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~ Carl George (Author), (Author), Robert Emerson Coleman (Foreword) "WOULD YOU LIKE TO PLAY A PART IN MAKING YOUR CHURCH A body where significant life-changing events can occur regularly?..." (more)
Key Phrases: leadership nucleus, ministry supervisor, worship attendance, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, North America (more...)
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Increase your effectiveness as a small-group leader! Don't just have meetings -propel your group to a new level of teamwork and fruitfulness for Christ. Learn and apply the simple truths of Scripture illustrated in these nine keys in order to utilize and open the doors. These nine keys will make a lasting impact in your small group.


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"This is the best explanation in print of how God works through small groups...If I were a pastor, I would buy a copy of this book for every Sunday school teacher, small group leader, deacon, elder, staff member and every leader in my church. Then I'd buy a copy for the next set of leaders who will be produced when people get hold of these nine keys."

Reggie McNeal, Director of Leadership Development Team South Carolina Baptist Convention, Columbia, SC

"Carl George has not only identified the vital keys to group health and growth, but has exceedingly well illustrated the principles for doing so."

Michael Mack, president, The Small Group Network, Anderson, IL

"Here is the most practical and helpful book I have read on how to strengthen the role of group leaders...No one does a better job of combining solid Biblical theory with concrete steps to put it into practice!"

Glen Gunderson, Sr. Pastor, First Baptist Church, Pomona, CA

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  • Paperback: 216 pages
  • Publisher: Kingdom Publishing (June 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 188390613X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1883906139
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #703,378 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This is the book on small groups that I hand out to pastors, April 22, 2000
I am a small-groups person. I have been in one small group or another, often as a leader, almost continually, for the past 30 years. I believe small groups are just about the most important aspect of a church's life.

I have read many books on this, gone to many seminars. There is a lot of good material on this topic.

But in my present role as a church consultant, this is the book on small groups that I hand to pastors who are wanting to know how to grow a small group ministry or how to better equip their small group leaders.

Why? As George explains in this book, most church small groups do a good job of promoting nurture and fellowship, but most stop there. George believes an effective small group should perform three basic functions, not just nurture. In addition to nurture, he believes small groups should be effectively engaged in small-group-based evangelism (George says that in any given year, only one small group in four does any evangelism), and he thinks that small groups should constantly be training small group leaders through apprenticeship. I agree that a small group needs all three functions. And so I use this book as the entry point for someone who is new to these ideas about small group life.

After this introduction, I point churches to further training or more in-depth printed materials about various aspects of this approach to small groups, but in my opinion, there's not a better starting point than this one.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Nine Keys More than enough, September 26, 2002
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Carl George effectively communicates the essential basics. This book does a good job of highlighting the difference between being a facilitator of small group time and being a leader (someone who is a disciple-maker). I have used this book as the main text for training small group leaders. It provides great material for interactive discussion and presenting a wholistic picture of all that small groups can be.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Best book on Small Groups, November 14, 2001
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The best two things about this book are: 1) it helps the small group leader coordinate with the pastor, and 2) it includes shepherding, building community, discipleship and evangelism as part of the small group experience. It is the best balanced book available today!
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