If you are an LP Small Group Leader, Thank You for all that you did in 2011 to make it a successful year and help many around you to move further on their Christ Centered Journey! We are all excited about what is to come in 2012 and wanted to make sure you were [...] Read more »
“I have an issue with people in my small group not being committed. They say they will show up, but don’t. I have called and emailed them, but sometimes they just don’t show up.” Sound familiar? Most SG leaders have made this statement at some point. Here are five actions to consider in [...] Read more »
This week, we begin a new church-wide study called “Redeeming Marriage”. In the coming week, several new groups meet for the first time. If you are a HOST and/or leader of one of those new groups, we want to thank you for your leadership. Since this is a starting point for so many new [...] Read more »
Introduction You may know the process to become a member of LifePoint Church. I know that you are probably investing in others in order to invite them to church, but even more, invite into a relationship with Christ. Your Small Group probably has people that are not Christ-followers and/or members of LifePoint Church. We are [...] Read more »
LaVerne is an Area Pastor at Willow Creek Church in Chicago. He was our guest speaker at the annual Connexus Development day at FBC Smyrna. Among other things, LaVerne has a unique gift of listening. He has the ability to get to know people in just a few minutes by asking questions and listening. [...] Read more »
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 »
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