Bøger udgivet af Allen White Consulting, Inc.

Online groups aren't new. After all, I started my first online small group in 1994 on CompuServe with a dial-up modem. While they're not new, online groups are next.Apart from the technology, there are many commonalities between online small groups and offline small groups, yet they are not exactly the same. With online groups people are not gathered in the same room and in some cases, they're not even in the same state, province, or country. Online groups are portable. Snowbirds can stay connected whether they're in the North or the South. Online groups break down many limitations. Time of day, distance, and travel no longer deter online groups. Whether the group meets by video, audio, or asynchronously (and even occasionally in-person), online groups provide flexibility to both make disciples and engage spiritual seekers.Leading Online Small Groups is a complete guide to online groups and is adapted from Leading Healthy Groups by Allen White. Whether you are leading your very first online meeting and are unsure of how to navigate the software to handling childcare to navigating group dynamics and special situations, Allen draws from his over 30 years of ministry experience to guide you every step of the way.Online group life certainly involves meetings to study God's Word, but it involves so much more in becoming a healthy, dynamic small group. In this book, you will learn how to: Chapter 1: Start Your Online Group, if you're leading for the first time.Chapter 2: Connect with Your Coach (or even find one).Chapter 3: Plan Your First Online Meeting (step by step).Chapter 4: Develop Your Group Members.Chapter 5: Make Disciples.Chapter 6: Navigate Online Group Dynamics.Chapter 7: Set Group Boundaries (so you don't burn out).Chapter 8: Launch Others into Leadership.Based on his own experience with online small groups as well as his general experience with small groups, Allen guides you through the complexity of online groups and relationship in general.

Now that you've stepped forward to lead a group or are currently leading a group, you have made yourself available for God to use you. And, he will! There is no more thrilling experience than to allow God to minister through you to your group members. You will see prayers answered. You will see lives transformed. You will witness potential leaders growing out of your group. That may sound like a lot, but it's not your work. It's God's work in you and through you. Your role is making yourself available to fulfill God's purposes in your group.Leading Healthy Groups is a complete guide to leading small groups which was created for both new and experienced group leaders. Whether you are leading your very first meeting and are unsure of how to arrange the furniture to handling childcare to navigating group dynamics and special situations, Allen draws from his 28 years of ministry experience to guide you every step of the way.Group life certainly involves meetings to study God's Word, but it involves so much more in becoming a healthy, dynamic small group. In this book, you will learn how to: Start Your Group, if you're leading for the first time.Connect with Your Coach (or even find one).Plan Your First Meeting (step by step).Develop Your Group Members.Make Disciples.Navigate Group Dynamics.Set Group Boundaries (so you don't burn out).Launch Others into Leadership.Based on questions asked by his own small group leaders, Allen takes the time to walk you through what will help your group and what might hurt your group. Hundreds of small group leaders have benefited from this training already

God created people for community. Everyone needs a place to get to know others and to allow themselves to become known. Community is a place to find love and acceptance. But, community is made up of individuals who come from different places and carry different ideas. Not all community is healthy. Not all community is unified. But, it can be.This six-week study will tackle the big issues of community - expectations, honesty, serving, growth, conflict, and outreach. This is a place to learn, but more importantly it's a place to work things out. This resource facilitates a setting where everybody can be heard and where consensus is reached. A group going in one direction is a powerful thing. A group divided into many directions is a chaotic thing. In these six weeks, groups will work on: Lesson 1 - Group ExpectationsLesson 2 - Honest ConversationsLesson 3 - Using Your GiftsLesson 4 - Spiritual GrowthLesson 5 - Conflict ResolutionLesson 6 - Reaching Others This study is a great resource for any new group a church wants to start or for any group that desires to become healthy. This is also a great next step study for groups formed for church-wide campaigns or alignment series. As Allen says, "Don't take the first step, if you haven't planned a next step." The next step study is one of the keys to lasting groups.