Group Leaders

How do you stop the over-talkers in your Group, while making space for the under-talkers? This is an essential skill for all Group Leaders...

Doing it right is important, like knowing how to lift weights keeps us from getting hurt, leading our Groups well keeps people from getting...

Here we are with the best for last! Prayer is a closure of our Group time together, a connect God and not just each other and a time where...

Activate is my personal favorite! This is where we commit to whatever God is moving us toward in the area of our focus for the week. This...

You don’t know what you don’t know. Consider is the part of our Group where we share and learn from each other. Discussion...

The second part of the RECAP model is Explore. This is where we do a quick overview of what we are going to be talking about. It’s...

Reconnect is such a valuable way to start your meetings. Reconnecting is important for humans, and we are all human! Some of us find it...

At Worship Center, our message-based Small Groups follow a well-designed structure as a means for optimal engagement. The 5 parts are...

Leaders are people too, and they have needs just like anyone else. So, where does a Leader take their needs? Ideally, a Leader needs to...

What pops into your mind when you think of a Leader? Maybe a CEO, an athletic coach, a government official, or some other type of person...

“So, basically, it’s just like facilitating a discussion?” That was the question I heard from a prospective Small Group Leader after...

Leading a Small Group discussion can be like trying to herd cats, but maybe the win is simply doing life together. Here are a few tips to...

Did you know Small Groups have seasons just like the weather? Each season represents one of the 4Cs of Small Groups. Spring is the season...

I first learned of the ICNU conversation from the life-changing book Exponential and those letters have become part of our language for my...

Discerning between rabbit trail and rabbit hole conversations can be tricky. Let’s start with definitions. A rabbit trail is when a...

I love coaching because it helps people get unstuck and move forward. It’s biblical. It reflects God’s heart and our yearning for...

Connected people grow, so we would love to see everyone who calls Worship Center their home church in a Group. Here’s some of the...

At Worship Center, our mission is to lead people to be growing followers of Jesus who love God and love people. The discussion environments...

Message-based Small Groups serve as a vehicle for personal growth through discovery and development. At Worship Center, our mission is to...

Curious Confrontation There’s a big problem happening in some places of society today where crazy things are happening, and they are not...

It seems a little risky to use questions to help people grow, doesn’t it? What if they don’t come up with the right answers?...

The idea of leading a Small Group can feel intimidating or scary to some, but what if…. What if being a Group Leader was more like...

A couple years ago, Pastor Matt’s word for Worship Center was “Intentional.” Ask God intentionally about your Group, “What is the...

  Here’s some thoughts that could help if your Group will be meeting on Zoom. (I can honestly say there are a number of reasons I...

The best environment Worship Center presents for growing together is a Small Group. While there are several types of Groups, there are four...