Group Leaders

Contact your Group Coach or Pastoral Staff Member. Don't try to solve these things alone. As always, follow up with the individual. We want them to know that they are not on this journey alone. If emergency, contact 911.

Start by giving them a little responsibility and see what they do with it. Most times, people who attend your group are waiting for an opportunity to be involved & lead. Delegate different parts of the group and continue to give them more responsibility. Examples are: ice breaker, scripture, main idea, discussion point one and question one, discussion point two and question two, summary, call to action, prayer & praise.

We won't have answers to every question, whether life questions or Bible questions, that we're asked but what we can always do is encourage people in what they're going through. Group Coaches and Pastoral Staff are also a great resource that you should utilize when moments such as these come up.

Prepare in advance and arrive early! If you're speaking 30% of the time and others are speaking 70% of the time you're on your way to building a healthy group. Send out your group invite and work with your co-leads to individually text everyone on your roster and personally invite them out.

Group is all about building relationships! Get to know each other, find out their story! Invest time into them by asking hard questions. Help connect dots for them by talking about Oaks 101, water baptism, serving and group..

In moments that the conversation gets off topic, step in and redirect the conversation back on topic.