Can’t meet in person with your Cell Group? No problem. With a little technology, some creativity, and a little prep, your group can still experience life change together! Here are several ideas from Cell Group Leaders already hosting online groups: Choose an app/software/platform that your whole group can access. Here are some popular options: Zoom…
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Cell Group Leaders and Co-Leaders, While we weren’t able to meet together physically this past Sunday, the church was still worshiping! In fact, I believe the adjustments we’ll need to make over these next several weeks will remind us that the church isn’t just a building, we’re a family. Families support each other whether they…
Looking for a way to get your group on the same page at the beginning of this season? Check out Better Together – a brand new six-session start-up study that will help you and your group launch successfully. Download the study, or grab copies from the church office, and start your group the right way!
Are you a new leader, or are you leading a group of people who are new to Community Groups? The first few weeks of your group life will set the stage for the rest of your journey together. Here are a few ideas to help you launch your group successfully.
If you’re a group leader, you want your conversation to be organic, not controlled. That can be tough for those of us that like to talk! But if you want your group to grow to be more like Jesus, you’ll need to open up your hands and allow the Holy Spirit to guide your discussion.…
As Community Group leaders, you want to make investments in your group that cultivate growth, transparency, and encouragement. As the writer of Hebrews says, “Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God. But exhort one another every day, as long…
Living life together in community brings out the good and bad in all of us. One of the hard things about leading is dealing with outbursts and conflict during a group. You can be having great conversation and then someone interrupts, rambles, tries to speak loudest, or forcefully shares their opinion to the group. You…
The awkward silence. Every group experiences it once in a while. But if you normally hear more crickets than conversation during your group gatherings, you might have a problem. People in your group simply won’t experience life change together without having quality conversations. As a leader, you can help create environments where those discussions happen,…
Ecclesiastes chapter three starts like this, “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.” While this verse isn’t written specifically to address small group leaders in the 21st century, we can definitely apply the general principle. There are unique times and seasons that offer opportunities that are unique to…
Reproducing yourself into the life of a co-leader is one of your main priorities as a Community Group leader. Why is this so important? Here are three reasons.