Does your ministry have NEGATIVE kids? Teenagers who are more cynical and critical than others are easy to spot but tough to change. Everyone in the room typically knows how the negative kid is feeling because he or she is willing to openly share their cynicism.…
Small Groups don’t always work. Instead of just ignoring it we need to face some questions to find out why. At times subtle changes can be made to fix an issue. While not exclusive, here are some issues I’ve run into that have caused some small group problems.…
One of the core skills of a good small group leader is the ability to facilitate deeper relationships. Deeper relationships don’t accidentally happen, they typically begin with conversations and most conversations don’t begin deep. Leaders must learn to initiate conversation and some time getting conversations started can be tricky.…
The training of other leaders is a crucial element within a healthy youth ministry because there’s too much work for one leader to accomplish! Since there is no “one way” to train small group leaders, here are a few big-picture ideas that have shaped our thinking in training small group leaders: Keep the training short and simple.…
