Author : Jeffrey Arnold
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 11,30 MB
Release : 2010-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1458755215
What's so big about small groups? With proven results in drawing people into community and helping them grow to maturity in Christ, small groups have established themselves as a crucial ministry of the church to its members and its mission field. But whether leading a small group, coaching small group leaders or implementing a church wide minist...
Author : Jeffrey Arnold
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 46,13 MB
Release : 2010-01-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0830878564
In this revised edition of his small group guidebook, Jeffrey Arnold discusses the basic components and dynamics of small groups and offers training and resources to help you get started in effective small group ministry.
Author : Brad House
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 41,55 MB
Release : 2011-09-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1433523175
Community within the church today is hemorrhaging. Attention spans are dwindling, noise levels are increasing, and we can't seem to find time for real relationships. The answer to such social fragmentation can be found in small groups, and yet the majority of small groups—at least in the traditional sense—are often not the intentional, transformational community we really want and need. Somehow we need to get our groups off life support and into authentic community. Pastor Brad House helps us to re-imagine what gospel-centered community looks like and shares from his experience leading and reproducing healthy small groups. With wisdom and candor, House challenges us to think carefully about our own groups and to take steps toward cultivating communities that are able to glorify Jesus, bless one another, and participate in the mission of God.
Author : Ryan T. Hartwig
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 20,56 MB
Release : 2020-08-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0310106710
Nearly every church is trying to help their congregants build relationships with others, grow as disciples, and/or engage in meaningful service through small groups. Many have argued that these small groups are the preferred vehicle for relationship building, disciple making, and membership assimilation in the local church, especially in large, multisite churches. Leading Small Groups That Thrive shows small group leaders, step by step, how to plan for, launch, build, sustain, and multiply highly effective, transformational, healthy small group experiences where people grow spiritually together. Based on a large-scale research study of small group pastors, leaders, and members, Leading Small Groups That Thrive gives church leaders both what they want--practical, straightforward, actual small group member voices and experiences, and compelling guidance on how to build transformational groups complemented with real-life examples and data of successful small groups--and what they need--substantial, challenging insights and a data-driven model grounded in the latest research on church small groups.
Author : Chris Surratt
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 16,99 MB
Release : 2019-05-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1535934700
Leading a small group can literally change the world. We have been commissioned to make disciples who make disciples, and Jesus showed us that the best way to carry that out is through small groups of believers. Just like the first-century church, small groups form the foundation to take the gospel to the ends of the earth. Chris Surratt, Discipleship and Small Groups Specialist for Lifeway Christian Resources, and author of Small Groups for the Rest of Us, wants to help you get from here to there. Regardless of whether you have never lead a small group or have been leading one for years, all of us want to know how to create environments where spiritual growth takes place and communities are changed. Leading Small Groups walks the reader through the stages of gathering, launching, leading, and multiplying a gospel-centered small group. There are also follow-up questions for discussion and reflection at the end of each section, and practical resources that can be implemented immediately by the small group leader. Jesus left his followers with a task—the Great Commission. This book will help small group leaders and churches in their obedience to this task.
Author : Bill Donahue
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 40,69 MB
Release : 2009-08-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0310864046
Assessment and solution for seven commonobstacles to building small groups.It’s one thing to start a small group ministry. It’s another tokeep the groups in your church healthy and headed in thesame direction. Whatever your church’s approach maybe—whether it is a church with groups or of groups—sooner or later, as a leader, you’ll need to do sometroubleshooting. That’s when the expert, to-the-pointguidance in this book will prove its worth.The beauty of this book lies in its unique diagnosticprocess. It allows you to assess, diagnose, and correctseven common “deadly sins” that can drain the life fromyour church’s small group ministry.In The Seven Deadly Sins of Small Group Ministry, whatwould take you years to learn through trial and error isdistilled into some of the most useful information you canfind. Drawing on the knowledge they’ve gleaned fromworking inside Willow Creek Community Church, fromconsulting with hundreds of churches, and fromconducting conferences and seminars worldwide, smallgroup experts Bill Donahue and Russ Robinson furnishyou with proven, real-life solutions to the toughestproblems in your small group ministry. This is not theory—it is hands-on material you can read and apply today.
Author : Cindy Bunch
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 40,95 MB
Release : 2003-12-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830811243
This revised and expanded resource, edited by Cindy Bunch, offers hundreds of field-tested activities to help leaders develop healthy and vibrant small group life that includes community, worship and prayer, study and nurture, outreach, and fun.
Author : Jeffrey Arnold
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 42,62 MB
Release : 1995-01-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830810734
In this easy-to-use LifeGuide® Bible Study guide Jeff Arnold provides you with everything you need for the first meetings of a small group. Getting acquainted, setting expectations, studying Scripture--it's all here in a step-by-step format that will help you get started well.
Author : Leota Villacana
Publisher :
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 12,5 MB
Release : 2021-03-13
Category :
ISBN :
We have been commissioned to make disciples who make disciples, and Jesus showed us that the best way to carry that out is through small groups of believers. Just like the first-century church, small groups form the foundation to take the gospel to the ends of the earth. In this christian leadership book, you will discover: - Defining your group's purpose - Stimulating healthy fellowship - Handling conflict - Evaluating your group - Asking great questions A constant companion throughout your small group ministry, this book will give you the basics to get you going - and the support and nurture you need to make small groups effective as a strategy for outreach and discipleship.
Author : Steve Gladen
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,41 MB
Release : 2012-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0801013801
"Steve Gladen, pastor of small groups at Saddleback Church for more than a decade, takes you step-by-step toward a healthy, dynamic group with focus and purpose. For the new small group leader, the seasoned leader who feels their small group lacks purpose, or the leader who is itching to move their small group to the next level, Leading Small Groups with Purpose is the road map to follow. Every chapter includes ideas that you can implement immediately, as well as ways to shape your small group over time. With Gladen's expert help, you will define success clearly, develop a personal leadership plan, invite members into your group, and help members fulfill the Great Commission and the Great Commandment." -- Publisher description.
