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How Small Groups Can PARTNER for the Gospel

Your church’s small groups have incredible potential to be evangelistic hubs in your community. Evangelism, like the other four purposes …
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Taking Risks and Seizing Opportunities

When you or your people are presented with an opportunity to grow, a certain degree of risk is always involved. …

How to Keep the Small Groups You Start

Right now at Saddleback Church we are in the thick of it! We are finishing up our “Live Your Calling” …

The ‘Easy’ Prison Guard of Our Souls and Small Group Ministries

Ah…freedom. As I write article I am sitting in a Starbuck’s at 7 a.m., which in itself doesn’t seem too …

Saddleback Church: What’s Happening for the Next 10 Weeks Up to Easter

We’re showing you this letter from Rick to the Saddleback Staff for a couple of reasons. First, it is reflective …

Free Sermon: Getting Ready for the Rest of Your Life

On Sunday, January 6th, Pastor Rick delivered a sermon to prepare the Saddleback church community for the upcoming campaign What On …

12 Tips for a Successful Campaign

Having lived through 9 campaigns (running point on 5) in my 12 years as Small Group Pastor here at Saddleback, …

Where Do You Want to Go This Year?

On Christmas Day, one of our traditions is to read the Christmas story from Luke 2 and before presents are …

Give Your Small Group Leaders What Matters for Christmas

If you are like so many people across the world, you are thinking through what is it is you can …

10 Things to Think About Before Starting a Small Groups Ministry

1. Know where you are headed When you consider a believer, a follower of Christ in your church, what is …

Free Chapter of The Purpose Driven Life, Expanded Edition

The most basic question everyone faces in life is Why am I here? What is my purpose? Self-help books suggest …

Fellowship Is a Verb

In early 2000, our leadership team began asking the question: What does a healthy follower of Christ look like? If …

10 Ways to Keep the Passion In Your Small Group Ministry

A relationship full of love and passion will go on forever. Right? Reality shows tell us that statement just might …

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