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
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,
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