Small Group Evaluation Questions

Grow as a leader, strengthen your team & accelerate the health & growth of your small group ministry by attending “Accelerate!”  On the Small Group Network Facebook group, I recently asked for suggestions for questions group leaders could use to evaluate their group. Boy, did I get some great ideas! I have in mind that […]

5 Tips for Becoming a Great Conversationalist

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Not everyone is a natural at making conversation. This is an important skill as a small group leader because your ability to converse helps people to feel more at ease and at home in your group. You can build your confidence in creating conversation that actually constructs community by applying these tips that ANYONE can […]

4 Creative Ways to Pray with Your Small Group this Spring

Lobby Gathering 2021, one of the nation’s premier small group training & networking events, is now going to be a live virtual event from 9am-12pm PST Feb 23-24. Get 30% off now by using code SAVECASH Prayer is a vital part of every Small Group gathering.  It is also a part that can sometimes become […]

Exponential Small Group Growth in a Post-Covid World

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Church small group growth can be exponential… even at your church! Find out from some of the experts on how to grow your small groups in a big way! Part 1: Exponential Thinking by Rick Warren Part 2: Exponential Growth from the SGN Virtual Lobby Gathering [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”thinking”][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Rick Warren There are many […]

3 Proven Models for Small Group Outreach

Lobby Gathering 2021, one of the nation’s premier small group training & networking events, is now going to be a live virtual event from 9am-12pm PST Feb 23-24. See the session line-up or register HERE An ideal small group is a micro-church—a church in miniature. As such, it fulfills the five purposes of the church: Worship […]

Don’t Miss Doing THIS for the New Year!

As we approach a New Year, thoughts turn toward the future and what’s next. If you’re having an end-of-the-year connect with your group members in-person or online, ask them: What does God want to do in and through our group this next year / season? Once you get a sense of what this looks like, […]

S.P.A.C.E. P.E.T.S.

Lobby Gathering 2021, one of the nation’s premier small group training & networking events, is now going to be a live virtual event from 9am-12pm PST Feb 23-24. See the session line-up or register HERE I wrote an article this summer on 10 Questions Every Small Group Leader Should Keep in Their Bible. Based on […]

10 Ways to Unleash Creative Small Group Worship

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Although everyone would agree worship is an essential part of our spiritual life, many leaders wrestle with how to incorporate it into their group time without it feeling forced or awkward. One of the ways you can “break the ice” is to help your small group members expand their understanding of what worship can look […]

4 Practices for Onboarding Small Group Leaders (During and After a Pandemic)

Over the previous several months, communities and cultures have been overturned as they learn to operate with a brand new set of realities and rules. It is clear that each country, region, and even city has reacted vastly different from each other. Despite the differences, there are some common practices that we, as small group […]

3 Strategies for Crafting Engaging Sermon Discussion Guides

Presenting our new online training course – “Align!” Align will help you learn the small group ministry essentials. It features… 8 HD video session taught by Steve Gladen A downloadable workbook Lesson discussion questions An official Small Group Network completion certificate A special gift to help further your Small Group Ministry Learn more by watching […]

Daniel Thomas

Connections Director

423-534-9321

daniel@smallgroupnetwork.com

Daniel serves as Executive Pastor at Community Church of Mountain City, TN.  Daniel and his family are on a mission to establish roots within their community, fight for peace and serve well.  He serves as our Connections Director in laying the groundwork for Circles. He loves great coffee and traveling with his wife Tia and two children, Deklan and Aden

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