Support/Shepherd Leaders
Caring for leaders goes well beyond skills training. Discover how to effectively support and shepherd small group leaders, including how to help struggling leaders.
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Go Deeper with Spiritual Disciplines
Everything you need to engage spiritual practices individually and in a group
5 Ways to Develop Your Leaders This Summer
Take advantage of the slower pace to thank your leaders and prepare them for fall.
How to Help Small-Group Leaders Struggling with Mental Health
Tips for prevention, resources, and support
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'
Millennials Are Ready for More
How one campus ministry is raising the bar and developing disciples
Do We Really Love Community as Much as We Say We Do?
What our response to difficult conversations says about our true values
Help Your Leaders Understand Their Fivefold Gifts
Apostles, prophets, evangelists, shepherds, and teachers can all serve in their sweet spot in small groups.
Healthy Ministries Effectively Communicate with Group Leaders
Multiple ways to keep your leaders in the loop
Healthy Ministries Have Healthy and Growing Leaders
Why investing in leaders should be a top priority
Empower Small-Group Leaders
Release your leaders to lead without micromanaging or giving total freedom.
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
Minister to Multiple Spiritual Maturity Levels
Engage everyone in your group from not-yet believer to mature follower.
Leading Outside the Box
Simple, practical ideas for mixing up your small-group meetings
Great Ideas for Honoring and Thanking Small-Group Leaders
Tips for celebrating your leaders at Christmas
Ministering to Struggling Small-Group Leaders
A practical guide on preventing issues, dealing with specific struggles, and handling difficult conversations.
Do You Lead a Life-Changing Small Group?
Assess and reflect on your transformation as a group.
Leadership Keys along the Way
Five insights from an experienced leader who learned the hard way
New Questions for Measuring Group Success
Why the numbers game doesn't tell us if groups are accomplishing their mission
Evaluating Prayer in Your Small Group
Take advantage of this collection of helpful tools.
Evaluations for Small-Group Leaders
Take a minute to give yourself and your group a quick checkup.
The Top 10 Mistakes Small-Group Leaders Make (Part 1)
Learn how to avoid and overcome them for the benefit of your group.
Leading as an Introvert
Both introverts and extroverts can learn how personality type affects church leadership.
The Value of Relational Intelligence
A new way for leaders to understand the people around them
Teaching in Smaller Groups
Guidance for teaching in a Bible study, small group, or Sunday school class.
Developing the Heart of a Shepherd
Why it is vitally important that small-group leaders truly care
The Proper Care and Feeding of Group Leaders
Be proactive, make them a priority, and stress the importance of confidentiality.
Making Relational Deposits
"Relational banking" can help you go way beyond "just getting it done"
Foundations of a Small-Group Leader
How to build and maintain a strong foundation for community ministry
Overcome Relationship Obstacles in Your Group
Everything you need to tackle issues with group dynamics
Handling Tragedy in Your Small Group
Be prepared when difficult circumstances shake your 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.
Handling Conflict in Small Groups
Practical advice to help you when things get a little ugly
Supporting Potential Small-Group Members
How to deepen relationships with group members by filling their emotional tanks
Can Small Groups Break Up Well?
What should church leaders do when a group is on the decline, but no one is willing to pull the plug?
Ministering to Difficult Group Members
How to effectively lead a group without letting members' quirks get you off track
Healthy Small Groups
Evaluate whether your group is healthy and take action to move it in the right direction.
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
I.N.V.E.S.T.
Keep these principles in mind as you support and encourage your Small-Group Leaders.
When a Leader in Conflict Asks a Coach for Help
As a coach, there are several questions you need to ask yourself when helping a leader through conflict.
Cracking the Leadership Code
Take these steps to care for small-group leaders and keep them functioning well.
What Small-Group Leaders Need
How to give the support, training, and encouragement that will help a Small-Group Leader succeed.
The Small-Group Leader Needs…Peers in Service
Small-Group Leaders need love more than anything else.
Leadership Support – Keeping it Simple
If our churches are going to be healthy, then we have got to have healthy leaders.
Standing on a Firm Foundation
A knowledge of God's love leads to an ability to be obedient to him.
Honor Your Leaders
Showing your small-group leaders how important they are is essential to keeping them going.
From Ordinary to Great
Just because people are hesitant doesn't mean they're not ready to be small-group leaders.
Training Leaders on Purpose
If you want small groups to be successful, you have to train and support the leaders.
Beyond the Tyranny of the Urgent
With so much to be done, don't forget to take the time to develop future leaders.
Continued Support
Here's how to provide ongoing support for your church's apprenticed leaders.
