SG² Steve Gladen on Small Groups

By Steve Gladen | Lumivoz

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Small group leaders, pastors, and more discussing strategies for growth and community in church groups. The Small Group Network is an international ministry that equips churches to engage in deeper discipleship and community.

Episode Date
How to Start a Small Group Ministry
May 08, 2024
The Saddleback Small Group Difference
Apr 03, 2024
March 2024 The Lobby Panel
Mar 06, 2024
Think critically: Accomplish More with Less
Feb 07, 2024
Creating an Environment for Spiritual Growth with Dr. Bill Donahue
Jan 17, 2024
Interviewing Nicky Gumbel - Vicar, Holy Trinity Brompton, and Pioneer of the Alpha Course
Jan 03, 2024
How To Move From Making Friends To Reaching Friends
Dec 21, 2023
Treasure Hunt: How to Find the Gold
Dec 06, 2023
How To Move From Making Friends To Reaching Friends
Nov 22, 2023
Leading Up or Sucking up? How to lead up & lead out
Nov 01, 2023
Is Sermon-Based Curriculum Hazardous to your Small Group’s Health?
Oct 11, 2023
8 Steps to Successful Recruiting
Oct 04, 2023
What We Can Learn From The 5 Words That Changed Amazon
Sep 27, 2023
How To Disciple People, Not Just Lead Groups
Sep 20, 2023
The 5 Levels of True Fellowship
Sep 13, 2023
5 Steps to Creating a Workplace Ministry
Sep 06, 2023
4 Consequences You Need to Avoid
Aug 30, 2023
The 5 Levels of True Fellowship
Aug 23, 2023
How To Connect To Everyone In Your Church!
Aug 16, 2023
4 Consequences You Need to Avoid
Aug 09, 2023
7 Ways CRM Can Improve Discipleship!
Aug 02, 2023
3 Areas for Your Groups to Shine in Today’s Culture
Jul 26, 2023
Current and Future Group Trends w/ Rick Warren (Part 2)
Jul 19, 2023
Current and Future Group Trends w/ Rick Warren (Part 1)
Jul 12, 2023
10 Strategic Tips for Follow Up with Small Group Leaders
Jul 05, 2023
5 Areas to Reimagine Coaching
Jun 28, 2023
4 Vital Trainings, Which Are You Missing?
Jun 21, 2023
Current and Future Group Trends w/ Rick Warren
Jun 14, 2023
7 Thoughts on How DATA Can Help You
Jun 07, 2023
5th Wednesday: Crawl, Walk, Or Run Into The Future Of Small Groups
May 31, 2023
10 Principles of Exponential Thinking
May 24, 2023
Sermon-Based Curriculum w/ Dave Enns
May 17, 2023
Outreach in Small Groups
May 10, 2023
Should Groups Gather During Summer?
May 03, 2023
Recruiting Leaders
Apr 26, 2023
4 Reasons to Throw Small Group Parties
Apr 19, 2023
The 3 Layers of Stacking
Apr 12, 2023
How BIG can a SMALL GROUP get?
Apr 05, 2023
The 5 Benefits of Belonging
Mar 22, 2023
Is Sermon-Based Curriculum Hazardous to your Small Group’s Health?
Mar 15, 2023
What We Can Learn From The 5 Words That Changed Amazon
Mar 08, 2023
3 Key Ways Leadership Coaching Can Help You
Mar 01, 2023
The 5 Levels of True Fellowship
Feb 15, 2023
4 Consequences You Need to Avoid
Feb 08, 2023
How To Have A Successful Retreat
Feb 01, 2023
3 Areas for Your Groups to Shine in Today’s Culture
Jan 25, 2023
Best of 2022: 5 Areas to Reimagine Coaching
Jan 18, 2023
Current and Future Group Trends w/ Rick Warren
Jan 11, 2023
5 Ways to Start the Year Right
Jan 04, 2023
Evangelism Made Easy for Small Groups
Dec 07, 2022
20 Ways to Celebrate Your Leaders
Nov 02, 2022
3 Leadership Pipelines You Must Have In Your Groups Ministry (Part 3)
Oct 05, 2022
3 Leadership Pipelines You Must Have In Your Groups Ministry (Part 2)
Sep 07, 2022
5th Wednesday: Celebrating Sabbath In Community With Ruth Haley Barton
Aug 31, 2022
3 Leadership Pipelines You Must Have In Your Groups Ministry (part 1)
Aug 03, 2022
Church Wide Campaign: How to Grow your Small Group Ministry by 300%
Jul 06, 2022
Should Small Groups Meet Over Summer?
Jun 01, 2022
Small Groups: 10 Principles of Exponential Thinking
May 04, 2022
The Reading Lenz with Nick Lenzi has moved!
Apr 27, 2022
Leadership Journey With Bill Search: Featuring John Ortberg - Now On A New Channel
Apr 20, 2022
Carolyn's Show Has Moved!
Apr 13, 2022
5 Areas to Reimagine Coaching
Apr 06, 2022
5th Wednesday: Crawl, Walk, Or Run Into The Future Of Small Groups
Mar 30, 2022
READING LENZ: What It Takes To Be Successful w/ Peter Englert
Mar 23, 2022
LEADERSHIP JOURNEY: Coaching Leaders of Tired Groups - Part 2
Mar 16, 2022
HERE TO THERE: Leading Millennials and Gen Z in the Church
Mar 09, 2022
READING LENZ REWIND: On Homecoming and Belong
Feb 23, 2022
LEADERSHIP JOURNEY: Coaching Leaders of Tired Groups - Part 1
Feb 16, 2022
HERE TO THERE: How to Sustain a Healthy Marriage While in Ministry
Feb 09, 2022
INSIDE SADDLEBACK: 3 Areas for your Groups to Shine in 2022 - UNITY, DIVERSITY & CIVILITY
Feb 02, 2022
READING LENZ: Creating Group Habits
Jan 26, 2022
LEADERSHIP JOURNEY: GroupTalk Rewind - The 4 P's of Leadership
Jan 19, 2022
HERE TO THERE: Bible Recap & D-Groups
Jan 12, 2022
INSIDE SADDLEBACK: 4 Musts to Make 2022 Successful
Jan 05, 2022
Small Group Stories
Dec 29, 2021
READING LENZ: 2021 Year End Review
Dec 22, 2021
LEADERSHIP JOURNEY: Navigating the Inevitable Challenges Group Face (Part 2)
Dec 15, 2021
HERE TO THERE: Book Talk - Live No Lies by John Mark Comer w/ Andrew Camp and Nick Lenzi
Dec 08, 2021
INSIDE SADDLEBACK: Get ready 2022—Lobby!—6 Questions to Survive the Attacks—2 Duties of Leadership
Dec 01, 2021
READING LENZ: How To Host Friends w/ Guest Sarah Neral
Nov 24, 2021
LEADERSHIP JOURNEY: Navigating the Inevitable Challenges Groups Face (Part 1)
Nov 17, 2021
HERE TO THERE: 5 Things Not to Do when Coaching Group Leaders (Replay)
Nov 10, 2021
INSIDE SADDLEBACK: Fall Updates, Growth Spurt, What’s the Path, 3 Must Have Answers, CRT
Nov 03, 2021
READING LENZ: Making Ideas Stick w/ JW Hilliard
Oct 27, 2021
LEADERSHIP JOURNEY: 10 Rules of Spiritual Leadership
Oct 20, 2021
HERE TO THERE: Leading Married Couples Groups – Key Practices For Making Them Better
Oct 13, 2021
INSIDE SADDLEBACK: New Launch Ideas, Networking 101, Dream Management, The Bible is HOT!
Oct 06, 2021
HOW TO BE A SMALL GROUP LEADER: Part 5 w/ Shelley Leith
Oct 02, 2021
HOW TO BE A SMALL GROUP LEADER: Part 4 w/ Jay Kranda
Oct 02, 2021
HOW TO BE A SMALL GROUP LEADER: Part 3 w/ Jon Laster
Sep 29, 2021
HOW TO BE A SMALL GROUP LEADER: Part 2 w/ JT Black
Sep 29, 2021
HOW TO BE A SMALL GROUP LEADER: Part 1 w/ Joel Donis
Sep 29, 2021
READING LENZ: The Other Half of The Church
Sep 22, 2021
LEADERSHIP JOURNEY: Leading Men
Sep 15, 2021
HERE TO THERE: Creating Community: Five Keys to Building a Thriving Small Group Culture
Sep 08, 2021
INSIDE SADDLEBACK: 4 Vital Trainings, Which Are You Missing?
Sep 01, 2021
READING LENZ: Don't Be The Hero
Aug 25, 2021
LEADERSHIP JOURNEY: 4 Steps of Spiritual Leadership
Aug 18, 2021
HERE TO THERE: Workplace Small Groups
Aug 11, 2021
INSIDE SADDLEBACK: Who’s Replacing Rick—Let the Pipeline Begin!—Digital Madness—4 Fall Planning Keys
Aug 04, 2021
READING LENZ: Being Ted Lasso with Your Small Groups
Jul 28, 2021
LEADERSHIP JOURNEY: Integrity, Obedience, and the Word
Jul 21, 2021
HERE TO THERE: Building a Multiethnic Church or Small Group - Why It Matters and First Steps Toward an Integrated Gospel Community
Jul 14, 2021
INSIDE SADDLEBACK: The 5 R’s of Summer
Jul 07, 2021
5th Wednesday: Aligning Small Groups With Church Communications
Jun 30, 2021
READING LENZ: The Art of the Gathering
Jun 23, 2021
LEADERSHIP JOURNEY: Foundations of Leadership
Jun 16, 2021
HERE TO THERE: Discipling MS & HS Students Through Small Groups
Jun 09, 2021
INSIDE SADDLEBACK: Is Sermon-Based Curriculum Hazardous to your Small Group’s Health?
Jun 02, 2021
READING LENZ: Eliminating Church Silos
May 26, 2021
LEADERSHIP JOURNEY: Upgrading Your Prayer Time w/ Kyle Strobel
May 19, 2021
HERE TO THERE: Introducing Our New SGN Development Pastor!
May 12, 2021
INSIDE SADDLEBACK: What We Can Learn From The 5 Words That Changed Amazon
May 05, 2021
READING LENZ: How To Lead When You're Not In Charge
Apr 28, 2021
LEADERSHIP JOURNEY: Lessons From Baseball
Apr 21, 2021
HERE TO THERE: How and Why People Connect into Groups w/ Steve Curran
Apr 14, 2021
INSIDE SADDLEBACK: Re-Booting Community: The 5 Levels of True Fellowship
Apr 07, 2021
READING LENZ: The Benefits of Thinking Like a Franchise Part 2
Apr 01, 2021
READING LENZ: The Benefits of Thinking Like A Franchise Part 1
Mar 24, 2021
LEADERSHIP JOURNEY: How People Learn - Lessons That Lead to Transformation
Mar 17, 2021
HERE TO THERE: Why Churches Need Support & Recovery Groups
Mar 10, 2021
INSIDE SADDLEBACK: 4 Consequences You Need to Avoid!
Mar 03, 2021
READING LENZ - How FBI Negotiations Apply to Small Groups
Feb 24, 2021
LEADERSHIP JOURNEY: Christian Essentials w/ John Dickerson
Feb 17, 2021
HERE TO THERE: Digital Disciple Making
Feb 10, 2021
INSIDE SADDLEBACK: 3 Areas for Your Groups to Shine in Today’s Culture
Feb 03, 2021
Reading Lenz: What Pixar Teaches Us About Small Groups
Jan 27, 2021
LEADERSHIP JOURNEY: Keys To a Better Year
Jan 20, 2021
HERE TO THERE: How to Engage Your Senior Pastor In Groups w/ Allen White
Jan 13, 2021
INSIDE SADDLEBACK: Current and Future Group Trends w/ Rick Warren
Jan 06, 2021
GROUP TALK UNITED: 12 Silver Linings from 2020
Dec 30, 2020
READING LENZ: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
Dec 23, 2020
LEADERSHIP JOURNEY: 10 Commitments for 2021
Dec 16, 2020
HERE TO THERE: Bi-vocational Pastors and Why You Want Them in Your Groups Ministry
Dec 09, 2020
INSIDE SADDLEBACK: Four 2020 Crisis Fatigue Busters
Dec 02, 2020
READING LENZ: Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging with Tommy Carreras
Nov 25, 2020
LEADERSHIP JOURNEY: Dealing with Leadership Challenges in the Covid Era
Nov 18, 2020
HERE TO THERE: How Do Leaders and Groups Learn Best? w/ Josh Rose, PhD
Nov 11, 2020
INSIDE SADDLEBACK: 4 Ways to Reset for 2021
Nov 04, 2020
READING LENZ: Canoeing the Mountain w/ Kiersten Telzerow
Oct 28, 2020
LEADERSHIP JOURNEY: The Problem of Discipleship
Oct 21, 2020
HERE TO THERE: Mental Health – Can Anyone be in a Small Group?
Oct 14, 2020
INSIDE SADDLEBACK: 4 Areas Where Change Must Happen
Oct 07, 2020
UNITED: Leadership Wisdom You Need Going Into the Final Stretch of 2020
Sep 30, 2020
READING LENZ: Extreme Ownership
Sep 23, 2020
LEADERSHIP JOURNEY: Developing the Next Generation of Leaders
Sep 16, 2020
HERE TO THERE: Leading Small Groups that Thrive
Sep 09, 2020
INSIDE SADDLEBACK: 5 Emotional Refreshments for You & Your Groups
Sep 02, 2020
READING LENZ: Daring Greatly
Aug 26, 2020
LEADERSHIP JOURNEY: Our Unknown Small Group Heritage
Aug 19, 2020
HERE TO THERE: Online Training for Leaders - Why, How, & What
Aug 12, 2020
INSIDE SADDLEBACK: What are the New Wineskins?
Aug 05, 2020
Reading Lenz: Know Who You're For
Jul 29, 2020
Leadership Journey: The 4 P's of Leadership
Jul 22, 2020
Here To There: What's next? Thinking through SG ministry in the "new normal"
Jul 15, 2020
Inside Saddleback: Navigating Pandemics, Protests & Politics
Jul 08, 2020
Group Talk United: Unveiling the New 4 Show Lineup
Jul 01, 2020
7 COVID Re-entry Musts for the Small Group Point Person
Jun 17, 2020
Developing an Anti-Racist Culture in Your Small Group
Jun 10, 2020
Your Small Group’s Role Against Racism
Jun 04, 2020
7 Springs to Keep in Your Step During Covid-19
May 28, 2020
10 Commandments for Your Small Groups During Covid-19
May 13, 2020
Give Feedback so People Grow and Receive Feedback so You Grow w/ Bill Donahue
May 06, 2020
4 Questions For Re-entry After COVID-19
Apr 29, 2020
Tips for Overcoming Video Conferencing Fatigue
Apr 23, 2020
20 Things Your Small Groups Can Do Virtually Together
Apr 15, 2020
Protecting Your Mental Health & Helping Your Leaders Thrive Emotionally During COVID-19
Apr 01, 2020
Steve Gladen: So You Launched Online Small Groups, Now What?
Mar 25, 2020
10 Checkpoints to Know if Your Small Group Ministry is Healthy during COVID-19
Mar 17, 2020
5 Ways to Launch Online Small Groups NOW during COVID-19
Mar 16, 2020
5 Ways to Keep Community Vibrant through COVID-19
Mar 16, 2020
BOOK TALK: Free to Focus by Michael Hyatt
Mar 11, 2020
STEVE GLADEN: Outreach in Small Groups
Mar 04, 2020
STEVE GLADEN: Recruiting Leaders
Feb 19, 2020
INTERVIEWS: Using the Enneagram in Groups w/ Chris Surratt
Feb 12, 2020
Steve Gladen: 4 Reasons to Throw Small Group Parties
Feb 05, 2020
Steve Gladen: The 3 Layers of Stacking
Jan 29, 2020
STEVE GLADEN: The 5 Benefits of Belonging
Jan 22, 2020
BONUS EPISODE: Previewing New GroupTalk Show!
Jan 15, 2020
Vision For Breakthrough In Your Small Group Ministry w/ Steve Gladen
Jan 08, 2020
7 Ways The SGN Can Supplement Your Small Group Ministry w/ Derek Olson
Dec 04, 2019
7 Childcare Solutions for Small Groups w/ Derek Olson
Nov 14, 2019
Issues Related to Multi-Ethnic Church and Small Groups
Oct 23, 2019
Equipping Leaders to Become Encouragers in their Groups [Part 2]
Sep 25, 2019
Becoming the Encourager-In-Chief of your Groups Ministry [Part 1]
Sep 11, 2019
Examining 10 Common Assumptions of Small Group Ministry (Part 2)
Aug 29, 2019
Examining 10 Common Assumptions of Small Group Ministry (Part 1)
Aug 21, 2019
Training New Group Leaders: When, Why, What, and How
Jul 25, 2019
Team Retreats: The Why, What, and How w/ Amy Jackon (Part 2)
Jun 28, 2019
Team Retreats: The Why, What, and How w/ Amy Jackson (Part 1)
Jun 19, 2019
Book Talk - "We Need to Talk" by Celeste Headlee w/ Andrew Camp and Nick Lenzi
May 30, 2019
Rick Warren: Small Groups & the Coming Societal Trends (Part 2)
May 08, 2019
Rick Warren: Small Groups & the Coming Societal Trends (Part 1)
Apr 24, 2019
Identifying and Recruiting New Leaders [Podcast]
Mar 27, 2019
Small Groups For Singles [Podcast]
Feb 25, 2019
Steve Gladen: Making Key Decisions for Critical Impact [PODCAST]
Jan 28, 2019
How Did You Do? Reflecting On Your 2018 [PODCAST]
Dec 10, 2018
How To Craft a Small Group Agreement [PODCAST]
Nov 19, 2018
The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why it Matters [PODCAST]
Oct 15, 2018
What Should Groups Study? w/ Chris Surratt
Sep 18, 2018
Free Market Groups, Semester-Based Groups & Reaching Millennials: An Inside Look at National Community Church's Innovative Culture [PODCAST]
Aug 13, 2018
Steve Gladen: Ten Things To Consider When Recruiting Your Team [Podcast]
Jul 09, 2018
Joel Comiskey: Increasing Evangelism in Small Groups [Podcast]
Jun 11, 2018
Carl George: The Past, Present & Future of Small Groups Ministry [Podcast]
May 17, 2018
New Group Talk Podcast: Biblical Engagement in Small Groups
Apr 19, 2018
Group Talk Podcast: Live with Steve Gladen from the "Lobby Gathering"
Mar 22, 2018
Top 5 Things Not To Do When Coaching Small Group Leaders [Podcast]
Feb 25, 2018
The "Hot Topics" of Small Groups Ministry [Podcast]
Jan 23, 2018
Steve Gladen: Maximizing Your Small Group Budget [Podcast]
Dec 18, 2017
Top 5 Sticky Issues in Small Groups [2 Part Series Podcast]
Nov 21, 2017
Daniel Im: 5 Small Shifts To Transform Your Small Group Ministry
Oct 21, 2017
5 Small Shifts to Transform Your Small Group Ministry [Podcast]
Oct 21, 2017
Doing Groups Ministry in a Multisite Context [Podcast]
Sep 19, 2017
How to Launch New Groups and Find New Leaders [Podcast]
Aug 21, 2017
Leading from a Healthy Soul: How to Avoid Ministry Burnout [Podcast]
Jul 19, 2017
The Nuts & Bolts of Sermon-Based Curriculum for Small Groups [Podcast]
Jun 25, 2017
Small Group Terminology: Reconsidering Common Terms Used in Groups Ministry [Podcast]
May 08, 2017
Women in Leadership: Practical Issues Affecting Both Men and Women in Ministry [Podcast]
Apr 13, 2017
Live from The Lobby Conference: Q&A with Steve Gladen
Mar 23, 2017
Emerging Trends in Small Group Ministry with Mike Mack [Podcast]
Feb 21, 2017
Steve Gladen - Are Both Pieces Working in Your Small Group Ministry?
Jan 31, 2017
STEVE GLADEN: Three Seasons of Ministry: What I Wish I Had Known Pt 3 [Podcast]
Jan 26, 2017
STEVE GLADEN: Three Seasons of Ministry: What I Wish I Had Known Pt 2 [Podcast]
Jan 17, 2017
STEVE GLADEN: Three Seasons of Ministry: What I Wish I Had Known Pt 1 [Podcast]
Jan 10, 2017
Northeast Online Huddle Discussion with Steve Gladen
Dec 19, 2016
Small Group Metrics: What to Measure & Why with Bill Willits [Podcast]
Dec 12, 2016
The 4 Dimensions of Extraordinary Leadership [Podcast]
Nov 04, 2016
Reid Smith – Discipleship through Small Groups Part 2 [Podcast]
Nov 04, 2016
Reid Smith - Discipleship through Small Groups Part 1 [Podcast]
Oct 11, 2016
Steve Gladen: 7 Ways to Lead Effective Small Group Ministry When Your Pastor May Not Be On Board [Podcast]
Sep 21, 2016
Small Groups vs Support Groups: What's the Difference? Part 2 [Podcast]
Aug 31, 2016
Small Groups vs Support Groups: What's the Difference? Part 1 [Podcast]
Aug 16, 2016
Busting Beyond The Bubble: Changing Your Methods to Recruit New Small Group Leaders [Podcast]
Jul 25, 2016
Casting the NET: The What, Why and How of ONLINE Groups [Podcast]
Jun 20, 2016
Small Groups, Big City [Podcast]
May 18, 2016
Introverts & Extroverts: How do our Personality Preferences Impact Our Leadership? [Podcast]
Apr 16, 2016
Insights About Reaching Millennials From Two Millennials Pastors [Podcast]
Mar 24, 2016
Best Small Group Systems For Your Church [Podcast]
Feb 20, 2016
What Do Small Groups Have in Common with Football? [Podcast]
Jan 25, 2016
Should I Stay or Should I Go? [Podcast]
Dec 11, 2015
From The Front Row to The Fringes [Podcast]
Nov 23, 2015
Vulnerable Living, Vulnerable Leading [Podcast]
Oct 29, 2015
Cool Connections For A Sizzling Summer
Sep 18, 2015
Kay Warren - Mental Health and the Church
Sep 09, 2015
Andrew Mason - Building from Ground Zero: Relaunching a Groups Ministry
Sep 09, 2015
Daniel Im - Are Mid-Size Groups the Future of Group Life?
Sep 09, 2015
Steve Gladen - Strategic Planning for the New Year
Sep 09, 2015
Mark Howell - It's Summer but Fall is Coming: Five Essential Moves to Make Now
Sep 02, 2015