Small Group Leadership Collection

Level Up Your Leadership

From new to seasoned small group leaders, everyone has room to grow in leadership. It can be challenging to engage with real people in different contexts.

We’ve got tools that can help you sharpen your skills, as you’re gathering a group, leading your group to meet God together, and equipping your small group to reach out to include others. 

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We have ready-made Bible Study guides for seekers as well as topical studies. See featured Bible Study guides.

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Getting Started
Small Group Article

Life Stages of a Small Group

Discerning what God is doing in each lifecycle of a small group—beginning, middle, and end—and following God into that rhythm is crucial in establishing rhythms of community. This resource will help you know what to expect in each stage and how to prepare.
Small Group Multimedia

Finding People of Peace

A video explaining how to identify a person of peace and begin empowering them to reach their friends.
Small Group Guide

Developing Your Small Group Members

This worksheet will walk you through the steps of finding apprentices, mentoring them, and creating a roadmap for small group leadership development.

Meeting God Together
Small Group Guide

Leading Inductive Bible Study

Spending time as a small group in inductive Bible study is a key way to encounter Jesus together. This resource will walk you through the steps of leading a time of inductive Bible study with your small group.
Small Group Guide

Leading Communal Listening Prayer

While there are many ways for a small group to encounter Jesus together, listening prayer is one way to grow our intimacy and dependency on God. This resource will teach you the steps to leading listening prayer with your small group and give you practical prayer prompts to use.
Small Group Guide

Inviting God into Shared Networks

God has granted you and the people in your small group overlapping connections to common friends, social networks, academic departments, and people you see regularly. This resource will help you explore these shared social networks and encounter God together to discern what to do next.
Small Group Article

Navigating Small Group Conflict

Conflict is complex and a normal part of life. If you have conflict in your small group, it’s a good sign that your group is safe enough to have tension. Conflict, when addressed and resolved, grows the small group closer and healthier, as well as helps everyone in the group mature in emotional and spiritual health. This will help that process.

Reaching Out
Small Group Guide

Small Group Invitation to Faith

Inviting your friends to follow Jesus is the one of the most significant things you can do to see decisions of faith on your campus. Use this resource to help you explain the gospel and invite a response.
Small Group Article

10 Ways to Reveal God's Love on Campus

A list of ideas for demonstrating the generosity and love of God in tangible ways on your campus.
Small Group Article

How to Create a Welcoming Small Group Environment

This resource will help you and your small group develop a welcoming, safe, and hospitable environment where strangers can become friends, and even family to one another.