about smallgroupministry.com

Welcome to SmallGroupMinistry.com for small group leaders, pastors, and directors. We're passionate about helping you make a real difference in the lives of the people in your church. And we think small group ministry is where that happens.

The people who work on this site have been changed through small groups and have led and pastored small groups for years. We’re dedicated to giving you everything you’ll probably ever need to resource your small group ministry.

Our goal is to connect you with people, organizations, ideas, and resources from every corner of the small group ministry universe. We want you to find the ideas and experiences you need to make your small groups fun, healthy, and effective. If there’s anything else you need for small group ministry that you’re not finding here, tell us and we’ll do our best to help.

The people who've dreamed up this site are the same folks who bring you the and a bunch of other small group resources like the Learn It Live It series, Small Group Ministry in the 21st Century, and the brand-new Group's BibleSense book-of-the Bible series. If you haven’t guessed by now, we’re part of Group Publishing, an outfit in Loveland, Colorado that exists to equip churches to help children, youth and adults grow in their relationship with Jesus.

the Scoop on Group

What We Do: Group offers a wide variety of resources for:

• children’s ministry
• youth ministry
• adult/small group ministry
• pastors

We provide: • ministry books • children’s church • midweek programs • adult small groups • websites • worship kits • visual media • youth Workcamps • leadership training • Bibles • pastoral helps • ministry magazines • Sunday school curriculum • vacation Bible school • HomeBuilders Couples Series® • Bible studies • worship, music, and dramas • CDs, videos, & DVDs • ministry training • volunteer management services • devotionals • innovative ideas

Training: Every year, Group-sponsored trainers and speakers travel to hundreds of cities to provide powerful training for children's workers, youth workers, educators, and pastors.

Mission Opportunities: Group Workcamps offer weeklong volunteer service opportunities for youth groups. Every summer Group organizes workcamps to help young people and their leaders put their faith into action. Workcampers rebuild the homes of needy families, and participate in programs designed to build their faith.

Statement of Faith: We believe the Bible is the inspired, authoritative Word of God. We believe there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We believe in the deity of Jesus Christ, in his virgin birth, in his sinless life, in his shed blood, in his bodily resurrection, in his ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in his personal return. We believe people receive forgiveness of sins and eternal life through a relationship with Jesus.

Philosophy of Education: What makes Group resources different? The results.

The fact that Group resources actually work is not a fluke. Not a fad. Not a fantasy. They’re the real deal. They genuinely help people of all ages know, love and follow Jesus.

How? We do it like Jesus did. We start with the Bible and use creative activities to help people experience God’s Word and apply it to life. So when children, youth or adults experience a Group lesson, they don’t just hear it. They do it.

We call it the R.E.A.L. approach to learning.