Simple Small Groups: A User-Friendly Guide for Small Group Leaders

by Bill Search, Dr. Bill Donahue (Foreword by), Bill Willits (Afterword)

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780801071539
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	09/01/2008
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Bill Search is small groups minister at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky, which has a regular Sunday morning attendance of 18,000.

Table of Contents

Foreword Bill Donahue 5 Acknowledgments 7 Introduction: Confessions of a Small Groups Minister 9
1 How We Got Here: Hints from History 19 Part 1 Connecting: The Relational Pattern
2 The Pattern of Connecting: Overcoming Obstacles, Imagining Possibilities 35
3 The Nuts and Bolts of Connecting: Helping People Form Relational Bonds 53 Part 2 Changing: The Growth Pattern
4 The Pattern of Changing: Exploring How People Conform to the Image of Christ 69
5 The Nuts and Bolts of Changing: Helping People Become More Christlike 87 Part 3 Cultivating: The Missional Pattern
6 The Pattern of Cultivating: The Way Groups Revolutionize the World 109
7 The Nuts and Bolts of Cultivating: Helping People Become More Missional 127 Part 4 Harmony: Pulling It All Together
8 When Good Groups Go Bad: The Pitfall of Obsession 147
9 Real Simple: Harmony of the Three C's 155 Afterword Bill Willits 167 Appendix 1 Key Scripture for Connecting 171 Appendix 2 Key Scripture for Changing 175 Appendix 3 Key Scripture for Cultivating 179 Notes 183 Bibliography 187