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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Empower Small-Group Leaders
Release your leaders to lead without micromanaging or giving total freedom.
Ministering to Struggling Small-Group Leaders
A practical guide on preventing issues, dealing with specific struggles, and handling difficult conversations.
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Go Deeper with Spiritual Disciplines
Everything you need to engage spiritual practices individually and in a group
Minister to Multiple Spiritual Maturity Levels
Engage everyone in your group from not-yet believer to mature follower.
Go Deeper with Spiritual Disciplines
Everything you need to engage spiritual practices individually and in a group
Healthy Small Groups
Evaluate whether your group is healthy and take action to move it in the right direction.
Evaluations for Small-Group Leaders
Take a minute to give yourself and your group a quick checkup.
Healthy Ministries Effectively Communicate with Group Leaders
Multiple ways to keep your leaders in the loop
Help Your Leaders Understand Their Fivefold Gifts
Apostles, prophets, evangelists, shepherds, and teachers can all serve in their sweet spot in small groups.
5 Ways to Develop Your Leaders This Summer
Take advantage of the slower pace to thank your leaders and prepare them for fall.
Healthy Ministries Have Healthy and Growing Leaders
Why investing in leaders should be a top priority
The Gift of Listening
Attentive listening is hard work, but it's necessary for healthy community.
Help Your Leaders Understand Their Fivefold Gifts
Apostles, prophets, evangelists, shepherds, and teachers can all serve in their sweet spot in small groups.
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Do We Really Love Community as Much as We Say We Do?
What our response to difficult conversations says about our true values
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'
What's Working for Groups During the Pandemic?
Keeping members engaged means going back to the basics.
How to Help Small-Group Leaders Struggling with Mental Health
Tips for prevention, resources, and support
Millennials Are Ready for More
How one campus ministry is raising the bar and developing disciples
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
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