Building a Life-Changing Small Group Ministry: A Strategic Guide for Leading Group Life in Your Church

by Bill Donahue, Russ G. Robinson

Like nothing else, small groups have the power to change lives. They are the ideal route to discipleship—a place where the rubber of biblical truth meets the road of human relationships. However, church leaders often feel at a loss when it comes to assessing the strengths and weaknesses of group life in a church, and they struggle with understanding and solving the root causes of problems. Group Life resources provide, in ebook format, the practical tools and training resources needed to develop life-changing small group leaders, coaches to shepherd group leaders, and ultimately, a thriving church-wide small group ministry. These resources include the updated and revised versions of the best-selling Leading Life-Changing Small Groups and Coaching Life-Changing Small Group Leaders, the new Building a Life-Changing Small Group Ministry and the supplemental Group Life Training DVD. Appropriate for individual or group study, the books function as manuals and workbooks that teach and allow readers to process and record information as they learn. Downloadable web-based vision clips and supplemental videos in the DVD help readers explore and discuss topics further. Group Life Resources conveniently integrate with the ReGroupTM curriculum, giving trainers the option to use them together. Bill Donahue and Russ Robinson’s Building a Life-Changing Small Group Ministry presents a broad introduction for pastors and point leaders to use as they navigate through the process of establish-ing and developing independent groups or a church-wide ministry of small groups.

Genres: Christian, Nonfiction, Leadership

324 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 10, 2012

About the author

Bill Donahue is an associate professor at Trinity International University and a popular conference speaker. The author of more than a dozen books with sales over 550,000 copies, he is former director of leadership development and group life for the Willow Creek Community Church and Association. He lives in Illinois.

Reviews

[Janice Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a must-have for anyone that is relaunching or starting a small group ministry at their church. It does a great job laying out the questions that one should think about in a logical, concise manner. And it really gets to the heart of figuring out your church's entire vision and plan for developing leaders. That said, we did have to use other resources for the nitty-gritty details like leader training tools, curriculum ideas, etc. More details in those areas would have been useful. In addition, I found the related videos from Bill Donahue extremely boring.

All in all, I would recommend this book, but don't expect it to answer all your questions. Check out Small Groups with Purpose by Steve Gladen and North Point's groupleaders.org for more info.

[Nicole Seitler · Rating 5 out of 5]

I highly recommend this book to anyone who leads a small group ministry. I found it extremely helpful and practical with lots of tips and advice. I especially enjoyed the insightful questions and the assessment guide inside.

[David A Bolin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Challenging and insightful.

Lots of good detail. Whether your church is just starting with small groups or have been at it for a while, there is something here for you.