Just thought I would list some of our expectations for Small Group Leaders: 1. build a leadership team/share the load, you can’t do it alone and are not expected to! 2. conduct life-changing group meetings, go in the direction of the study but watch for where God wants to lead you time. 3. shepherd the [...] Read more »
One of the concerns about Small Groups is curriculum. Who decides what groups study. At FBC Smyrna three – four times a year we will come together and every group/class will study the same subject that our worship series. This is one of the outcomes discovered during Purpose Driven Life back in 2003. These preaching-teaching [...] Read more »
“Our Small Group is all about the parties” is a statement I hear coming from a discouraged Bible Study leader. Week after week they plan their studies and try to lead a fairly in-depth study with their group. But most of the time few people show up or when they do show up they want [...] Read more »
We have all been there. in life, in sports, in career, in relationships, we all move through this process. When we are new to something, most (not all, there are those risky jumpers who take life by the horns and run. ) but most of us step slowly and move in a little deeper [...] Read more »
Some of the best lessons a person learns are in the hard times of life or in those projects that require you to work along side someone else. One of these lessons I have watched lived out in Small Group life is the “Common Enemy.” Nothing unites a group like a common enemy or common [...] Read more »
In studying about Small Group Ministry I came across this list of ways to Coach Small Group Leaders of various personalities, abilities, and experience. It also has ramifications for each of our lives. To Coach a Small Group Leader and walk in their life as a mentor, guide, and a person who shares their joys [...] Read more »
A common fear from leaders of Small Groups is “’splitting’ my group.” For some reason this nasty word gets passed down from generation to generation as something that “has to happen” when your group/class begins to grow and/or becomes too large. NO, it doesn’t have to be this way. After 21 years in ministry, education [...] Read more »
Usually I am a positive guy and try to keep my ramblings on eddiemolsey.com positive. But today I am taking time to share about something I hate. I hate divorce. It makes me angry! It takes something away from people and families. It causes heart ache and sleepless nights and pain. I realize that many [...] Read more »
When looking for a leadership book, I was given this book written by John Maxwell. John is one of the leading authors in the area of leadership and works with corporations all over America to develop their company and leaders. Maxwell quotes John Wooden from a motivational speech which would do us all well to [...] Read more »
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