By Michael C. Mack
Michael C. Mack (@michaelcmack) tweets “Small Group Leader TIPS of the Day” every weekday. Here are seven tips on facilitating a great group meeting:
“¢Â Don”™t be the small group answer man or woman. Let group members experience aha moments.
“¢Â Become comfortable answering questions with, “I don”™t know, but let”™s all find out this week.”
“¢Â As you study God”™s Word together, “remember, it is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it.”
“¢Â Try different approaches to Bible study (e.g., read various “I will” statements of God and discuss/apply).
“¢Â Try this: Study a “one another” passage from the New Testament each week and find specific ways of doing each one.
“¢Â Tell group members to find a Bible verse on a topic (i.e., leadership) and come to the next meeting ready to discuss it.
“¢Â Ask, what can we learn/apply as a GROUP from this Bible passage?
Author: Michael C. Mack
Michael C. Mack is editor of Christian Standard. He has served in churches in Ohio, Indiana, Idaho, and Kentucky. He has written more than 25 books and discussion guides as well as hundreds of magazine, newspaper, and web-based articles.
