Doing Church Together

How to Launch and Lead a Healthy Small Group

Our world is full of broken lives and dysfunctional relationships. People feel a need for the kind of authentic and caring community that’s really missing in our world. The felt need is clear, but it also reflects something deeply true about what it is to be human. God created us with this desire for community. God’s plan from the beginning was that each one of us would belong to a spiritual community where we would be known and know others.

In the church, we tend to throw around words like evangelism, making disciples, or multiplying. Maybe these words secretly make you feel nervous and guilty. But you and your group need to understand that this is really about investing in the spiritual life of another person, and it doesn’t have to be scary. Below, we’d like to introduce you to 10 Keys to Leverage the Power of Relationships to Transform Your Church.

We truly are better together!

Imagine if…

Every single person in your congregation felt connected and known
More people were discovering and developing their spiritual gifts
People were outwardly celebrating each other and celebrating what God has done

What if…

People weren’t just attending church, but shepherding each other
Small groups were the catalyst to multiply your congregation
You had tools and strategies to not only launch and lead a group, but strengthen and sustain the group
Group members felt empowered and equipped to lead groups of their own

Doing Church Together:

10 Keys to Leverage the Power of Relationships to Transform Your Church

1. Catalyze unlimited small group leaders

2. Create a ministry team and plan

3. Connect everyone into community

4. Campaigns that build momentum

5. Cultivate disciples who make disciples

6. Curriculum Matters: Developing resources that will coach your leaders and create content for your members

7. Cast vision for multiplication

8. Coach and train your leaders for life

9. Cultivate healthy groups that grow over time

10. Compliment your pastor’s vision

What Leading Pastors are Saying

Gene Appel

Eastside Christian Church

“Lifetogether is not just the name of an organization. It’s what they do. Brett Eastman and their team have come alongside us to produce better leaders, better polished curriculum, better groups, and maybe best of all, lots more groups. We are grateful for their partnership.”

Dale Oquist

Peoples Church

“I am a big fan of Brett Eastman and Lifetogether because he has helped me as the pastor of a large church to connect with our faith family in deep and significant ways. He has made the difficult possible and assisted our quest to create an intimate culture in our church.”

Rick Warren

Saddleback Church

“In the dream-it-up phase of a project – where you imagine the possibilities, consider the alternatives, and produce a scenario for communicating your message in a compelling way – I’ve never met anyone who can match Brett’s genius in this task.”

Greg Surratt

Seacoast Church

“It’s been a joy to work with Brett and the Lifetogether team. Not only have we increased our small group engagement, we have learned some principles that will help us over the long haul. As a coach, Brett challenged me to go further than I thought I could as it relates to recording small group curriculum. They made a challenging process fun. I highly recommend partnering with them in your ministry.”

Wayne Cordeiro

New Hope Oahu

“Brett’s ministry, heart and skills made it possible for us to quadruple our small group involvement. He is a competent and hands-on coach with the sensitivity necessary to make it all come together.”

Tim Harlow

Parkview Christian Church

“We always felt bad about the low numbers of people we had connected in groups. But we had the excuse of rapid growth and never thought it was possible to keep up. Until Lifetogether. Now we can almost claim the ridiculous statement that we have as many people connected in groups as we do in weekend attendance. It never would have been possible without my friends at Lifetogether.”

PROGRAM FEATURES:

Church Ministry Assessment

Establish the initial and ongoing relationship with key staff
Complete an initial comprehensive assessment and ongoing evaluation
Create the ministry plan, objectives and a master calendar

On-Campus Visits (when available)

Establish the initial and ongoing relationship with key staff
Complete an initial comprehensive assessment and ongoing evaluation
Determine and develop the combined customized tracks & electives
Create the ministry plan, objectives and a master calendar

Virtual Team Meetings

Designed to address strategic topics selected from the Top 100 learnings
Serve as a review of the progress and renewal of next-step plans
Targeting strategic leadership and ministry teams

Online Video Coaching Sessions

Take advantage of on-line training sessions designed by topic
Available at your convenience to choose sessions based on individual or ministry needs
Wide variety of coaching topics developed over years of working with the largest and fastest growing churches

One-On-One Coaching Calls

Calls for the senior pastor and team leaders
Master schedule will be developed to help determine which individuals based off of content and conversation
Includes regular and infrequent sessions with staff members, ministry team leaders, and key volunteers
Sessions serve as a deeper dive on strategic topics plus accountability and preparation for team meetings

Online Toolbox

Training videos for senior pastors and staff
Exclusive Top 100 articles and downloads
Live case studies from the leading churches
Teaching materials and session downloads
Webinars with Brett and faculty of Pastors
Small group and volunteer training materials

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