Other Small Group resources
Bell, Buddy. Video series on Small Group leadership. Contact Buddy Bell at Landmark Church of Christ in Montgomery, Alabama. (334) 277-5800.
Coleman, Lyman. Serendipity Presents: Lyman Coleman on Video -- Training for Leaders of Small Groups. Littleton, CO: Serendipity House, 1993. 180 minutes of video from one of the early pioneers in the resurgence of small group ministry that began in America in the 1970's. This may be out of print, but it's worth watching if you can find it.
Comiskey, Joel. How to be a Great Cell Group Coach. Houston: Touch Outreach Ministries, 2003. Good perspective on helping leaders succeed.
Corrigan, Thom. Community Through Small Groups. Littleton, CO: Pilgrimage/NavPress. 1998.
Davis, Deena, ed. Discipleship Journal’s 101 Best Small-Group Ideas. Colorado Springs: NavPress, 1996.
Donahue, Bill. Leading Life-changing Small Groups. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996. Donahue describes the Willow Creek model, and gives a total perspective on building a small group ministry.
Frazee, Randy. The Connecting Church. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2001. A model for how small groups and adult Bible classes can work together. Especially good for a large city or a congregation that covers a large geographical area.
George, Carl F. Nine Keys to Effective Small Group Leadership. Mansfield, PA: Kingdom, 1997.
George, Carl F. Prepare Your Church for the Future. Grand Rapids, MI: Fleming H. Revell, 1992.
Gorman, Julie. Community that is Christian: A handbook on small groups. Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1993.
Johnson, Abigail. Reflecting With God: Connecting Faith and Daily Life in Small Groups,
2004. A model for forming a group of 8-10 who help one another discern the call of God in their lives. Group life cycle of about 10 weeks, then you could start over with a different group.
McBride, Neal F. How to Have Great Small-Group Meetings. Colorado Springs: NavPress, 1997.
McBride, Neal F. Real Small Groups Don’t Just Happen. Colorado Springs: NavPress, 1998.
McBride, Neal F. How to Build a Small Groups Ministry. 1994.
Myers, Joseph R. The Search to Belong, 2003. Intriguing book. Says that humans desire to feel a sense of belonging at four levels – public, social, personal, and intimate. Warns that putting people in groups does not guarantee they will find the sense of belonging they desire.
Smith, James Bryan. A Spiritual Formation Workbook. San Francisco: Harper Collins, 1991. A guide for an accountability group that helps participants reflect on their spiritual maturity in five different categories. Part of the Renovare’ Movement (http://renovare.org/).
Links
http://webminister.com/growth01/home.htm contains several articles on small groups, mostly by members of Churches of Christ.
www.smallgroups.com offers great articles and funny stuff (including Top 10 lists) about small groups for free. For about $40 a year, your church can become a member and get access to even more great info.
www.touchusa.org provides articles, training materials, and curriculum.
College Hills posts guides for each group meeting. Our Equipping Minister, John Grant, has written over 400 Bible study guides that he is willing to share. Contact John Grant.
Some of the best-known publishers are WillowCreek.com, Navpress.com and Serendipity House.
The Serendipity Bible, by Zondervan, is a classic. Valuable tool for small group leaders because it offers questions on nearly every page of the Bible.
New Testament Lesson Maker, by NavPress. Questions on every chapter of the NT. Similar to the Serendipity Study Bible, but with more questions.
201 Great Questions, by Jerry Jones. Good ice-breaker questions.