- Multiplying small groups is essential for accommodating new members and continuing the disciple-making mandate. - The process of multiplying a small group involves identifying and developing a secondary leader within the group. - The development of a secondary leader progresses through five steps: observation, assistance, shared leadership, observation as a participant, and passing leadership to someone else. - Celebrating the birth of a new small group and maintaining a sense of community with the departing leader is crucial. - Ending a small group may be necessary if members are not growing spiritually, attendance dwindles, the leader is burning out, or the group dynamic becomes toxic.
My ideas for Multiply is the Small Group Network. I say Multiply by not Dividing. Keep your core group and let it keep growing. The goal is one day it will grow into a "church". Multiplying happens as you require your members to start their own Small Groups. Encourage all members to lead at least one other group and to be an active member of at least one group. Then provide them with supporting materials and encouragement so that their goal is to have a group large enough to fill a "church". Multiply but not Divide. Always keep your friends. Every small group should be filled of close friends to each other. And each Small Group in the Network may have certain specialties assigned as time passes and the network grows. Some specialty groups include family life, grief support, social topics, etc.
This was so good! Thanks for the guidance and practical strategies for multiplying small groups in a way that is tactical and effective.
- Multiplying small groups is essential for accommodating new members and continuing the disciple-making mandate.
- The process of multiplying a small group involves identifying and developing a secondary leader within the group.
- The development of a secondary leader progresses through five steps: observation, assistance, shared leadership, observation as a participant, and passing leadership to someone else.
- Celebrating the birth of a new small group and maintaining a sense of community with the departing leader is crucial.
- Ending a small group may be necessary if members are not growing spiritually, attendance dwindles, the leader is burning out, or the group dynamic becomes toxic.
My ideas for Multiply is the Small Group Network. I say Multiply by not Dividing. Keep your core group and let it keep growing. The goal is one day it will grow into a "church". Multiplying happens as you require your members to start their own Small Groups. Encourage all members to lead at least one other group and to be an active member of at least one group. Then provide them with supporting materials and encouragement so that their goal is to have a group large enough to fill a "church".
Multiply but not Divide. Always keep your friends. Every small group should be filled of close friends to each other. And each Small Group in the Network may have certain specialties assigned as time passes and the network grows. Some specialty groups include family life, grief support, social topics, etc.