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If you're new here, start with these. My best writing and podcast episodes on small groups, leadership, and building community that lasts.
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Why Most Small Groups Fizzle
The number one reason groups die isn't commitment. It's design. Here's what I've learned about building groups people actually want to show up to, week after week.
Read on Substack →Discipleship Is Not a Curriculum
Growth doesn't happen because you chose the right study. It happens because you created the right environment. Leaders disciple people, not content.
Read on Substack →The Key Rhythms Every Healthy Small Group Needs
Healthy groups don't just have good vibes. They have clear rhythms. The 5 questions every leader should be asking.
Read on Substack →How to Stop Skipping Leg Day and Build Spiritually Strong Groups
Too many groups are built around content instead of purpose. How to create a group that doesn't just meet, it multiplies.
Read on Substack →Best Podcast Episodes
Reading Lenz with Nick Lenzi. Each episode takes a book and applies it to small group leadership and community building.
The Other Half of the Church
Vulnerability and brain science applied to group life. This book is core to how I think about what makes groups actually change people.
Listen →Ted Lasso
Leadership through culture. Accessible, unexpected, and it shows range. If Ted Lasso ran a small group, here's what he'd do differently.
Listen →How to Host Friends with Sarah Neral
Hospitality and welcoming applied to group leadership. Practical, directly applicable, and one of the most popular episodes.
Listen →Never Split the Difference
Negotiation tactics applied to group dynamics. A fresh lens on the conversations leaders have every week.
Listen →Extreme Ownership
Jocko Willink's leadership principles applied to group leadership. Ownership, accountability, and what it looks like to lead without excuses.
Listen →Allen White on Small Group Ministry
A peer conversation with one of the most respected voices in the small group space. Credibility, encouragement, and shared wisdom.
Listen →Tribe by Sebastian Junger
Belonging and community. Central to everything I teach. Why people need each other more than they need another sermon.
Listen →The E-Myth Revisited
Systems thinking for groups. This is the book that shaped my "franchise model" approach to small group leadership.
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