Everything I wish I had on Day One as a Small Group Pastor.

Onboarding tools, feedback forms, communication templates, and other practical systems you need to recruit, train, support, and grow healthy groups - starting this weekend.

Small Groups seem simple… until you’re the one running them.

At first, it sounds quick and painless. Gather people, open Scripture, pray, build relationships.

Then you add leaders, homes, signups, reminders, childcare questions, curriculum, follow-up, conflict, care needs, attendance, and the occasional “Hey pastor, something came up at group last night…”

That’s why this kit exists.

To help Small Groups stay relational, without letting the systems get chaotic.

What This Kit Helps You Do

01

Decide On The Right Tools

Know what to use, what to skip, and how to keep your system simple.

Work ahead (yes, seriously) with clarity instead of last-minute plans.

02

Recruit & Onboard Leaders

Invite, vet, and equip leaders with clear next steps and ready-to-use language.

03

Confidently Launch Groups

Complete checklists, timelines, and launch resources to move from idea to signups.

04

Track & Report Post-Launch

Attendance is helpful, but it is not the whole story.

05

Develop & Retain Leaders

Keep leaders encouraged, help them through tough moments, and spot new leaders for next season.

What Makes This Different.

This is not curriculum (although there are in-depth curriculum recommendations).

This is not a Group Launch Campaign (ditto for Group Launch checklists & resources).

This is the system behind the ministry.

❋ Curriculum Guides answer the question:

“What should our groups study?”

❋ Launch Campaigns answer the question:

“How should we promote our groups?”

❋ This kit answers the question:

“What should we do before groups choose the study?”

❋ This kit answers the question:

“How do we create groups that are worth promoting?”

These resources were created from years of leading Small Groups, classes, volunteer teams, and developing discipleship systems in both small and large church environments (150+ to 2,500+).

All of these tools started as internal resources for real leaders, real groups, real launches, real questions, and real ministry chaos.

This kit has been reorganized and rewritten to help small to mid-sized (and even large) churches use these kinds of systems without needing a full-time Small Groups Pastor.

  • Ready to stop building from scratch?

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