among your group.
Hanging Out and Reaching Out
Having fun outside of group time can bond your small group together.
What I learned at Willow Creek's Small Groups Conference
The title of this article is all wrong.
Going to Seed
The life-cycle of a group means it will eventually go to seed, which can be a great ministry opportunity.
Be a Missionary…In Your Small Group
Who do you know who is still harassed and helpless , like sheep without a shepherd?
Three Keys Open the Door to Small Groups
Small group mission can be summed up in three concepts: root, one another, and walk.
Becoming People of Purpose
Writing a personal mission statement can help you, and your group, be purposeful in living for Christ.
Motivated to Lead
Keys to having greater vision, spiritual health and fruitfulness in small groups
Becoming More Obedient to God's Word . . . Not Just Smarter
The big difference between large-group gatherings and a small group is accountability.
What a Small Group is NOT
We have an idea of what a small group is, but sometimes we fall into patterns of what a small group shouldn't be.
Bringing Your Bible Study to Life
How group role playing can change the way we view Bible stories.
Small-Group Leaders Who Make a Difference
If you're considering becoming a Small-Group Leader, look to the people who've made an impact on your life for guidance.
Are the People in Your Group Being Informed or Transformed?
I can look into God's word many times a week, but these things will be forgotten if I'm not transformed into Christlikeness as a result.
Portfolio of Promises
By recording how the Lord speaks through His Word in the midst of specific circumstances, a Christian acquires a permanent record of God's faithfulness.
Get Your Group to Loosen Up
Humor can help bring your group closer, and reveal biblical truths.
Touching the Heart of the True Shepherd
Loving God through prayer will lead to stronger, healthier groups, and draw unbelievers towards God.
Two More Ways to Pray
Ideas for making prayer more tangible and interesting to those in your group.
Wesley's "Methods" for Revival
We could spur revival again, if we follow Wesley's emphasis on holiness and accountability.
Six Ways to Serve Your Community
Is your group looking for creative way to serve your community?
Be a Friend of Sinners
The front door of the church is the front door of every person's home.
The Gift of Hospitality
Top 10 ways you know your group's host/hostess doesn't REALLY have the gift of hospitality.
Overcoming Excuses
It's hard for people to believe we want them in heaven if we don't want them in our living room.
Making Sense in Study
Pay attention to the five senses when preparing your home for a small group meeting.
Accountability Time
Since we're on the topic of accountability, let me be honest with what's happening at SmallGroups.com.
Removing Our Masks Through Confession in Groups
We often feel like we have to be perfect, even in small groups; confession may be the answer to removing our masks.
Vulnerability: Leaders Set the Pace!
If you want your small group to go to the next level, you have to lead the way.
Building a Transparent Body
There's a reason that intimacy happens most often in small groups.
Do Something That Will Outlast You
Discipling individuals is primary; leading groups and teaching the crowds is secondary.
How Small Groups Build Community
Fellowship does happen when we come face to face with one another—and with God
What is Success For a Home Group?
Five key evaluation questions to ask at the end of a home group meeting.
The Value of Reports
In your journey to become a cell group, it's helpful to measure the steps you've taken.
Service: A Matter of Focus for Groups
It is important to give expression of your faith and heart for God by serving.
Worship and Prayer: The Power Behind Small Group Ministry
Prayer and worship invite God's presence into the group.
Evangelism in Small Groups?
How to incorporate evangelism into your small group setting, and into your life.
Polly Prayerless: The Person Who Won't Pray Aloud
How to make your members feel comfortable praying out loud.
