Letting People Know

The very best way to let someone know about your small group is through personal invitation, but sometimes we might feel that we can’t think of anyone who we could invite. That is where small group advertisement comes in.  There are many creative ways you can share about your small group. Here is an interesting [...]

Never Say Comfortable

But I really, really like being comfortable! I’ve noticed how “comfortable” choices and responses affect my life in many ways. I am really comfortable sitting on the couch all day rather than getting outside and going for a walk. I’m more comfortable staying off ladders, so I will just let my gutters fill with leaves [...]

I Just Don’t Care Anymore

In chapter five of Why Small Groups, Mickey Connolly writes about care-giving within a small group. How would you rate the care-giving in your small group?  Rate yourself and your group 1-5 with these questions…

Learn to Shepherd Your Small Group

I am going to link to a great article on “mutual care” within your small group.  Check it out.. God’s Word is rich in its discussion about shepherding. Moses, David, and Amos served as shepherds, and all were influenced by that role in their leadership. The title of shepherd is applied to God, Jesus, kings [...]

Four Clear Goals — Acts 2:42-47

We can learn a lot about what our small group should look like by looking at the early church. In Acts 2:42-47, we see important characteristics and these characteristics are our four clear goals for small group ministry. Starting from verse 42: “They devoted themselves to the apostle’s teaching…” They devoted themselves to progressive sanctification–growing [...]

What The Leader Wants Their Small Group To Know

Dear Small Group, Thank you for being a part of our small group. We work and function as one body in Christ (Romans 12:3-8) and while I may be your leader, I cannot successfully complete my responsibilities without your part.

What the Small Group Wants their Leader to Know.

Dear Small Group Leader, Thank you for being our leader. We really hope you know that we appreciate all of your hard work and efforts in holding our group together. We know that we’re not always the easiest people to try to lead. We have busy schedules and that makes us sometimes seem inflexible and [...]

Memories…

Memories Light the corners of my mind Misty watercolor memories Of the way we were

Baby Showers and Birth Announcements

When is your due date? When will your small group have the privilege of giving birth to a whole new group and your ministry effort will be multiplied? Even if you are just beginning to meet and launching another small group seems to be a long ways off, set a due date. You might be [...]

Don’t Neglect The Gift — 1 Timothy 4:12-15

If there was an Olympic Sport in excuse-making and avoiding commitment, I think I would be a contender for the gold. I protect my time, the use of my abilities. I can be extremely protective in making sure that I’m not thrown into the “unknown.” I don’t mind trying new things. I like learning new [...]