Mike Mack is a Small Groups Minister at Northeast Christian Church in Louisville, KY and also a groups trainer and coach.  He's written over 10 books and his newest release is Small Group Vital Signs. If you're a ministry leader tying to diagnose why your groups ministry might not be growing or if you are a group leader looking for some guidance on how you can ensure you lead a healthy group this is a resou ...

Leading Life Changing Small Groups, by Bill Donahue, is a great reference tool for the experienced leader or an excellent start up manual for the brand new group leader. It really does not matter what phase of small group life you happen to be in at your church. What we do as small group leaders is all about helping people initiate life change and I wouldn't want it any other way. ...

The Children's Ministry curriculum called 252 Basics is a part of the Orange strategy. It provides relevant materials for a children's small group setting. Here's some information about their approach. ...

This workbook is a must read for every young men's small group.  It talks about sexual temptation and lays out God's plan for sexual purity in our lives.  Teenagers are surrounded by sexual images on a daily basis.  Arm them with the proper tools and give them the knowledge they need to fight temptation. ...

Nooma is a company that produces short films with a great teaching. Each DVD includes a study guide that you can also download free of charge from their website.  These are all creative broadcast quality teachings by Rob Bell that create dynamic discussions even if you disagree with point of view or theology on an particular point. ...

Liquid is an excellent study to do with any small group.  Their website describes the series as follows: “Designed specifically for your small group, LIQUID is a DVD based experience that features five 10 minute episodes in each series along with a reflections guide.” ...

What if you only had one month to live?  What if you were told that it all came down to the next thirty days?  Would your faith play a role in the decisions you made? Are there things you would do your best to finish or are there relationships you need to mend?  These questions and more are all a part of this study called One Month To Live. ...

The big and little annoyances in your marriage are actually opportunities to deepen your love for each other. Relationship experts and award-winning authors Les and Leslie Parrott believe that your personal quirks and differenceswhere you squeeze the toothpaste tube, how you handle money can actually help draw you together provided you handle them correctly. ...

Neil Cole has opened a vision from which small groups become a beachhead for evangelism and church planting. This book is sure to raise the bar of responsibility in your small group leadership. Read on for my summary of the book... ...

The resource choice this week is Garry Poole's, Seeker Small Groups. If you are interested in using your small group as a method of evangelisim than this is a book you want to spend some time in. Garry talks about a few strategies he has used. One I found particularly interesting was a technique on a college campus and it actually worked! He ended up with a room full of non-Christians willing to talk about ...