Join hosts AnnaMaria Mattey and Dave Liefeld as they continue unpacking the second "C" - commit. Ary Grubner from Willow's Young Adults ministry joins them to discuss his own experience leading.

The First "C" - Connect

Mar 6th, 2020 32m 6s

Join hosts AnnaMaria Mattey and Dave Liefeld as they go deeper on the first "C" - connect. Featuring Lead Pastor of Parkcrest Christian Church and former Willow Creek staff member Jared Wilkins.

The 4 Cs

Feb 5th, 2020 24m 6s

Join hosts AnnaMaria Mattey and Dave Liefeld as they unpack the 4 Cs that make up a great small group - Connect, Commit, Confess, and Challenge.

Plights and Pitfalls of Small Group Leadership

Jan 7th, 2020 1h

Explore strategies and tools to grow as a leader and to help your people to flourish.

Learning to Believe the Best

Jan 6th, 2020 1h 15m

At the very heart of the gospel, and our rescue is God’s grace and mercy. Yet we can find it so hard to demonstrate in our own lives. Why would that person do such a thing? How can I love them when they say things like this? What could possibly

Lessons For & From Marriage

Sep 11th, 2019 1h 9m

How do we support people wherever they are on the spectrum of marital status? Everyone has a marital status – not everyone likes it. It affects a group member’s life in different ways, in different seasons. It can contribute to growing and th

Connecting and Reconnecting People to Groups

May 22nd, 2019 54m 19s

As a group leader you have a strategy for creating an environment for connection. That is Group Leadership 101. However, is it inevitable that every group come with its own revolving door? Disengaged people looking to leave the group. Unco

Shifting Focus from Teaching to Learning

May 21st, 2019 55m 3s

Isn’t this simple a matter of semantics? Surely, great teaching results in great learning! Perhaps. A group leader who is a charismatic, humorous, persuasive and knowledgeable can be very engaging and motivating. However, often this allows

What Alpha Taught me about Leading Small Groups

Mar 29th, 2019 10m 42s

Alpha is about sharing God’s love through friendship. Do this by listening well, taking interest, learning from everyone’s point of view, and affirming group members so they feel heard.

Soul Care for Small Group Leaders

Mar 29th, 2019 14m 32s

Healthy leadership requires a healthy soul, something we often neglect. Learn to care for your soul and lead out of the overflow of your deepening relationship with Christ.

Leading a Small Group in a Chaotic World

Mar 29th, 2019 12m 39s

We are all busy, so making it to a weekly face-to-face small group can be tough. How can we leverage technology and other creative ways to keep our groups alive?

How to Be a Better Pastor

Mar 29th, 2019 10m 53s

Build your confidence, and skill level, in using this simple path to getting your people unstuck and on their way.

Pastoring People Through Pain

Mar 12th, 2019 1h 4m

Caring for people who are suffering is immensely important. Often, it is also very hard. In fact, it may be one of the areas of life where we most keenly feel the distance between our desire to help and our actual ability to do so. Sometimes

Coaching: Why? How? What?

Mar 11th, 2019 50m 8s

Gain valuable insight into the unique purpose and value of the coaching role. Learn how to develop essential coaching strategies and apply key skills as a Small Group Coach.

Leadership Covenant and Protection Process

Mar 6th, 2019 32m 52s

Learn how to lead through Willow Creek's Leadership Covenant interview process.

Owning Shared Vision and Values

Mar 5th, 2019 1h 7m

Learn to create a shared vision and values with your group members. What do you see and feel when you picture your ideal group meeting together? How is your role in that ideal scenario different from the current reality? What is needed to set

Responding to Challenging Styles of Communication

Jan 17th, 2019 1h 38m

We have all felt the impact of someone undermining a conversation. Awkwardness, frustration and distrust often follow. Why is that? Part of the explanation may be that we begin to question the purpose and safety of the interaction, and perhaps,

Listening to Hear and to Love

Dec 18th, 2018 39m 35s

In Caring Enough to Hear and Be Heard David W. Augsburger says that, “Being heard is so close to being loved that for the average person, they are almost indistinguishable.” Are there people who listen to you in this way? Do the people in your

Invitational Living with Steve Carter

Nov 28th, 2017 56m 44s

In this episode of the Discipleship Monthly Podcast, we sit down with Steve Carter to talk evangelism. It seems to us that the holiday stretch from Thanksgiving through the New Year is a time when many people are a little more open to the big

Confessional Community with Bill Donahue

Oct 25th, 2017 50m

In the second episode of The Discipleship Monthly Podcast we sit down with the "venerable" Bill Donahue to talk about what makes for real community, and what gets in the way. Have a note pad ready, because Bill's bringing wisdom every leader n

The Journey Begins

Sep 27th, 2017 29m 7s

In our initial Discipleship Monthly Podcast we're talking to two ministry veterans, Ashlee Eiland and Cindy Blaski, about who was instrumental in discipling them and what advice they have for those who are serious about helping others grow in C

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