by Bob Martin | Nov 29, 2021 | Leaders and Coaches, Leadership
Bob Martin Using a Small Group Discussion Guide can be the backbone of your group time. It can provide clarity, guidance, and inspiration. And we recently re-outfitted our discussion guides based on your leader feedback! But how do you use the new Small Group...
by Bob Martin | Oct 21, 2021 | Leaders and Coaches, Leadership
Bob Martin Do I need monthly Small Group goals as the group leader? It’s a question I’ve wondered many times over the years. Usually, it comes with a slight hesitation on the back end. After all, it can feel hard enough to just make sure the group meets together! At...
by Bob Martin | Oct 1, 2021 | Resources
Bob Martin During our Small Group Leader & Coach Equip Night on Thursday, September 23, 2021, we featured the topic: “Gentle and Lowly/Wisdom Pyramid.” We enjoyed one another’s fellowship and talked through different aspects of Dane Ortland’s book...
by Bob Martin | Aug 4, 2021 | Blog Articles, Group Members
Bob Martin We all bring our expectations with us into church. The problem is that our expectations aren’t always accurate. Small Groups may not be what you think they are. Here are five misconceptions about Small Groups: 1. A Small Group Is Too Much Commitment When I...
by Bob Martin | Jun 24, 2021 | Leaders and Coaches
Bob Martin Maybe you’re not quite depressed, but you’re definitely not flourishing. You are experiencing “languishing.” What is “Languishing”? In his New York Times article on the subject, organizational psychologist Adam Grant summarizes this feeling as, “a sense of...
