Coaching Basics
Coaches are an important part of small group ministry. Coaches recruit, train, and support small group leaders as they lead. Learn what coaching looks like and how to be a great coach.
Four Qualities All Small-Group Coaches Need
What to look for in potential coaches for your ministry
Healthy Ministries Provide Ongoing Training
Your leaders need more than just start-up training.
Empower Small-Group Leaders
Release your leaders to lead without micromanaging or giving total freedom.
The Nuts and Bolts of Small-Group Coaching
Choosing coaches and growing a coaching structure.
Mentor: Orientation Guide
Help your church's mentors form clear expectations for their relationships.
Small-Group Coach Orientation Guide
Helpful articles and forms that equip coaches to perform their role well
The Proper Care and Feeding of Group Leaders
Be proactive, make them a priority, and stress the importance of confidentiality.
Coaching Small-Group Leaders
Practical advice for those who train, support, and encourage small-group leaders
Teaching That Transforms
What makes Christian education distinct from its secular counterpart?
The Five Stages of Coaching Relationships
Learn what to expect, and how to react, as a small-group coach.
Key Components of a Leaders' Retreat
Here are 10 ways to make the most of your time together.
Asking Questions Like The Master Teacher
Use well thought out questions to make a lasting impact.
Staying Focused and Flexible with Small Group Coaching Templates
Some simple and memorable outlines that help guide a coaching conversation.
The Fine Art of Coaching Small-Group Leaders
There are at least three critical tasks good coaches master.
A Game Plan for Coaching Small-Group Leaders
A framework of topics and questions to help guide you towards victorious coaching.
Leadership Support – Keeping it Simple
If our churches are going to be healthy, then we have got to have healthy leaders.
No Time. No Resources. No Leaders.
These obstacles don't have to stop you from doing something big.
Planning for the Future
Identifying the key roles in your group ensures its long-term health.
Breaking Through Intellectual Barriers
A small group's love for two skeptics leads them to Christ.
Three Ways To Get Small Groups Going
Learn how to lead in a way that sets your small groups up for success.
The Authentic And Patient Leader
Focusing on a couple qualities can make you a better leader.
The Expendable Leader
You can double your contribution by taking steps to assure that the work you are doing continues after your service ends.
Small Group Lessons Based On The Pastor's Sunday Sermon
One way to relieve tension and provide quality control is to give the Small-Group Leader a well-designed lesson based on the pastor’s sermon.
Creating a Dynamic Coaching Strategy
Every dynamic team has a coach with a dynamic coaching strategy.
Friendship: The Simple Secret of Coaching
The principle behind effective coaching is simple: be a friend.
Confessions of a Coach
I thought I knew all about coaching, but I had some misunderstandings.
Coaching Tools
A sample minimal coaching plan, coaching check-up, and coaching appointment checklist
The Leadership Development Process
A chart that shows the development process of Small-Group Leaders
Coaching that Works
A good coaching system can mean the difference between success and failure in your small groups.
Building Groups or Making Disciples? Part 2
Models for intentional discipleship in a small groups church, focusing on open groups combined with elective classes or seminars.
What is Discipleship? (and Why Is It Important?)
Discipleship brings a living incarnation of Christ closer to the younger Christian for them to examine.
What Is a Disciple?
If God's church is to multiply the way he intended, it must get serious about discipleship.
Developing Your Apprentice
An easy guide to selecting, training, and sending apprentices in your church.
Evaluation for Small-Group Leaders
We can only become a better and stronger church as our cell leaders increase their abilities to shepherd.
