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4 Questions to Ask Before Starting a Small Group Ministry
Here are four questions to ask before launching a new small group ministry.
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January 10, 2022
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How to Engage Your Church in Conversations About a ‘Beyond Sunday’ Faith
An engagingly simple way to invite people (small groups, friends, family, or your whole church!) to think more deeply about how faith is both formed and lived out in daily life.
March 15, 2017
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Is Your Congregation a Frontier or Immigrant Church Plant?
Throughout the history of Christianity, I've observed two models of church planting that I will label Frontier & Immigrant. Each model has implicit strengths and weaknesses. What is your congregation?
February 9, 2016
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What's Old Is New Again: Experiencing Community at Kitchener Community CRC
In 2006-2010, Community CRC, Kitchener, Ontario embarked upon a visioning process during which we adopted a new vision: Growing our relationships with God, each other and our community.
July 21, 2014
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Creating Small Groups for Bible Engagement
Bible engagement is critical for spiritual growth. What kind of small group environment encourages Bible engagement? What kind of leader can help cultivate such a group?
August 7, 2012
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Mission in Small Groups
Last week I blogged about adding mission and service to your small group. This week I’d like to look at some specific ways to add the missional ingredient to your group.
June 11, 2012
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A Real-life Example of Triads and Quads
These stories are only a few of how God has worked through Discipleship Triads and Quads at CenterPointe, a young church plant in Plainfield, IL.
February 21, 2012
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A Closer Look at Principle-Based Small Groups Pt. 1
For years CRHM encouraged churches to adopt the Principle-Based model/philosophy of small group ministry almost exclusively. I thought it was worth another look.
January 16, 2012
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Building a Discipling Culture: A Must Have Resource
If you read my review of Launching Missional Communities or my 5 part interview with Mike Breen, you know that if anyone has a handle on making disciples in the post-Christian culture of the west, it is Breen and the folks from 3DM.
January 5, 2012
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Supporting Marriages
If a marriage is a gift from God then why are so many falling apart in the church?
November 14, 2011
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5 Keys to Finding More Leaders
If you're in charge of small groups at your church I believe you will find this helpful. I've had to learn these skills the hard way and they do work, believe me.
October 31, 2011
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7 Keys to Developing Healthy, Lasting Small Groups
We all want to see our small groups grow and thrive. Here are some key ingredients to tap into and increase your small group potential.
September 28, 2011
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Back to the Basics
It's the fall again when ministries tend to kick off. Here are some things to think about whether you are a member, leader or coordinator of small groups. I thought it would be valuable to recycle this article.
August 14, 2011
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Why Do We Need a Group Agreement?
How does an effective group agreement look like and why do we need it?
August 1, 2011
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Six Shifts in Small Group Ministry
In churches around the globe, a variety of shifts are occurring that are shaping the future of small groups. These shifts are next steps designed to meet the same goal of the community.
July 5, 2011
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A Better Small Group: The Value of Evaluation
Churches who have regular evaluation of staff and ministries are far more effective than those churches that don't evaluate. So if you want your small groups to be more effective as well as their leaders, evaluation is a must.
May 27, 2011
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I See Dead Groups
"Our small group just doesn’t have the energy it used to.” Maybe you’ve had this conversation with a leader. Maybe you’ve had a group yourself and wondered why it seemed stuck. Most of us have been there. What to do?
April 25, 2011
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Can You Spare a Little Grace?
As the Small Group Point Person, it is your job to equip your Small Group Leaders to deal with group members who present special challenges. If not handled properly, an “E.G.R” (Extra Grace Required) can destroy the health (and attendance!) of a small group.
February 10, 2011
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Five Habits of Effective Small Group Coaches
There are five essential habits practiced by effective coaches of group leaders. I use an acrostic: C.O.A.C.H. and put it around a star to make them more easy to remember.
August 5, 2010
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Recruiting Small Group Leaders: The Who, Where, and How of It
Consider these suggestions before you recruit small group leaders.
June 24, 2010
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Are Your Groups Normal? Or Are They Making a Difference in the World?
If we want to develop ways of relating in groups that results in mission, then we as pastors must look at what we are emphasizing. Let me simply list five points.
June 7, 2010
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Developing a Small Group Plan
Developing a small group plan is essential as you begin your ministry, or as you revise it along the way. Here are three simple questions to help you get started.
June 1, 2010
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What Is a Small Group?
Most people who have been around a church for a while have a pretty good idea about what a small group is. Or do they? The following definition may give new understanding to the term “small group.”
May 27, 2010
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How Am I Doing, Coach?
However coaching is done, the most important thing it that it IS done for the sake developing healthy leaders and small groups. Here are a couple of proven conversational coaching methods.
May 27, 2010
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Lonely Little Petunia
Sometimes small groups or individuals might feel like they are "lonely little petunias in an onion patch". This longing may be the Holy Spirit’s nudging to shape small groups that exist not merely for the sake of experiencing community, but for the sake of participating in God’s redemptive plan.