Join aware3 for a quick and insightful look into engagement. You’ll see what an engaged membership looks like and learn how to transform your small group ministry, personalize communications, and deepen connections. They will share experiences from their church partners, as well as key learnings from the book, Growing an Engaged Church, How to Stop Doing Church and Start Being the Church again. I will be a part of … [Read more...]
Starting New Ministries
We Don't Start Ministries ... We Start Groups
I can't tell you the number of times we've been approached by a person in our church with an idea to "start a ministry." You know what I mean. "We need a men's ministry at our church." or "We should have a seniors' ministry here." Our response always boils down to our belief that anything we're going to call a "ministry" has to have someone "with skin on them" to lead it. It has to be lead well, be part of our … [Read more...]
Technology And Groups Ministry Growth
The Four Groups Ministry Growth Fundamentals That Every Church Should Understand And Embrace
I've been doing this for a long time, and I've learned a bunch about the church. One such thing is the importance of a successful small groups ministry. I'm certainly no expert, but I would say there are four "fundamentals" that every church should understand and embrace: Need - Who are the potential members of our groups and what are their needs? Plan - How are we going to meet those needs? Systems - … [Read more...]
Small Group Attendance Reporting
I can't tell you how many times I've been involved in a discussion about small group attendance reporting. And, every conversation eventually gets around to "How do you get your small group leaders to report attendance?" Of course there's no "silver bullet" solution, but there are two "keys" to getting small group leaders to report their groups' attendance. Vision Casting First, you have to do a great job of … [Read more...]