Church leaders learn how to create a healthy and strategic small group ministry from the man behind the largest and most successful small group ministry in America.

Small Groups with Purpose: How to Create Healthy Communities

Religion & Spirituality

Steve Gladen

Christian Books & Bibles

Baker Books

For the new small group leader, the seasoned leader who feels their small group lacks purpose, or the leader who is working to move their small group to the next level, Leading Small Groups with Purpose is the road map to follow. Steve Gladen takes small group leaders step-by-step toward a healthy, dynamic group with focus and purpose. Every chapter includes ideas that small group leaders can implement immediately as well as ways to shape their small groups over time. Includes a foreword by John Ortberg and a free small group assessment tool ($12.50 value).

Leading Small Groups with Purpose: Everything You Need to Lead a Healthy Group

Small groups are a great way to promote the spiritual formation of church attendees. But leading them well can be hard work, especially if you don't have a plan. This practical resource helps pastors and small group point people develop and implement a 12- to 18-month strategic plan for their ministries in order to keep it healthy and growing. Developed at Saddleback Church, this completely customizable plan works for any church size and any denomination. Readers answer 22 questions that help them understand their vision, the purpose of their ministry, and how to connect members, grow numerically and spiritually, measure progress, develop leaders, create opportunities to serve, and much more. By the time they're done, readers will have developed their own personalized planner for the next year to 18 months so that they can feel prepared, confident, and purposeful about their small group ministry.

Planning Small Groups with Purpose: A Field-Tested Guide to Design and Grow Your Ministry

Formation: Building a Stronger Foundation is a young adult Bible study that offers the casual, comfortable feel of a small group dynamic while providing sound Biblical teaching rooted in Scripture.

Small Group Life

Small Group Life offers an ongoing, comprehensive, and intentional plan for biblical small groups.Episode 6 of Small Group Life, Awaken: The Glory in Being Alive, asks groups to interact with six areas of the spiritual journey to find the sort of consciousness required to live at our fullest capacity for life. The study flows through the phases of unearthing truths; accepting that it applies to us; desiring what can be ours; exploring what it will take; embracing it as our own; and thriving when we put what we've just discovered into use. Also, through the free kids lessons, Small(er) Group Life, for children will explore the same issue, learning what it means to live free and fully alive with God instead of simply being baby-sat during your small group time. Our God is a God of creation, growth, and making all things news. Full revelation of this fact in our own lives makes a life with the Lord an exciting one.

Small Group: Life Awaken! The Glory in Being Fully Alive (Episode 6: The Small Group Life Series)

Fiona Soltes

LifeWay Christian Resources

Spiritual Health Assessment and Spiritual Health Planner

PurposeDriven

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