Last month I started two new groups—a men’s discipleship group and an advanced leadership training group. When I launch a new small group, class, or training group, I like to ask several icebreaker questions the first meeting as well as casting vision and outlining expectations for the group. Asking a few icebreaker questions builds community, opening […]
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A Simple Format for Including Children in Small Groups
Over the past 34 years, my wife Vicki and I have led a lot of different small groups. Most of those groups have been intergenerational groups that included adults and children. How do you include children in small groups? There’s lots of different ways to do this and the best approach varies a lot depending […]
My Favorite Small Group Curriculum
By Jim Egli on September 22, 2012 in Discipleship, Pray, Small Group Leader Resources, Small Group Meetings, Small Groups
My favorite small group curriculum right now, the one I find myself recommending over and over to small group leaders, is Sacred Rhythms by Ruth Haley Barton. I love it. It’s a six-session DVD curriculum on how to connect with God through simple spiritual disciplines. There are two reasons I love it so much. First, the […]
The Best Small Group Resource Ever
I’m excited to be blogging again. I plan to blog one to three times a month about small groups, discipleship, and doing multicampus church—all of it so that more people can experience Jesus’ power and grace in life-changing ways. Some of the entries will be about my favorite resources because I know small group leaders […]
Too Many Children?
For the last 15 years my wife Vicki and I have been in or led a kid-friendly small group. I love groups that include children. When a group involves them, the children are blessed and are a blessing. Right now, for example, we have a 9-year old in our group that comes up with a […]