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Thom Corrigan
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 Thom is the Founder/Exec.Director of SERV Training and Consulting in Littleton, CO. As former Founder/President of Pilgrimage/NavPress Training and National Training Director at Serendipity House, Thom brings many years of experience and understanding to bear upon the training and consulting SERV offers to churches across North America. Under Thom's direction, these oraganizations have trained over 50,000 pastors and lay-leaders in the past 10 years. Thom, a former pastor of 15 years, understands the demands and pressures on pastoral leaders and has consulted with over 100 churches in the past 15 years.
Thom has published 6 books including "Experiencing Community", The Small Group Fitness Kit" and 101 Great Ideas to Create a Caring Group.
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Articles by this Author
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The Small Group Clinic
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As a new leader, I find that time commitments are really getting to be an issue for people in our church. How often should our groups meet, and how long should the group meetings last?
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The Small Group Clinic
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Some of the people in my group would like us to do some form of evangelism, as a group. I find this intimidating, and many of the group members have expressed a concern about giving up our group time for evangelism. I know we should be doing something. Do you have any ideas on how to approach this?
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The Small Group Clinic
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We would like to spend time in worship in our group, but our worship experience has mostly been on Sunday morning, led by a choir and organ. How can we transfer this to our small group?
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A Road Map to Men's Group Success
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“What is going on with George? This is the second week in a row he has come to group late, flopped down in a chair, crossed his arms, stared at the floor and is acting like he’s daring us to get him to talk.”
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Ideas for Shepherding a Group
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Send a Note of Encouragement It's always great to get home at the end of a long day and find a personal note from someone offering a word of encouragement.
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How to Structure a Small Group
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It is not difficult to be a small group leader. All you need is:
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Recovering Interest
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Problem: What can I do to recover (or keep) the interest of my small group?
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How to Build an Apprentice
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There really is no magic formula or secret to developing apprentice leaders. The formula is right in the Gospels! Jesus still provides our best model.
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The Design of a Training Event
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I have a friend who is a builder. His company builds homes. Some are custom ordered by customers and occasionally he builds one to spec. That is, he builds a home in a desirable neighborhood and places it on the market hoping to find a buyer.
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