Skills for Leading Dynamic Small Groups

Igniting a spiritual community where people grow in their faith, experience authentic community, and live missionally
What you'll learn
Appreciate the factors that contribute to the growth of small groups
Hone skills for preparing to lead a small group meeting well
Strengthen your small group facilitation skills such as asking excellent questions and actually hearing what people are saying
Grow in your ability to shepherd and care for your small group
Design strategies for multiplying your group in the future
Requirements
No small group leadership experience required. You will learn everything you need to know in this course.
Description
Do you desire to ignite a deep and vibrant faith in yourself and others in your small group? Do you long to see individuals living missionally as a lifestyle?Most churches have small groups that meet for prayer, Bible study, and fellowship. Yet, many of those groups have reached a ceiling.Group members are vulnerable with one another to a certain point. They hold each other accountable, but again only so far. They engage in ministry to one another and to others outside their group, but again there seems to be something that keeps these groups from reaching their full potential.Now, this is not to say that good things are not happening in these groups. Yet, many of us long for more - we're reaching for what lies beyond the ceiling. We crave deeper community, life-on-life discipleship, and missional impact that makes a significant difference in the world around us.Skills for Leading Dynamic Small Groups will help you strengthen your small group leadership skills, so that you can increasingly help your group members experience and respond to God's work in their lives. In this course, you will discover:How you can best prepare for and facilitate dynamic small group meetingsHow to grow essential shepherding skills that will help you support and empower group members in their discipleship journeyHow you can multiply your group's impact through missional living and starting new groupsIf you want your small group to grow as a loving, Christ-centered community on a mission to be and make growing disciples of Jesus, this course will help you get there.
Who this course is for
Current or emerging small group leaders in the church or other faith-based settings
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