Summary: Small groups fall into unhealthy discussion traps because they don't utilize processes and principles that promote how they're supposed to …
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Warning! What Nobody Tells You About Joining A Small Group
Summary: If you expect the people in your group to be "normal," you're in for a big surprise. If you hope to build close-knit community with other …
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Why Your Small Group Discussions Stink & What To Do About It
Summary: Especially at the beginning, groups are bad at having healthy, participatory Spirit-led discussions. They need training and practice guided …
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An Easy Way to Understand Small Group Development & Where Things Go Wrong (& Right)
Summary: The FACTS model allows groups to take stock of where they're at in their development as they journey through the phases of freedom, …
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How to Keep Conflict From Ruining Your Small Group
The first thing we must address here is, what kind of small group are we talking about? The kind that meet together once a week or two, discuss …
Small Group Decision-making: The Essential Concept You’ve Probably Never Been Taught
Summary: Majority-rule isn't of the Kingdom of God. The Kingdom operates by consensus. When you try to operate within a small group setting, …
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The Serial Killer of Organic Church & Small Group Meetings Everywhere
Summary: Monologues have killed organic church meetings everywhere. Those that like to give them are in every small group. They are hard to stop …
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22 Synergistic Techniques for Facilitating Successful Small Groups
In the last post, we learned that good facilitators (leaders) love and respect people as they are. They don’t treat them like things to be fixed. …
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A Couple Major Reasons Small Group Leaders Can Be Ineffective
Summary: Good facilitators (leaders) love and respect people as they are. They don't treat them like things to be fixed. Because of this, you won't …
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5 Common Reasons Why Church Small Groups Don’t Work
Small groups of people that decide to meet together around a common purpose always start off with excitement. It's the excitement of the anticipation …
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