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Small Groups: Sample Leader Onboarding Conversations
Great leaders help make the small groups in your church amazing! As you recruit new leaders, put them on sure footing with a great onboarding conversation. In these videos, you'll see examples of how to welcome a new leader to the team and what topics to cover in that initial conversation. Use thes...
Small Groups
Solving Small Group Challenges
There are a few common problems every small group ministry faces. At Life.Church, some creative solutions have helped us learn to conquer these obstacles. Staffing One familiar predicament is how much staff should be devoted specifically to small groups. We always lean on the side of a smaller st...
Small Groups
LifeGroups & Small Groups: Know, Feel, Do
Whatever you call them in your church—Bible studies, home groups, LifeGroups, small groups—they are where life happens. We're all designed by God to live in community with each other, and LifeGroups are a great place to plug in with other Christians. As pastors and leaders, we can do a lot to cre...
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The Season for Small Groups
As you're doing church, you'll start to notice natural ebbs and flows in the year—learning to anticipate and leverage those different seasons can strengthen different parts of your ministry at different times. Here, we'll look at how for North American and Western churches August and September are...
Kids
Bible Adventure: Designed for Small Groups
Children need positive one-on-one personal interactions like the ones they can get in a small group setting. The Bible App for Kids Curriculum is designed to facilitate small group interactions from the beginning to the end of each experience. Help your small group leaders learn how to lead their g...
Small Groups
Leading the Way with Small Groups
“Church” is much more than a weekly experience. Being the "capital “C” Church includes serving, giving, and engaging with God and others. A healthy, thriving, small group ministry is a necessary component to Christian community, but can be difficult to build effectively. At Life.Church, we e...
Small Groups
Why Lead a Married Small Group?
Joining a small group is a great opportunity for married couples to grow, learn, and experience life together. But leading a small group can open a couple to a whole new level of blessings and joys. To encourage potential leaders to take the plunge, Dr. Kim Kimberling discusses the importance of...
Small Groups
Facebook Live: Recruiting and Onboarding Small Groups Leaders
We know people grow closer to Christ when they're in community, and we know that for many churches, August through September is the perfect time to help attenders find community through small groups. And that all starts with strong small group leaders. We were live on Facebook with Kayla Sieg...
Worship
Pastor First, Worship Second
As a Worship Pastors—or Kids Pastors, Small Groups Pastors, or Lead Pastors—the most important part of our title is the word 'pastor.' In this video, Worship Pastor Chris Kuti walks us through some things we can do to 'pastor' attenders through music and even beyond the music....
Small Groups
LifeGroups: Building Leader and Attender Engagement
Hear from Campus Pastor and Life.Church Area Pastor Chris Beall about his tips for communicating about small groups in the right way and why August and September are the 'sweet spots' for building up LifeGroup leaders and attenders....
Leadership
Spirit-Led Instead of Model-Driven
Many pastors operate on certain models. There is the “seeker-sensitive” model, the “purpose-driven” model, the “emergent church” model, the “contemporary church” model, the “spirit-filled classic charismatic” model, the “small group” model, the “multi-site” model, the “missional inner-city”...
Online Ministry
Grow - Taking Your Church Online
When thinking through what online church services could look like, the team at Highlands made a specialized effort to create an incredible experience not only for adult attendees but also for children as well. Each Sunday church is offered online, a children’s service is also available that include...
Small Groups
LifeGroups: What to Keep, Stop, and Start
It's a great practice for any area of ministry: ask yourself, "What should we keep doing, stop doing, and start doing?" In this training we take that "keep, stop, start" lens and apply it to our LifeGroups ministry. Hear some great practical examples about what's worked for us and what hasn't, an...
Leadership
The Summer Slump
Most churches experience a summer slump. This can mean attendance drops, giving slows down, and volunteers don't show up. As leaders, what should we do during down times? Although I can’t answer the question for you specifically, I would say, “Do something intentional!" Here are some ide...
Messages
Message Support: "Different"
In this world, you’ll have struggles. You’ll face opposition. You’ll be challenged. And there’s a reason for that: this world is not your home. So answer hate with love, find joy in the midst of trials, and rely on a strength beyond yourself. You’re meant to be … Different . Learn som...