Spiritual growth. It’s the goal of small group leaders and members alike. But how does it occur?
Small group experts Bill Donahue and Dr. Henry Cloud begin a new yearlong series on CCN called Groups That Grow by tackling the issue of transformation within small groups.
Creating an Environment for Spiritual Growth provides practical tools to help small groups pastors and volunteer leaders develop a small group atmosphere conducive to life change.
Cloud and Donahue will look at the barriers that hinder spiritual growth within groups. These include a lack of clarity about:
- How people grow spiritually
- The role of the leader in spiritual growth
- How relationships work in groups
- The limits of small groups
Learn how to address these barriers and overcome them by creating small groups that encourage:
- Active listening
- Speaking the truth
- Respecting boundaries
- Establishing ground rules
- Promoting healthy self-disclosure
Help your groups set ground rules to help clarify expectations as you strive to create spiritual growth within your small groups structure — and each small group in it.
Dr. Henry Cloud is a clinical psychologist, international speaker, and best selling author. He is the co-host of the nationally broadcast “New Life Live” radio program. He co-founded the Minirth-Meier Clinic West and served with Dr. John Townsend as the clinic’s co-director for nine years. Dr. Cloud is the author of Changes That Heal. With Dr. Townsend, he co-authored the best selling Boundaries series, How People Grow, Safe People, and What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do.
Bill Donahue is the executive director of Small Group Ministries for the Willow Creek Association. He is the author of Leading Life-Changing Small Groups, and with Russ Robinson the coauthor of The 7 Deadly Sins of Small Group Ministry, Building a Church of Small Groups, and Walking the Small Group Tightrope. He also teaches at several seminaries and has written and edited many small group studies, including the Interactions Series, the New Community Series and the Bible 101 Series.
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