What to Do If Your Small Group Is Too Big

Sometimes a leader bites off more than they can chew. But, determining when a small group is too big is not as easy as it may seem. If a group leader’s goal is to see spiritual transformation in the life of every person in the group, there are some signs that should tell a group leader the group is too big. Read More

From a perspective of small group dynamics a group that exceeds five people is too large. Small group dynamics operate only in small groups. Once the group exceeds five members small group danamics, one of the reasons that small groups are effective in transforming lives, break down. By the time a group has reached 10-11 members, they have disappeared altogether. A different set of dynamics is operating in the group. This is one of the reasons that it is a mistake to describe Sunday school classes as small groups unless they are genuinely small groups. Most Sunday school classes are not small groups.