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Group Dynamics

  1. Lesson One
    Introduction
    3 Activities
    |
    1 Assessment
  2. Lesson Two
    Stop Speeding Up and Start Slowing Down
    3 Activities
    |
    1 Assessment
  3. Lesson Three
    Stop Talking and Start Listening
    3 Activities
    |
    1 Assessment
  4. Lesson Four
    Stop Trying to Impress Others and Start Impacting Others
    3 Activities
    |
    1 Assessment
  5. Lesson Five
    Stop Looking for Similarities and Start Appreciating Differences
    3 Activities
    |
    1 Assessment
  6. Lesson Six
    Stop Being Study-Led and Start Being Purpose-Led
    3 Activities
    |
    1 Assessment
  7. Lesson Seven
    Stop Providing Answers and Start Inviting Conversation; Stop Expecting Trust and Start Earning Trust
    3 Activities
    |
    1 Assessment
  8. Lesson Eight
    Stop Telling What and Start Asking Now What?
    3 Activities
    |
    1 Assessment
  9. Lesson Nine
    Stop Gathering and Start Connecting
    3 Activities
    |
    1 Assessment
  10. Lesson Ten
    Stop Frustrating and Start Facilitating
    3 Activities
    |
    1 Assessment
  11. Course Wrap-Up
    Course Completion
    1 Activity
    |
    1 Assessment

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Group Dynamics Introduction Overview and Objectives
Lesson 1, Activity 1

Overview and Objectives

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Lesson Overview

Welcome to Group Dynamics, a course for anyone who leads a ministry group of any kind. In Lesson 1, Deb McCormick touches on the importance of group leaders and the 10 ways we need to “stop doing what comes naturally and start doing what works!”

Lesson Objectives

When you complete this lesson, you should be able to:

  • Explain why your role as a small-group leader is to help your group “make the connection.”
  • Define the relationship between context and content in small-group facilitation.

Personal Reflection

As you proceed through this lesson have the following question in mind.
What have you tried as a group facilitator that comes naturally but doesn’t work well? What have you tried that does work well?