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 Top 10 Articles
For Group Leaders
1. Five Essentials for Small Group Health
2. Bad Days Are Sometimes the Best Days
3. From Ordinary to Great
4. Escaping the Pigeon Hole
5. Give Your Servant's Heart a Workout
6. The Authentic and Patient Leader
7. The Prepared and Prayerful Leader
8. Creating Team Players
9. The Five "Ms" Every Leader Should Know
10. 7 Tips to Modeling Prayer for Your Group
For Pastors
1. Create a Caring Church
2. Champion Your Small Group's Purpose
3. The Sure Way to See Lives Change
4. Escaping the Pigeon Hole
5. A Simple Picture of Success
6. No Time. No Resources. No Leaders.
7. It Could Happen to You!
8. Three Ways to Get Small Groups Going
9. Launching Community
10. Mentor Your Coaches

 Burning Questions about Small Groups

Over the years we've asked or been asked numerous questions dealing with how to actually do life in a small group. Click here to read some practical questions dealing with life in groups or how to start and build a healthy small groups ministry.

 Position (Who are you to the group?)

We've got lots of helpful information and resources for you and your small group ministry. Just starting out or if you've been doing life in groups for a while there's something here for you.

SMALL GROUP LEADER
Why We Let Small Group Leaders Choose Their Members
How to compose dynamic, intimate, and lasting small groups.
posted 05/23/06, By Don Cousins

PASTORS/CHURCH STAFF
Mentor Your Coaches
3 levels of spiritual mentoring that will keep your leadership coaches in the game.
posted 9/19/03, Lifetogether


 Pathway (Where are you at?)

This section will provide articles and tools that apply to where your church is on the pathway to a healthy, reproducing, small group ministry.

BEGINNING A GROUP
Launching Community
Three steps to making your small group dream come true for your church.
posted 06/22/06, By Brett Eastman

Blessing Your Community
Conducting Acts of Hospitality
Follow these simple guidelines for conducting acts of kindness in the community.
posted 06/22/06, By Scott G. Wilkins

BEGINNING A GROUP
Questions: Icebreakers and Beyond
Steering your discussion the right way.
posted 05/23/06, By Dan Lentz









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