Simple Small Groups: A User-Friendly Guide for Small Group Leaders
Digital Verbum Edition
Overview
Over the past two decades, small groups have gone from spontaneous gatherings among friends to a major and elaborate phenomenon in the church. Many evangelical churches have some form of small groups ministry in place. But there's just one problem, says Bill Search--what started as a simple get-together has become a complicated process, especially for small group leaders. They are often not sure what is expected of them or what to expect from their groups as a result of their efforts.
In Simple Small Groups, Search lays out the three C's of small groups--connecting, changing, and cultivating. This paradigm helps to simplify leading small groups in a way that is helpful, rewarding, and life changing. Unlike many other books geared toward small group leaders, Simple Small Groups does not require a church-wide adoption of an intricately designed system of assimilation, making it useful to any small group leader looking for guidance.
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- Presents a paradigm that simplifies leading small groups in a way that is helpful
- Addresses the practical struggles with small group life
- Lays out principles learned through years of group life experience
Introduction: Confessions of a Small Groups Minister
How We Got Here: Hints from History
Part 1 Connecting: The Relational Pattern
- The Pattern of Connecting: Overcoming Obstacles, Imagining Possibilities
- TThe Nuts and Bolts of Connecting: Helping People Form Relational Bonds
Part 2 Changing. The Growth Pattern
- The Pattern of Changing: Exploring How People Conform to the Image of Christ
- The Nuts and Bolts of Changing: Helping People Become More Christlike
Part 3 Cultivating: The Missional Pattern
- The Pattern of Cultivating: The Way Groups Revolutionize the World
- The Nuts and Bolts of Cultivating: Helping People Become More Missional
Part 4 Harmony: Pulling It All Together
- When Good Groups Go Bad: The Pitfall of Obsession
- Real Simple: Harmony of the Three C's
Too often we complicate what God designed to be very simple. Fortunately, Bill Search has peeled back much of the complexity that often gets built into ministry, as he explains small groups as an essential but simple concept. Simple Small Groups is liberally sprinkled with the stories and quips of a small groups pastor who is first and foremost a clear and insightful communicator.
Steve Gladen, Pastor of Small Groups Community, Saddleback Church
In Simple Small Groups, Bill Search has come up with a clear model for what small groups can do to connect, oftentimes change, and cultivate relationship as well as growth. This simple, user-friendly book with a truly modern approach can help your church and small groups achieve harmony and balance, while helping to overcome obstacles that create dysfunction. Transform your ministry! For both church leaders and small group leaders.
Dave Stone, senior minister, Southeast Christian Church
What I like most about Simple Small Groups is its smart fusion between philosophy and practice. This is neither a dense theological treatment, nor a simplistic how-to manual. Rather, it's the best of both.
Jason Malec, director of Starting Point, North Point Community Church