Below you will find a variety of resources to help you be more confident and competent as a Life Group leader. If you have any suggestions for additional material, please let us know.
New Leaders
Our Leader's Manual for download to Iphone or Ipad - Leader's Manual
GFC's 7 Roles of a Life Group Leader - 7 Roles
Guidelines for Healthy Groups - Guidelines
Life Group Template - Template
How to Ask Great Questions (Head, Heart, Hands) - Great Questions
Games for Life Groups - Games Games 2
Icebreakers for Life Groups - 75 Icebreaker Questions
Babysitting Forms - Application
Ongoing Leader Training
Leader Tips & Ideas - from Life.Church
Common Challenges - Videos from GroupLeaders.org
Why Branch? - Article from Relational Discipleship Network
Tough Topics
Handling Conflict - See Role 5 in your Leader's Guide or Click Here
Long Talkers - Article from Lifeway
The Difficult People in your Life Group and How to Deal with Them - Article from Life.Church & A Video to Help
Sermons on Dealing with Controlling, Critical, Needy or Hypocritical People - From Life.Church
Lack of Commitment or Openness - From Bible Study Media
Counseling People in Crisis - Guidelines to Remember
Suggestions for talking with people experiencing grief, crisis, suicide, aging parents, marital issues, eating disorders, etc. -
Helping Leaders find REST - Small Group Network
Media
A good podcast about leading a Life Group from one of our partner churches with tips and tools - Life Group Podcast
Another good podcast from Discipleship.org - The Disciple Maker's Podcast
Please remember all the good content on RightNow Media. Click on our personal "Grace Fellowship Church - Kingsport" page to see content specific to our church and Life Groups. RightNow Media