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Saturday, March 15, 2014
10 Ways to Avoid the Awkward Silence in Your Small Group
A big challenge all small group leaders face is to keep the conversation flowing.
The easiest groups, of course, are the ones where everyone comes bubbling over with how they’ve been growing spiritually.
But the reality is that people often come with guards up, struggles getting them down, or just so wrapped up in getting through life that they’ve hardly had a chance to think a spiritual thought the last few days. This makes it risky to ask an open-ended question, semi-serious in nature, and wait for someone to take the bait.
What do you when the crickets contribute more noise than the people in your group? I’ve found these then things to be helpful when leading a discussion of any kind, especially in a small group. Keep reading
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