With this post, I am going to give a very broad look at the process we have developed for new community group leaders. This is somewhat different from what it looks like for our Host Groups. Interview – The first step after we have identified a potential new leader is an interview with the new
I want to dispel a few popular myths that exist about small groups: Groups are for everyone – all of the time. It’s ok for people to take breaks from group life occasionally. Even Jesus retreated away from his small group from time-to-time. Home groups are always better than Sunday School. I think that Sunday
This week I am continuing the series of how we got over 80% of our adults in community groups. You can read part 1, part 2, & part 3. One of the scariest thoughts for a new leader is “what should our study be?”. It should also be something that group pastors/directors take very seriously. The
The area of groups that we have probably experimented with the most is the connection process. After trying several different approaches, what we have discovered is – all of the above. There is not a “one size fits all” method to moving people from the crowd to homes. What works perfectly for your typical extrovert,
I grew up in Houston, so we would occasionally make the drive through Louisiana on our way east. There’s a stretch over the swamps on I-10 that advertises the next exit is something like 25 miles. I remember seeing that sign as a kid and immediately panicking as I quickly thought through every drink that I had consumed since
A few months before my 40th birthday, I made the decision that I did not want to be the fat, balding, middle aged guy that drives the cargo van with no windows. I knew that I could only control two of those, so I went to work right away on the first one and bought
Since we put most of our ministries under the Community Groups banner, we have to be able to measure whether our groups are healthy or not. To do that, we have identified 3 things that every community group should have: 1. Community Our groups are ultimately about doing life together. This does not mean that
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