Designing Your Small Groups for Maximum Impact

When you think about your small group , was it assembled by design? With some kind of intentionality? Or did it just sort’ve randomly come together?

The same questions could be asked about the small groups in your ministry. Were they assembled by design? With some kind of intentionality? Or did they just sort’ve randomly come together?

These are very important questions that are almost never asked. They’re important because, to paraphrase Andy Stanley, “your small group (ministry) is perfectly designed to produce the results you’re currently experiencing.”

Think about that line for a moment. The results you’re experiencing are directly linked to the design of your group (or your ministry). That should tell us that we ought to be paying attention to the design. Read more

Also see
Shaping Shepherds and Sheep