Discipleship & Culture with Brian Daniel

On this episode of Group Answers, Brian, Chris, and Brandon, talk about how to minister to someone in your group who is struggling or hurting.

Original Blogpost

* The Lord is your shield.

* The Lord is your significance.

*  The Lord is your hope.

Episode with Evan Owens

[If you or someone you know needs help, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). You can also text a crisis counselor by messaging 741741.]

The Group Answers Podcast is a weekly show designed to resource, train, and encourage small group leaders. Each episode considers current trends and resources as well as timeless truths and methods of discipleship. It is hosted by Brian Daniel, a Bible study and discipleship expert in Lifeway’s Groups Ministry, and Chris Surratt, the small group and discipleship specialist at Lifeway and author of Leading Small Groups.

On this episode of Group Answers, Brian and Chris talk to Evan Owens about caring for people with mental health issues in our churches and groups. Evan currently serves as the Executive Director of REBOOT Recovery. He is certified in military ministry and has personally facilitated trauma recovery groups for over 350 combat veterans and military spouses. REBOOT is a non-profit that helps veterans, first responders and their loved ones to heal from the moral and spiritual wounds associated with service-related trauma.

Questions addressed:

* How big of a problem is mental health and trauma in our country?

* What is the Church doing about this?

* What is REBOOT Recovery doing about this?

* How can a group leader recognize when someone in their group needs help?

* When should professional, outside help be sought?

Resources:

REBOOT Recovery

[If you or someone you know needs help, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). You can also text a crisis counselor by messaging 741741.]

The Group Answers Podcast is a weekly show designed to resource, train, and encourage small group leaders. Each episode considers current trends and resources as well as timeless truths and methods of discipleship. It is hosted by Brian Daniel, a Bible study and discipleship expert in Lifeway’s Groups Ministry, and Chris Surratt, the small group and discipleship specialist at Lifeway and author of Leading Small Groups.

On this bonus episode of Group Answers, Chris looks at the best locations to host a small group.

Resource mentioned:

Leading a small group can literally change the world. We have been commissioned to make disciples who make disciples, and Jesus showed us that the best way to carry that out is through small groups of believers. Just like the first-century church, small groups form the foundation to take the gospel to the ends of the earth.

The Group Answers Podcast is a weekly show designed to resource, train, and encourage small group leaders. Each episode considers current trends and resources as well as timeless truths and methods of discipleship. It is hosted by Brian Daniel, a Bible study and discipleship expert in Lifeway’s Groups Ministry, and Chris Surratt, the small group and discipleship specialist at Lifeway and author of Leading Small Groups.

On this bonus episode of Group Answers, Chris looks at the reason why we should have a small group.

Resource mentioned:

Leading a small group can literally change the world. We have been commissioned to make disciples who make disciples, and Jesus showed us that the best way to carry that out is through small groups of believers. Just like the first-century church, small groups form the foundation to take the gospel to the ends of the earth.

The Group Answers Podcast is a weekly show designed to resource, train, and encourage small group leaders. Each episode considers current trends and resources as well as timeless truths and methods of discipleship. It is hosted by Brian Daniel, a Bible study and discipleship expert in Lifeway’s Groups Ministry, and Chris Surratt, the small group and discipleship specialist at Lifeway and author of Leading Small Groups.

On this episode of Group Answers, Brian, Chris, and Lynn, talk about the story behind the making of the Bible Studies for Life study, Answers to Tough Questions by Jeremiah Johnston. Lynn Pryor is a team leader in Lifeway’s ongoing adult Bible study department. He also serves as an interim pastor in the Nashville area. You can follow his blog at lynnhpryor.com.

Resources:

Leader Kit

Bible Study Book

Video Bundle

The Group Answers Podcast is a weekly show designed to resource, train, and encourage small group leaders. Each episode considers current trends and resources as well as timeless truths and methods of discipleship. It is hosted by Brian Daniel, a Bible study and discipleship expert in Lifeway’s Groups Ministry, and Chris Surratt, the small group and discipleship specialist at Lifeway and author of Leading Small Groups.

On this episode of Group Answers, Brian, Chris, and Joel, talk about the story behind the making of the Bible study, Something Needs to Change by David Platt.

Resources:

Product Family Page

Episode Sponsor:

Blackbaud Church Management connects your staff and congregation, ensuring deeper relationships and effective ministry. To see how to connect your church community with one holistic system, visit hello.blackbaud.com/blackbaudchurchmanagement.

The Group Answers Podcast is a weekly show designed to resource, train, and encourage small group leaders. Each episode considers current trends and resources as well as timeless truths and methods of discipleship. It is hosted by Brian Daniel, a Bible study and discipleship expert in Lifeway’s Groups Ministry, and Chris Surratt, the small group and discipleship specialist at Lifeway and author of Leading Small Groups.

On this episode of Group Answers, Brian, Chris, and Joel, talk about the story behind the making of the Bible study, The Life of a Jesus Follower by Vance Pitman.

Resources:

The Bible Study Book

The Leader Kit

Episode Sponsor:

Blackbaud Church Management connects your staff and congregation, ensuring deeper relationships and effective ministry. To see how to connect your church community with one holistic system, visit hello.blackbaud.com/blackbaudchurchmanagement.

The Group Answers Podcast is a weekly show designed to resource, train, and encourage small group leaders. Each episode considers current trends and resources as well as timeless truths and methods of discipleship. It is hosted by Brian Daniel, a Bible study and discipleship expert in Lifeway’s Groups Ministry, and Chris Surratt, the small group and discipleship specialist at Lifeway and author of Leading Small Groups.

On this episode of Group Answers, Brian and Chris talk to Dwayne McCrary about encouraging group members to study the Bible during and after group meetings. Dwayne is a project team leader for ongoing adult Bible study resources at Lifeway, including the adult Explore the Bible resources. He also teaches an adult group and preschool group every Sunday in the church he attends, and serves as an adjunct at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. 

Questions:

* I’ve heard you say that you deliver the group BIble study resource to each group member every quarter. Why is that so important?

* What can we do when actually leading the group time to encourage Bible study?

Episode Sponsor

Blackbaud Church Management connects your staff and congregation, ensuring deeper relationships and effective ministry. To see how to connect your church community with one holistic system, visit hello.blackbaud.com/blackbaudchurchmanagement.

The Group Answers Podcast is a weekly show designed to resource, train, and encourage small group leaders. Each episode considers current trends and resources as well as timeless truths and methods of discipleship. It is hosted by Brian Daniel, a Bible study and discipleship expert in Lifeway’s Groups Ministry, and Chris Surratt, the small group and discipleship specialist at Lifeway and author of Leading Small Groups.

On this episode of Group Answers, Brian and Chris talk to Ken Braddy about best practices for implementing prayer in your group time. Ken serves as the Manager of Adult Ongoing Bible Studies at Lifeway Christian Resources. He manages the work of the editorial teams that create all of the ongoing Bible studies that  Lifeway produces for  adults: Bible Studies For Life, Explore The Bible, MasterWork, The Gospel Project, YOU, and other curriculum.Ken is also the new Director of Sunday School for Lifeway, and the author of Breathing Life Into Sunday School, released on April 15, 2019.

Questions:

* What would you hope to see and hear in a group’s prayer time?

* You lead a Bible study group yourself…what have you discovered about ways to help the group pray, and still allow time for Bible study?

* What other things have you learned about leading a group to pray?

Quotes:

From David Francis’ book, Connect 3, the evolution of prayer in a group: Class, Community, Commission.

Where you would like to see groups go in prayer is to the commission level. They realize they  have the ability to impact people’s lives through sharing the Gospel with others.

Leaders can influence the group by asking for prayer for their gospel conversations with others.

An idea for managing the prayer request time: write requests as they come in on a whiteboard.

Make sure that requests are assigned to group members, or they may not get prayed for.

We will occasionally email out the list on the board and ask members to pray over them this week.

Folks will pray in smaller groups of three and four who would never pray in the bigger group of sixteen.

Episode Sponsor

Blackbaud Church Management connects your staff and congregation, ensuring deeper relationships and effective ministry. To see how to connect your church community with one holistic system, visit hello.blackbaud.com/blackbaudchurchmanagement.

The Group Answers Podcast is a weekly show designed to resource, train, and encourage small group leaders. Each episode considers current trends and resources as well as timeless truths and methods of discipleship. It is hosted by Brian Daniel, a Bible study and discipleship expert in Lifeway’s Groups Ministry, and Chris Surratt, the small group and discipleship specialist at Lifeway and author of Leading Small Groups.

On this episode of Group Answers, Chris and Eddie talk about what to do if there is a relationship breakup in your group. Eddie Mosley is the Adult Minister of Groups at Brentwood Baptist Church. Eddie is author of Connecting in Communities, Understanding the Dynamics of Small Groups and various other articles on practical approaches to reaching people for Bible study.  He is a sought-after speaker for small group ministry as well as neighborhood impact.  His passion is to help leaders develop a strategy to implement Small Groups that build community and impact their communities. Eddie completed an M.Div degree at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and a D.Min degree at the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.

Ideas Discussed:

* Do not take sides. 

* Help them find new groups. 

* Be honest and open with the group. 

* Allow God to strengthen relationships in the group. 

Episode Sponsor

Blackbaud Church Management connects your staff and congregation, ensuring deeper relationships and effective ministry. To see how to connect your church community with one holistic system, visit hello.blackbaud.com/blackbaudchurchmanagement.

The Group Answers Podcast is a weekly show designed to resource, train, and encourage small group leaders. Each episode considers current trends and resources as well as timeless truths and methods of discipleship. It is hosted by Brian Daniel, a Bible study and discipleship expert in Lifeway’s Groups Ministry, and Chris Surratt, the small group and discipleship specialist at Lifeway and author of Leading Small Groups.