"Are Your Church Small Groups Healthy? | Unpacking the 2024 State of Groups"

Description

In 2024, Lifeway published this webinar that walks through Lifeway’s most recent groups research of adult ongoing groupswhat’s working, what’s not, and how to strengthen leader pipelines, participation, and evangelistic impact. It ties stats directly to ministry practices and will guide congregations and leadership to help build and maintain healthy small groups.

Features

• Understandable Data
• How to improve the ministry
• Industry statistics and best practices
• Expert guidance
• Real world examples and strategies.
• Links to other Ministry Success Webinars
• 1:02 long
• Full webinar
• Transcript

Practical Applications

• Use the webinar to brief staff/lay leaders, set 23 measurable goals (e.g., +10% group participation, quarterly leader training), compare your metrics to the report’s benchmarks (attendance tracking, training frequency, meeting cadence), and build a 90-day plan to remove barriers (communication, on-ramp clarity, childcare).
• Watch this webinar with adult small group leaders in your congregation discuss what the research findings say about small group leadership in the congregational setting, and brainstorm ways that you can use the research to improve it in your context.