Small Group Leaders

7 Small Group Pitfalls (and how to avoid them)

God’s Word makes a difference between constructive conflict and small group pitfalls like senseless quarreling.

How Storytelling in Small Groups Can Be Transformational

In the context of small groups, storytelling is the personal narration of our life experiences. It is something, I believe, that is part of the very fabric of who we are as image-bearers of God.

How Emotional Force Fields Can Impact Your Small Group

I learned about the concept of force fields. In the same way every leader and pastor carries with him or her their own emotional force fields.

The Need for Advanced Discipleship

Advanced discipleship training serves the most underserved people in the church: people who reach a midway point in their maturity but don’t get to “the other side.”

8 Practical Ways To Encourage Others in Your Small Group

We need people who speak hope and build confidence into our lives so that we can consistently live in a manner that’s worthy of the Gospel of Christ. This is why God commands us to encourage others and build each other up.

How the Holy Spirit Speaks Through the Entire Group

When considering how the Holy Spirit speaks, it is quite clear that the Holy Spirit worked through the early church with spiritual gifts.

7 Deadly Sins of Small Group Ministry

The consequences almost always affect unconnected people, group leaders and group members.

Lectio Divina – A Fresh Approach to Bible Reading

Try this unique approach to Bible reading and see how it can freshen your experience. It’s also helpful to record insights you learn in a journal.