Links & Resources
SMALL GROUP FOOD DONATION COMPETITIONNow through May 3. Please bring all donations to the Annex for counting & recording before May 3. Contest ends May 3. Here are some items the Food Pantry is in need of: Canned Meats, Canned Vegetables, Canned Soup, Canned Fruits, Pasta/Noodles, Rice/Dried Beans, Jelly, Snack Foods, Cake Mix/Frosting/Brownie Mix, Sugar/Flour, Personal Hygiene Items, Facial Tissue, Dish Soap, Laundry Soap. Thanks for the donations...let the competition begin!!!
PDF Downloads Here are some helpful resources that will help you start and lead an effective small group.
- Marriage Rebranded Discussion Guide
- How to Start a Home Fellowship
- 4 Components of a Small Group Worksheet
- Small Group Evaluation Worksheet
- Small Group Study Resources
- Small Group Covenant
- Inductive Bible Study Worksheet
- Serving in a Small Group
- Ministry Project Contacts
- Ministry Project Ideas
- Study Scope
- Gut Check Questions for Your Small Group
- 4 Stages of Spiritual Growth
MP3 Audio Downloads of Training Meetings and Events
- Small Group Leader Kickoff, August 9, 2009 (21 MB)
- April 5, 2009 (29 MB)
- March 1, 2009 (19 MB)
- February 1, 2009 (16 MB)
- January 11, 2009 (23 MB)
- December 7, 2008 (20 MB)
- November 2, 2008 (24 MB)
- October 5, 2008 (8 MB)
- September 7, 2008 (25 MB)
- August 10, 2008 (25 MB)
- May 04, 2008 (15 MB)
- April 13, 2008 (19 MB)
PDF Downloads of Meetings Agendas and Events
- May 2, 2010 | Handout
- September 13, 2009 | Agenda, Handout
- August 9, 2009 | Agenda, Handout
- May 3, 2009 | Prayer
- April 5, 2009 | What are you growing in your front room?
- March 1, 2009 | The X's and O's of Evangelism
- February 1, 2009 | Building Community
- January 11, 2009 | Tools to start '09
- REVEAL Discoveries, December 7, 2008 | handout
- Nuts and Bolts of a Small Group, November 2, 2008 | handout
- Creating a group that makes God S.M.I.L.E., October 5, 2008 | handout
- Making IT Happen, September 7, 2008 | handout
- 08-09 Small Group MInistry Kickoff, August 10, 2008
- Agenda from May 4, 2008
- Agenda from April 13, 2008 | handout
Subscribe to the Small Groups Podcast
- Open iTunes
- Go to Advanced >> Subscribe to Podcast
- Paste the URL in italics below in the text box. And you are all set.
- http://www.wrcc.org/podcast/smallgroups.xml
- Don't Have iTunes? Download it today at www.apple.com
Websites Great sites to grow as a leader and find great study material/resources.
- www.smallgroups.com: Resource Site for Groups
- www.purposedriven.com: Rick Warren's Church, Author of The Purpose Driven Life
- www.family.org: We Love Dr. Dobson
- www.willowcreek.org: Need We Say More?
- www.gospelcom.net: Small Group Publishers and Support Site
- www.equippingministries.org: Strengthening Your Ministry and Group
- www.lifetogether.com: Life Together Resources by Brett Eastman. Great DVD material for groups.
- resources.northpoint.org: Andy Stanley
- www.discipleshipjournal.com: A Great Help to Read Your Bible in a Year
Books Growing as a leader is important to the overall ministry of small groups. These "must reads" for small group leaders offer practical direction for leading a small group and growing as a leader.
- Leading Life Changing Small Groups (Zondervan)
- Community that is Christian (Victor Books)
- The Big Book on Small Groups (IVP)
- Connecting: A Radical New Vision (Word)
- Nine Keys to Effective Group Leadership (Kingdom Publishers)
- Small Group Leaders Handbook for the Next Generation (IVP)
- How to Lead a Great Cell Group (Comiskey, Cell Group Resources)
- Servant Leaders (Blanchard/Hodges. Thomas Nelson Publishers)
- Making the Small Groups Work (Cloud/Townsend Zondervan Publishers)
- 8 Habits of Effective Small Group Leaders (Early Cell Group Resources)
- Leading From the Heart (Mack Cell Group Resources)
- My First Small Group Study: James. (www.livingword.org)