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Church Leadership
July 7, 2020

Relaunching Groups in the Fall – A Facebook Live Discussion

By Group Ministry

Even in a pandemic, fall is still the best time to hit the reset button and relaunch your groups. This free interactive Facebook Live event can help. Lifeway’s Chris Surratt and Ken Braddy will share their ideas, discuss best practices, and answer your questions. Whether your groups meet on-campus, off-campus, or online, you’re sure to pick up some tips to help you relaunch your groups in a big and healthy way. There’s no sign-up required. Just go to www.facebook.com/lifewaygroups/live/ Tuesday, July 14 at 1 p.m. CDT to join the event.

Chris Surratt is the discipleship and small groups specialist for Lifeway Christian Resources, a ministry consultant and coach with more than 20 years of experience, and the author of Leading Small Groups: How to Gather, Launch, Lead, and Multiply Your Small Group.

 

 

Other than serving as the manager for Lifeway’s ongoing adult Bible studies and as the director of Sunday School, Ken is an 18-year church education staff leader, and he blogs regularly about Sunday School and groups ministry at kenbraddy.com. https://kenbraddy.com

Church Leadership, Uncategorized
May 26, 2020

The Next Season of Groups [Replay]

By Group Ministry

Enjoy this replay of a Facebook Live discussion with three church leaders on the next season of small groups.

 

Ashley Anderson Ashley Anderson is community groups leader at Church of the City in New York, New York.
Dave Enns Dave Enns is the pastor of life group ministries at North Coast Church in San Diego, California.
Jon Hughes Jon Hughes is adult ministries director at Community Christian Church in Chicago, Illinois.
Chris Surratt Chris Surratt is the discipleship and small groups specialist at Lifeway and author of Small Groups for the Rest of Us and Leading Small Groups. You can follow his blog at www.chrissurratt.com.
Church Leadership
May 19, 2020

A Facebook Live Discussion: Coast-to-Coast

By Group Ministry

Tired of hearing bad news about COVID-19? Let’s turn our attention to the future possibilities for small groups!

This free Facebook Live event will present how three churches in three different parts of the country are preparing for a new season. Hosted by Chris Surratt, discussion points will include:

 

 

  • What is working and not working for your groups right now?
  • What questions are you asking as you look at the future for your groups?
  • Is there a future for having online and in-person group meetings?
  • How will you assimilate people into groups when the gathering ban lifts?

Watch here at 2 p.m. CDT on May 21

Church Leadership
May 1, 2020

The Present/Future of Sunday School [Video Replay]

By Group Ministry

Please enjoy this replay of our Facebook Live discussion on the present and future of Sunday School with Ken Braddy and Chris Surratt.

Church Leadership
April 20, 2020

The Future of Small Groups and the Church Discussion

By Group Ministry

We are all trying to figure out what life will look on the other side of the Covid-19 crisis. Will our groups and church return to “normal,” or is there some kind of new normal that we should start preparing for?

We will have this conversation on Facebook Live this Wednesday, April 22 at 2:00pm CDT. It will be hosted by the Group Answers Podcast hosts, Chris Surratt and Brian Daniel. Come join us and bring your thoughts and questions!

Watch here at 2 p.m. on April 22
Church Leadership
April 2, 2020

How to Effectively Lead Your Groups in a Time of Social Distancing [Webinar Replay]

By Chris Surratt

Please enjoy this replay of our webinar: How to Lead Your Groups in a Time of Social Distancing.

Topic:
With most churches now not meeting physically, and most gatherings in general discouraged, how can churches effectively lead groups through this time of social distancing and isolation?

Panelists:

  • Steve Gladen

Steve Gladen has been Executive Pastor of Small Groups at Saddleback Church since 1998 and serves as an elder of the church. He oversees the strategic launch and spiritual development of more than 9,000 adult small groups on multiple campuses. He is the author of Small Groups with Purpose, which has been translated into eleven languages, and Planning Small Groups with Purpose.

  • Jared Musgrove

Jared Steven Musgrove serves as Groups Pastor and elder at The Village Church in Flower Mound, Texas. He earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from The University of Oklahoma, a Master of Divinity in preaching from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a Doctorate of Ministry in leadership from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

  • Chris Surratt

Chris Surratt is a ministry consultant and coach with more than twenty years of experience serving the local church. Chris served on the Executive Teams at Cross Point Church in Nashville, TN., and Seacoast Church in Charleston, S.C., prior to becoming the Discipleship and Small Groups Specialist for Lifeway Christian Resources. He is the author of Small Groups for the Rest of Us, and Leading Small Groups. 

Resources:
Lifeway.com/Coronavirus

Church Leadership
March 26, 2020

How to Effectively Lead Groups in a Time of Social Distancing [Free Webinar]

By Group Ministry

With most churches now not meeting physically and most gatherings discouraged in general, this COVID-19 crisis has produced a plague of questions.

• How can churches effectively lead groups through this time of social distancing and isolation?

• How is this crisis changing how people are discipled?

• Do online small groups work?

• What can groups do to stay healthy while not meeting?

• Will the Church be changed forever?

The topic of how to effectively lead groups in a time of social distancing will be discussed in a free webinar hosted by Chris Surratt, Lifeway’s Small Group and Discipleship Specialist, on Wednesday, April 1st, 1:00pm – 2:00pm CDT. He’ll be joined by Steve Gladen (Saddleback Church) and Jared Musgrove (The Village Church), who are both doing actively transitioning the groups at their churches into this new reality. Together they’ll answer the more simple questions and offer their opinions on the tougher ones, including a few that viewers submit during the webinar.

Spots are limited, so register soon at the link below!

Church Leadership, Group Leadership
August 8, 2019

Coaching Webinar Replay

By Group Ministry

Please enjoy this replay of our recent webinar: Developing an Effective Coaching System for Your Group Leaders.

Sponsor: Smallgroup.com

Resource: Group Answers Podcast

Group Leadership, Uncategorized
July 22, 2019

Free Groups Webinar on Coaching Leaders

By Chris Surratt

How can you develop an effective coaching system for your group leaders? That is the topic that we are going to tackle in this free webinar on August 6, 2019, 11am – 12pm CST. Here are a few of the questions that myself and our expert panelists will take on:

  • Why should a church offer coaches for leaders?
  • What do you look for in an effective coach?
  • What kind of expectations should you have for a coach?
  • How do you recruit coaches?
  • How do you train a coach?

Spots are limited, so register soon at the link below!

Church Leadership
March 25, 2019

Effective Small Groups in the Small to Medium-sized Church Replay

By Group Ministry

Please enjoy this replay of our recent webinar: Effective Small Groups in the Small to Medium-sized Church.

Sponsor: Bible Studies for Life

Resource: Group Answers Podcast

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