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In this episode of the Small Group Show, veteran small group point person, Heather Zempel, discusses ways to measure the success of our small group ministries, Allen White shares a part of his small group journey at a small church  that got down to 85 attenders and how they launched groups, Sloan Skinner from smallgroups.com shares about that site, Donna Jones gives a great example of how to do a Sunday video announcement for a series, Rick Warren previews "40 Days in the Word" and Ron Wilbur takes us behind the scenes of Twelve. 
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Behind the scenes of the 12 Conference.  Join Ron Wilbur, the Pastor of Small Group Life at Saddleback Church, as he gives a glimpse of behind the scenes of the online 12 Small Groups Conference  

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This is a clip from the Twelve Conference where Heather Zemple discusses Matters of the Heart and how to measure success with groups

 

 

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Allen White shares his incredible story about how he helped connect over 125% of the congregation of his church. His story is a great example of how a smaller church can create curriculum and recruit more than enough leaders  

   

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One of the best tools for small group directors and pastors is SmallGroups.com. Sloan Skinner gives an overview of all of the resources that they offer for your church.

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Although I've championed small groups in several big churches over the past decade, and even though it's been almost twenty years since I led my first small group, I still remember the day I led my first group like it was yesterday.

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Three Steps for Diagnosing Spiritual Health

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When was the last time you made an appointment with your doctor for a physical examination? Have you avoided it because you thought he might tell you something you wouldn't want to hear, something like, "You could stand to lose a few pounds," or maybe, "A little exercise would do you some good," or "Your cholesterol is looking a bit high, time to cut out the bowl of ice cream before bedtime"?

 

Like our physical health, our spiritual health needs to be assessed and managed so it can continuously grow and mature into all that God desires it to be... Read More!
If It Ain't Broke, Break It

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Allen White   A while back I watched a webcast of a pastor announcing a new small group model at his church. Their current model had connected roughly half of their members into groups, but it wasn't attracting the other half. He felt the solution was to scrap their current model and move to a new model. I actually screamed at my computer, "No! Why are you wrecking what works for half of your people? It's working for them." 

The pastor went on to explain that now about 60 percent of the 50 percent already in groups were embracing the new model. I chose to withhold my applause. Why?...Read More! 

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