One of the most common question that I get from new leaders is: “What is the right size for a group?”. I always answer with – that depends. What kind of a group do you want to have? I believe that you can have a successful, life-giving group with anywhere from 2-100 people in it. There is even
Pete Wilson kicked off our newest semester of groups yesterday at Cross Point with a message about the healing that comes from true confession and community. In it, he said something that has stuck with me: “Authenticity” is a cultural buzz word right now. But it seems that while authenticity is the cry of all,
When I first came on staff at Cross Point 4 years ago, I decided to take a crash course in everything small groups. I knew if we were going to get to 80% of our adults in groups, we were going to need a lot of help. There were several books and blogs that helped
In the last post, we looked at 7 things that a new leader needs to hear. Now I want to take a look at what we should be telling our veteran small groups leaders. We are here if you need us. Every leader is going to need a different level of support. Some leaders have
Every small group system should have some sort of a first interview with a potential new leader. Here are 7 things that every new leader needs to hear: You are not alone. It is scary stepping out as a leader. Will anyone show up? I don’t feel qualified? What if someone asks a tough question?
One of our ongoing discussions when it comes to group life is – how high do you set the bar for leadership? If you set the bar too high, you will automatically weed out potential leaders who just need a chance to be tapped on the shoulder. If you set the bar too low, you
Like a lot of you that are reading this post, we are in the middle of ramping up for our winter semester groups launch in just a few weeks. Our winter Kick-Off is extremely important for us because January is normally our largest growth month for the church. People have made their resolutions and have
You can read part 1 here. One of the most difficult questions with groups and multi-site is – how do you structure a groups system that works on several campuses with different personalities? Although each of our campuses share a common DNA, there are innate differences that come with geographical distance. For instance: our Nashville
Community is messy. Community in a multi-site church is messier. I have spent the last 12 years on staff at churches with multiple campuses (Seacoast and Cross Point), and the overall lesson that I have learned is that every issue churches normally have, you can multiply it exponentially when you go multisite. Everything is more
In continuing the new leader theme, here is an email that I sent out to our leaders at the beginning of one of our semesters. I’m A New Leader: What Now? If you’re a new community group leader, you might be starting to panic a little right now. The groups kick-off has come and gone
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