Bob Young Resources

Small Groups

The impact of small groups as a component of successful churches is exploding around the world. The increasing focus on the missional-emergent church, more participative models of church and ministry, and the rapid increase in house and cell churches all connect to the small groups phenomenon. Addressing this changing culture and the opportunities it presents requires continued study of and analysis of small groups dynamics and related themes. Thank you for your interest in small groups.

Resources/Articles

• Small Groups Bibliography
• Small Groups: the Need Introduced
• Small Groups: Ideas for Beginning a Program
• The Importance of House Churches in Contemporary Missions and Evangelism
• Small Groups: Church Change or Church Growth?
• Barna: House Churches--An Update and Reflections
• Evangelism and Small Groups in the 21st Century
• Faith and Vision: Key Ingredients in Successful Small Groups
• God Sightings: Simple Idea for Small Group Interaction
• Small Groups and Spiritual Gifts

Small Group Materials

• SOUL Summer (SOUL = Seeking Others, Uniting in Love)
  10-lesson series: Spiritual Formation in the Christian Community--Fruits of the Spirit[summer 2008]
• Beatitudes
  8-lesson series: Kingdom Principles for Transformational Living [fall 2008]
• Wholehearted Followers of Jesus
  5-lesson series: Transformational Discipleship [spring 2009]
• Spiritual Transformation
  9-lesson series [2009-2010]
• Life of Christ
  8-lesson series [spring 2011]

Links

• "Small Groups" Website