Three Types of Struggling Journalers & How To Hold Them Accountable
You ask your group, “Who wants to share from their H.E.A.R. journal?” and the next thing you know one of your members is talking about their nightmare experience at the DMV…I probably don’t even have to describe the rest of this situation to you. This is what we call...
How to Handle Commitment Issues within your Discipleship Group
If you’re leading a Discipleship Group with members who never demonstrate commitment issues, consider yourself an anomaly. In all likelihood, at some point you will face one of the following scenarios, or at least a pretty similar one: A member who consistently has...
How to End Your Discipleship Group: Who’s Your One?
By this point in your journey to make disciples, you’ve encountered the verse that drives us: the Great Commission. You’ve probably heard it a thousand times: “Go and make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:18). You’ve taken the first step–you’re in a Discipleship...
How to Foster Connection in Your Discipleship Group
It doesn’t matter what stage you are in with your discipleship group, there’s going to be a moment when you start wondering whether the people in your group are connecting with one another. Even if they’re starting to open up to each other with a little more ease,...
How To Improve Scripture Memorization: Tips for Group Leaders
Your discipleship group, at one point or another, is going to struggle with Scripture memorization – we all do. Your members will probably start out strong. They have a blank slate, a fresh start, and a new beginning to something they are excited about. They’ll come...
Call Up, Don’t Call Out: How to Call on People in Your Discipleship Group
We’ve all been there: you show up to a class, meeting, or presentation and feel totally unprepared. It’s weighing down your mind, dampening your spirit. It’s all you can think about. Then you get to the place you’re dreading knowing full well how unprepared you are,...
How To Create a Schedule for Your Discipleship Group
So, you’re ten weeks into your discipleship group and you realize something strange: You’re getting close to these people you’ve been meeting with. Really close. You’re starting to be able to tell them things you didn’t think you’d be able to talk about with anyone...
The Reading Plan and Resources You Need to Read the Bible More in 2022
As the new year begins, now is the time to choose a bible reading plan that you can stick with! Whether you’d like to read through the Old Testament, New Testament, or a mixture of both, we have FREE reading plans to guide you through 2022. Our Foundations reading...
Great Gifts to Give Your D-Group
As the holiday season arrives and you get ready to kick off the new year, it’s a great time to give your D-Groups gifts. Below is a list of a few of our favorite gifts that we give our D-Groups. These gifts show both your appreciation and will equip them to make...
How to Improve Accountability in Your Discipleship Group
Let’s face it: it’s tough to open up to someone else, even if you trust them completely. It takes some fortitude to dive into some of the parts of yourself that are a little less than polished, and a good amount of humility to surface them into your life. Even though...
How to Stay Accountable with Your Discipleship Group
Your discipleship group has a couple of meetings under its belt at this point, which means that you’re well on your way to building the kind of rapport with one another that will accelerate your spiritual development. This leads us to one of the most important parts...
How to Lead Your Discipleship Group: Week Two
With introductions out of the way, you are now a full week into your discipleship journey with your group. But even now, in the second week, you’re already getting to the meat. You have already learned how to start your group, but now let’s figure out how to lead your...