How to Build a Small-Groups Ministry (Good Sense)
This is a practically oriented planning guide designed as a workbook for pastors, lay leaders, and others interested in small-group ministries within their local church. The bulk of the book is devoted to presentation of 12 steps for planning, implementing, administering, and evaluating small groups. Each step is accompanied by a work sheet to assist in development of specific plans. The book is a management and organizing tool that distills a widely accepted set of procedures for training leaders and organizing groups. Its greatest strength is that it brings these procedures together in a readily accessible format and encourages a systematic approach to voluntary organizations, which are often inclined to be haphazard in recruiting, training, and organizing. Its specifically Christian slant is likely to appeal to evangelical and conservative individuals and groups that would be unlikely to make use of similar materials available from secular sources.Steve Schroeder