Here are 4 important steps to starting a small group from scratch.
1. Find a core group of committed People.
A small group community needs members who are committed to showing up, participating, and meeting consistently If you have different people every week, you have a different group every week. If you do not meet often enough, you spend too much time catching up and your group will never gain any traction. 2. Establish an effective method for group communication.
Communication is key for any type of organization large or small. Find out the best method to communicate with your small group members and utilize available technologies to communicate consistently. No one gets left out of the loop. People feel disconnected if their is no communication to them. Don't under communicate, but don't spam your group either. Joining a small group should not automatically put you on the "If you love Jesus..." FWD mailing list.
3. Layout the vision/mission/purpose for the small group.
Find out what your small group members are really about. Find out who is gifted and passionate about what and try to utilize the gifts of the group. Once you figure that out, you should be able to come up with a good idea of your vision/purpose/mission. It should answer the question, "Why does this small group exist?" People who are new to your small group should be able to get a quick idea of what you are about. You should be able to share your mission/purpose/vision in a few sentences.
4. Meet consistently.
A small group needs to meet consistently. How often can be determined by the purpose of the group. If a small group meets sporadically on different nights, times, places, it makes it hard for members to consistently make time for it. Keep it simple. Plan for your meeting agenda to fit within the agreed upon time frame. Break it up or postpone until next time if more time is needed. Respect other people's schedules.
1. Find a core group of committed People.
A small group community needs members who are committed to showing up, participating, and meeting consistently If you have different people every week, you have a different group every week. If you do not meet often enough, you spend too much time catching up and your group will never gain any traction.
Communication is key for any type of organization large or small. Find out the best method to communicate with your small group members and utilize available technologies to communicate consistently. No one gets left out of the loop. People feel disconnected if their is no communication to them. Don't under communicate, but don't spam your group either. Joining a small group should not automatically put you on the "If you love Jesus..." FWD mailing list.
3. Layout the vision/mission/purpose for the small group.
Find out what your small group members are really about. Find out who is gifted and passionate about what and try to utilize the gifts of the group. Once you figure that out, you should be able to come up with a good idea of your vision/purpose/mission. It should answer the question, "Why does this small group exist?" People who are new to your small group should be able to get a quick idea of what you are about. You should be able to share your mission/purpose/vision in a few sentences.
4. Meet consistently.
A small group needs to meet consistently. How often can be determined by the purpose of the group. If a small group meets sporadically on different nights, times, places, it makes it hard for members to consistently make time for it. Keep it simple. Plan for your meeting agenda to fit within the agreed upon time frame. Break it up or postpone until next time if more time is needed. Respect other people's schedules.
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