New Leader Resources
Thank you for taking your next step as a small group leader. Here, you will find resources to help you prepare for your first meeting and support you throughout your small group journey. Please watch the brief training videos and read through the documents. We encourage you to join our Facebook group and engage with other small group leaders and participants. If you have any questions, please reach out to your Group Life Director listed below.
New Leader Documents
Leadership Basics
Check out these training videos before your first meeting.
An overview of how to prepare for and lead your first small group meeting. We will walk you through the process from pre-meeting communication to the structure and flow of your first meeting.
Leading a small group relies on facilitating the conversation. In this video, you will learn 10 valuable tips to help facilitate your small group.
Learn the secret to a successful and thriving small group. Spoiler alert, it’s shared ownership! Watch this video for more details and learn how to foster shared ownership in your group.
Learn to recognize and resolve conflict within your group. This video identifies strategies for managing the most common types of conflict within small groups.
This video discusses the five Biblical purposes that guide our lives as Christians and how we can use them to live out our mission to love God, love others and make disciples. The Spiritual Health Assessment is also presented as a tool to identify areas for growth within our small groups.
If your group has been together for six or more weeks, watch this video to learn about the Group Check Point – a tool to evaluate your small group and identify areas for growth.
Creating a Healthy Group Environment
We want our small groups to be safe, authentic communities. In this video, we share tips on how to build trust within our groups.
In this brief video, we learn about different types of relationships and what separates those from our small group relationships. Specifically, when we cultivate vulnerability, we open ourselves to spiritual growth.
Learn how to foster spiritual growth in your small group. When we connect relationally, we open ourselves to grow spiritually.