Small Group Leaders` Handbook Developing Transformational Communities

Seven people with backgrounds in InterVarsity Christian Fellowship met and corresponded over the course of a year to mine each other's diverse stories and expertise. They arrived at the principles and methods described in this book. Alex Kirk led the small group, which includes Jay Anderson, Myron Crockett, Una Lucey-Lee, Janice McWilliams, Tina Teng and Sandra Van Opstal.All seven survived. Jay Anderson is a senior campus staff worker for InterVarsity at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. He lives with his wife and kids in Eau Claire. Myron Crockett was an InterVarsity staffworker for nine years at University of New Orleans and Tulane University. The former director of the Katrina Relief Urban Plunge, he is now a graduate student at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He lives in the Chicago area with his wife and daughter. Tina Teng is an InterVarsity staffworker with Harvard-Radcliffe Christian Fellowship, and a Harvard chaplain. Una Lucey-Lee is associate divisional director at InterVarsity Christian Fellowship in Southern California. Janice McWiliams provides staff training and spiritual formation for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship in the Mid-Atlantic region. Sandra Maria Van Opstal (MDiv, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is a Chicago-born, second-generation Latina and a leading practitioner of multiethnic worship. A preacher, trainer, liturgist and activist, she is passionate about creating atmospheres that mobilize for reconciliation and justice. She served as the worship director for the Urbana Student Missions Conference and has led worship for the Willow Creek Association, the Christian Community Development Association, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, the Evangelical Covenant Church and the Evangelical Immigration Table. Sandra regularly consults as both a worship leader and a mission trainer with Christian colleges, conferences and local churches, and she serves on the board of Evangelicals 4 Justice. She and her husband Karl minister at Grace and Peace Community in Chicago, and she is the author of The Mission of Worship.

A Note from the Publisher About the Authors 1. 1106: The Story of a Transformational Community 2. Gathering a Small Group 3. Small Groups as Community 4. Dynamics of Community 5. Not Just Bible Study: The Power of God's Word in Small Groups 6. Prayer and Worship in Small Groups 7. Shepherding the Flock: Caring for Each Sheep 8. Small Group Evangelism 9. Small Group Mission 10. Passing the Baton: Identifying and Developing Leaders 11. Anyone Can Lead Appendix :Further Resources for Small Group Leaders