Small Group Ground Rules
If you want to have a great small group, there are a few ground rules that you need to follow. These will help you to treat each other with love and respect, and above all, to build trust in your group.
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Get your Group Off to a Good Start
It’s hard for a group to recover from a weak start. Check out principles for how to get a group started well.
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How Big Should a Group Be to Launch a New Group?
To reproduce, a small group needs enough people. But there is no “magic number”. Various factors dictate when a group is large enough to launch a new group.
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Getting a Group Ready to Reproduce
Small groups don’t just reproduce out of the blue. It takes intentional steps to help group members prepare to launch a new group.
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Finding the Right Time to Reproduce a Group
Think through your community and church calendars to find the best seasons to launch a new group.
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Celebrate a New Group Launch
Wise planning helps group members celebrate new groups, even though they may be separated from friends.
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Transitioning from One Group to Two
When one small group branches into two, we can ease the process for group members until both new groups are established.
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The Importance of Small Groups
Why small groups matter so much.
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How to Prep for Small Group as a Team
Good small group leaders lead as a team. Here are some simple recommendations for how to prepare for your group meetings as a team.
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How to Mentor Over the Phone
Got one or two people eager to meet with you in a mentoring relationship – but struggling to find the time? Try these three simple steps to mentor over the phone.
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7 Basic Coaching Behaviors
Coaches mentor small groups leaders to be effective at leading healthy groups.
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Sharing Ministry in a Small Group
In a healthy small group, ministry is shared with everyone. Good leaders look for ways to equip every member for a meaningful ministry role.
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How to Use the Small Group Reproduction Plan
A worksheet to help small group leaders and their teams prepare a small group to reproduce itself in a healthy way by launching a new group.
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How to Use your Coaching Playbook
It is important for small group coaches to have clarity on the church’s big picture and how coaching small groups fits into that plan – and to communicate this to the people you are coaching.
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How to Motivate Your Mentee to Keep Coming Back
Sometimes it’s difficult to show your group or mentor how valuable this mentoring thing is in the long run. Here are four tips that might get the job done.
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When Your Small Group Gets Off Track
Tangents and rabbit trails can take your group off track at any time. As a leader, it is your job to manage group tangents. Here are a few tips.
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Is Masturbation a Sin According to the Bible?
The Bible doesn’t explicitly say anything about masturbation, but that doesn’t mean God doesn’t have an opinion on it. Here’s what you need to know.
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How to Help Your Teen Become a Mentor
One of the best ways to help your teen grow in his or her faith is to move them toward a mentoring relationship. Try these 4 simple steps to make that happen.
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Questions for Grieving
It’s important to talk through grief. Here are some questions that can help.
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5 Things to Do When a Loved One Dies
Dealing with the loss of a loved one is confusing and disorienting. Use these five simple steps as a guide for moving forward.
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What About Baptizing Infants?
Some churches practice infant baptism while others practice adult baptism (or “believers baptism”). How do we make sense of it all from a biblical perspective?
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God’s Promises to Us Today
God’s amazing promises are available to anyone who puts their trust in Jesus Christ.
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How to Use the Teacher Notes for Kids Church
The “Teacher Notes” page in each week’s KC packet helps teachers prepare and lead in the classroom experience.
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Don’t Be Friends with Poisonous People! (Kids)
Poison is stuff in your house that can really hurt you if you eat it or drink it. Did you know the Bible says you should stay away from people who are poisonous?
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