Growth Groups

by Colin Marshall

Growth Groups is for any Christian or group of Christians committed to equipping leaders of God's people. It is designed to train leaders who can teach the Bible and pray with other Christians. It will prepare leaders to gather together fellow-believers in evangelistic enterprise. In short, this book by Colin Marshall will equip leaders to grow Christians and grow the gospel. The course is for anyone who wants to pursue these ends. This manual can also stand alone as a valuable guide for leaders to work through on their own if they can't join a course with other leaders. There is also a set of Trainer Notes to assist those who want to run the training course.

Genres: Christian

179 pages, Paperback

Published August 9, 2021

About the author

Colin is married to Jacquie and they have three adult children, Karyn, Deborah and Jonathon.

Together with Jacquie he has spent the past 30 years training men and women in the ministry of the gospel, both in university and local church contexts. He is a graduate of Moore Theological College, Sydney.

He is the author of The Trellis and the Vine, Growth Groups, a training course for small group leaders, and Passing the Baton, a handbook for ministry apprenticeship.

Until 2006 he directed The Ministry Training Strategy, a ministry apprenticeship movement.

Reviews

[Jeremy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another helpful bible study book. Quite practical, and also very challenging in terms of re-thinking how I am doing things. It views the job of a bible study to be broader than what I had previously experienced and done, hence the title 'growth groups'.

[Samuel Kassing · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wish everyone could experience Bible studies in the way Marshall describes.

[Eddie Mercado · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very helpful book walking through the A,B,C’s of leading a small group: from inception to multiplication. The focus is on groups meeting in homes, but the first half can be applied to men’s and women’s Bible/book studies as well. The back half is a suggested outline for small group leader training.

[Paul Abdallah · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a really good training book for leading small groups (what the author calls “growth groups”). Not quite what I was expecting but felt challenged and had lots of thoughts provoked while reading it. I think this would be valuable in training small group leaders.

[David Tsymbal · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good book for those that may want to lead a small group