2. Tiffany Crosby Magic Beans
 Five not so little strategies required for small group success

3. Leadership Development
Assessments
Coaching
Mentoring
Emerging Leaders
Multi-ethnic life
Faith At Work
Small Groups
Transformational Leadership
Volunteer Development
Business Incubator
SEU Ohio Branch Campus
Online Training (LMS)

4. The Five Magic Beans
Fitness
Heart
Soul
Comfort
Expectations

5. Fitness: Four Small Group Philosophies
Church Growth
Disciple Building
Leader Building
Mission Driving

6. Church Growth Philosophy
People will stay in the church if they are drawn into community by developing basic relationships within the first few months so that they feel connected and engaged.

7. Disciple Building Philosophy
Transformation happens within community through investments in relationships over the long-term (1 on 3, 1 on 6, or 1 on 12).

8. Leader Building Philosophy
Leaders are grown within community as they're given a safe place to explore their gifts and examine their call.

9. Missions Driving Philosophy
Small groups are the means through which the church both establishes community and also reaches out into the community to live out the Great Commission

10. Understanding The Principle Of Reach
Everyone
Interested
Seeking
All Christians
Growing
On-Fire
Leaders
Social Gatherings
Church growth / missional
Fellowship
Light Bible Study
Moderate Bible Study
Discipleship / Leadership
Difficult Bible Study
Stretching Experiences
Leadership Training
Adapted from Sticky Church, Larry Osborne

11. Small Group Discipleship
Discuss God’s Word
Provide Genuine Care
Reach Out Intentionally
Promote Authentic Accountabilitly
Engage in Meaningful Prayer

12. Well-Balanced Small Groups Engage In Mutual Ministry
Discipling
Teaching
Shepherding
Connecting
Nurturing
Caring
Adapted from “Building a Church of Small Groups”

13. Designed To Lead (Eric Geiger and Kevin Peck)
We should not ask, “What is wrong with the world? For that diagnosis has already been given. Rather, we should ask, “What has happened to salt and light?” [John Stott]
Believers are called by God to be salt and light in the world. This means:
They are called to be leaders
Leadership development is central to church mission
Leadership development cannot be separated from discipleship

14. Leadership Pipeline Lead Yourself Lead Others Lead Leaders
Lead Ministries
Every believer is on a leadership journey. The questions we need to ask are:
Where are you in your leadership?
How well are you leading?
Not everyone is called to lead ministries but all are called to lead yourself, lead others, and lead leaders. It’s at the heart of discipleship.

15. Focus: Social and Public Space
Calendar of events

16. Stress Heart Preparation Train them on Inclusivity Strategies
Heart and Soul: Developing Small Group Leaders
Orientation
Teaching, training, and equipping
Coaching
Offboarding
(Plugging back in)
Onboarding
For new small group leaders
Stress Heart Preparation
Tailored to level of experience (beginner, intermediate, advanced
Train them on Inclusivity Strategies

17. Comfort: Make It Easy To Belong
Easily Digestible Info: Information Tables, Websites, Cards

18. Expectation: Make People Uneasy Not Belonging
ASK, ASK, ASK. DON’T STOP ASKING.
SHARE TESTIMONIES
REPEAT FREQUENTLY UNTIL IT’S PART OF THE LANGUAGE OF THE CHURCH
CELEBRATE SMALL GROUP LEADERS AND PARTICIPANTS