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How to Lead a Dynamic Cell Meeting

Getting people to come back to a cell meeting should never be the principal motivation. A much purer motivation is making sure each member is ministered to and transformed during the process.

How To Turn Sermons Into Small Group Studies

When you think about your sermon files, digital, analog, or otherwise, you are loaded with content. But, how do you repurpose your vast content into small group studies?

How to Turn the Tide and Build Trust

Trust is seen so rarely these days that you can almost think of it as an endangered species. We need to turn the tide and build trust.

Spiritual Warfare and Small Groups

Spiritual Warfare and Small Groups: church leaders — including small group leaders — are on the front lines of the battle, where the smell of smoke, sweat, and blood always hangs in the air.

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.

7 Deadly Sins of Small Group Ministry

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

The Royal Lesson: 3 Ways to Serve Small Groups

I can’t think of a more strategic place to speak and serve God’s wonderful light than to serve small groups.

5 Keys to Having a Fun Small Group Party

There’s not a better way to get people excited than to make it like a small group party. People like to laugh and cut loose!

Pastor: Define Small Group for Your Church

We need to define small group. To simply use the term “small group” without describing and defining it, can cost a small group leader many difficult conversations

From Saddleback: Is Your Pastor in a Small Group?

Is your pastor in a small group? At Saddleback we believe a pastor must be in a small group. You need to show your congregation that small groups are so important for spiritual growth that even you belong to one.

7 Principles of Life Together

Austin Maxheimer and Zach Below identify 7 principles of life together that may serve as a filter to determine if this is actually happening in the groups we lead. 

3 Facebook No-No’s for Small Group Leaders

Let’s think about how to use it wisely. More specifically, let’s think about what NOT to do. I’ll bet you can think of some Facebook no-no’s of your own.

3 Signs of a Transformed Life

When you meet the true God, your hate and your fear begin to evaporate. They may not disappear immediately, but the Spirit of Christ in your heart won’t rest until your spirit echoes his. Find out more about a transformed life.

4 Essentials for a Small Group Pastor

What are the not-to-miss small group pastor essentials? Here are 4 key insights for rookies from a veteran small group point person

Healthy Disciples – Inside and Out

Large oak trees can look strong and impressive but actually be weak, ready to fall when the next storm hits. There was a connection between what I saw and healthy disciples.

How to Overcome Obstacles to Prayer

Statistics say that 20% of church members never pray and the vast majority only do so occasionally. What obstacles to prayer do we face?

The Disciple Making Movement Urban Settings Calls for New Methods

At the heart of the Disciple Making Movement are key habits that Jesus modeled and taught. These practices are the foundation of all effective disciple-making in all cultures and contexts, but their application will take different forms in different settings

8 Ways to Encourage Bible Centered Conversations

As the small group leader, there are things that you can do to bring people back to a Bible centered conversation and help them be more receptive to the Lord speaking to their hearts through it.

The Danger of Half a Small Group Strategy

The small group in a box seemed like a good idea. The small group director secured the topic from the pastor and the logo...

How to Grow Passionate Disciples in Small Groups

I take great comfort in knowing that I do not have to hit home runs with every group discussion I lead or lesson I teach in order to grow passionate disciples.

‘The Church Is Called To Salt, Not Sugar,’ Says Pastor John...

John Amanchukwu Sr. serves as the First Assistant to the Senior Pastor and the Youth Pastor at the Upper Room Church of God in Christ in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Andy Bannister: How Pastors and Churches Can Stop Living as ‘Undercover...

Dr. Andy Bannister joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to talk about how pastors and church members can share their faith boldly, strategically, and without fear.

Articles for Small Group Leaders