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Position: Small Group Champion
Encouraging "Next Steps" for Your Group Members
Setting a goal for spiritual maturity and a realistic pace for spiritual growth.
posted 04/21/08, By Tony Escobar
Selling Ancient Disciplines to Moderns
Here are five tips to help re-educate your church and group members.
posted 03/24/08, By Paul Anderson
Can Small Groups Break Up Well?
What should church leaders do when a group is on the decline, but no one is willing to pull the plug?
posted 03/10/08, By Matt Branaugh
Assessing the Health of a Small-Groups Ministry
Ask these questions to get a grasp of the vitality of your congregation's group life.
posted 03/03/08, By Jeff Weber
The Best of 2007
The articles, training downloads, and curriculum that caught your attention last year.
posted 02/18/08, By Sam O'Neal
How to Recruit Potential Small-Group Leaders
A step-by-step approach to an important slice of your group ministry.
posted 01/21/08, By Thomas G. Kirkpatrick
Gearing Up for Small Groups
Practical tips for recruiting leaders and launching groups.
posted 01/11/08, By Brett Eastman
The Next Generation of DVD Curriculum
Why film-based curriculum should be the next big thing.
posted 11/30/07, By Jeff Pries
Key Components of a Leaders' Retreat
Here are 10 ways to make the most of your time together.
posted 08/13/07, By Ken Godevenos
Principles of Group Closure
Good endings can make for good beginnings in the future.
posted 07/30/07, By Randall S. Brenton
The Launch
Build your leadership team, identify your target, and begin your ministry.
posted 04/04/07, By Don Cousins
Spotting a New Leader
Ten ways to identify a promising person to take on guidance of small group ministry.
posted 02/05/07, By Fred Smith
Recruiting and Keeping Teachers
Recruiting is the holy act of helping others discover their leadership gifts.
posted 12/15/06, By Roberta Hestenes
Coaching LifeChanging Leaders
by Bill Donahue & Greg Bowman
posted 07/08/05
Shaping Shepherds and Sheep
6 steps to mentor your leaders and their groups.
posted 03/02/05, Lifetogether
The Coach's Course
What you need to know to lead leaders.
posted 01/17/05, Lifetogether
Open to the Talent Within
What one senior pastor from a small-sized church learned as he prayed for his small group ministry to flourish.
by John Larson, Cincinnati, Ohio
posted 12/21/04, Lifetogether
Wobbly Spirituality
6 steps for you to help your leaders grow spiritually.
posted 11/04/04, Lifetogether
The "Joys" of Multiplication
7 principles for multiplying your small group ministry.
posted 9/27/04, Lifetogether
Three Ways to Get Small Groups Going
Three leadership principles that will help you park a vision within the hearts of your lay leaders.
posted 11/17/03, Lifetogether
Launching Community
Three steps to making your small group dream come true for your church.
posted 11/10/03, Lifetogether
Be a Champion to Remember
Lifetogether's Brett Eastman recalls how his first Small Group Champion shared words that made a lifelong impact.
posted 10/17/03, Lifetogether
The Five "Ms" Every Leader Should Know
posted 10/15/03, Lifetogether
Honor Your Leaders!
How publicly affirming your group leaders sets blessings in motion.
posted 9/19/03, Lifetogether
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