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Sheila Ely

Small Groups Director of Bethany Community Church.
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» Six Habits of a Healthy Small Group Leader
By Sheila Ely | Published 12/3/2005 | Leadership Development , December 2005 | Unrated
Healthy leaders come in all shapes and sizes and successful small group leadership is not reserved for a mysterious few. Some would have us believe that healthy leaders are specially gifted, more educated and own more vibrant personalities than other leaders. Not so! The educated the uneducated, married and single, shy and outgoing, those gifted as teachers and those gifted as evangelists equally grow and multiply their groups. However, several characteristics do distinguish successful small group leaders. These differentiating factors relate to what a person does as part of his or her typical weekly lifestyle. It has nothing to do with personality, background or how long you have been a Christian. Rather healthy small group leaders have incorporated certain habits into their life.
» Practical Steps to Create Synergy between Whole-Church Teaching and Small Group Focus
By Sheila Ely | Published 07/1/2008 | Planning and Transitioning , Bible Study , July 2008 | Unrated

Information overload - that is the world we are living in!  It is happening in the church as well.  Our children have their curriculum; our teens are doing something else; the message is on one topic; our personal devotions often on yet another; and then our small group is doing an entirely different topic or book of the Bible!   There is too much information and no time or opportunity to meditate on it, to discuss with others, or to apply all the topics at hand.

These are some of the reasons why, at our church, we decided that we would offer a small group discussion guide based on the weekend message each week. We could see the benefits very quickly.
 


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