Tag: Training (Small Groups)

Many small group leaders must deal with people who dominate the discussion during a meeting. Here are a few tips for dealing with a dominator.

Small group leaders have a big job with many tasks, but there’s one task that surpasses them all. The greatest thing a small group leader can do is give their job away.

Use these three questions in your small group to do a quick “full circle” check-up.

Small groups are designed to be places where growing disciples make other disciples. To accomplish that goal, groups must be intentional about several important priorities.

The weekly small group meeting is important to master, but effective small group leaders have a ministry vision that goes beyond mere meeting management.

Small groups that become inwardly focused, concerned mainly about their own members, are unlikely to ever reproduce. It takes intentional leadership to help a small group develop a concern for those people who are not part of the group yet.

If a group is weird or awkward, people will not come back. Here is how not to be weird!

It can be intimidating to attend a small group for the first time. Will your group make guests feel welcome or weird?

Just as individuals go “full circle” to maturity in Christ, small groups can also grow mature. In fact, people and groups become mature together.

Helpful tips for how to stay in the game longer as a small group leader.

One key element of successful leadership is raising up future leaders. But how do we determine who we should give leadership attention and responsibility to?

One benefit of small groups is that a group often becomes an important care-giving and support network in challenging circumstances. But there are limits.

It’s helpful to think of groups in terms of seasons to help us identify what’s happening in our groups and how to lead during each phase of group life.

Follow-up conversations outside of group meetings allow you to get specific with people’s needs. They are also a great opportunity to help others learn to lead – so don’t do all the follow-up yourself.