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FOCUSED RESOURCES: IMPLEMENTING SMALL GROUP MINISTRY Overview
How SGM changes congregations, role of SGM in congregationsResources
Implementing Small Group Ministry: Overview Resource Directory, sort by Topic (Overview, Lifespan, SGM, Situations) Order form for:
Small Group Ministry With All Ages
Special resource:Small Group Ministry for Youth Ten Years of Small Group Ministry UU Small Group Ministry
An Interview with the Rev. Glenn Turner
http://www.smallgroupministry.net/gturner/index.html by Peter Bowden, Fall 2007, online in streaming audio Programming: Starting/Restarting/Longevity
Guidelines and experiences in various phases of development. The guidelines for Starting Small Group Ministry are basic to the process of ongoing revitalization, and, if there is an interruption within Small Group Ministry, restarting.Resources
Implementing Small Group Ministry: Programming Resource Directory, sort by Topic (Programming, SGM) Special Resource: Oversight
The role and place of Small Group Ministry within the congregation, including the vision of Small Group Ministry, congregational size, role of leadership (minister, coordinator, etc.), and assessment.Resources
Implementing Small Group Ministry: Oversight Resource Directory, sort by Topic (Congregations, Evaluations, Ministers, Oversight) Specific Members Sections (being developed)
Ministers Lay Coordinators Religious Educators Group Leadership and Facilitation
Maintaining the group's connection to the larger program and the congregation, as well as group session facilitation, including leader selection, support and training.Resources
Implementing Small Group Ministry: Group Leadership and Facilitation Resource Directory, sort by Topic (Leadership) Order form for Facilitator Training Manual Groups
Group selection and development. Resources Sessions
Session format, sources and selection of session plans, covenants and confidentiality.Resources
Implementing Small Group Ministry: Sessions Resource Directory, sorted by Topic (Sessions) Small Group Sessions on this website, with hundreds of session plans Order Form for Spiritual Journeys Covenants Service
The role of service in a specific congregation's program, benefits to the groups, congregations and larger community, continuum of opportunities, from congregational to social justiceResources
Implementing Small Group Ministry: Service Resource Directory, sort by Topic (Service) Order Form for Social Justice and Small Group Ministry Visibility for Vitality
Invites participation in groups, encourages congregational support, and keeps Small Group Ministry in the forefront of congregational opportunities. Resources
Implementing Small Group Ministry: Visibility for Vitality
Shared BrochuresResource Directory, sort by Topic (Visibility) Brochures: Content Guidelines and How to Share |