Episode 18: How to Deal with Cliques

What is a clique?

It's a closed group that has the intent of being an open group.

Is it just an affinity group?

ask yourself "is it really a clique or am I just feeling left out?

If it truly is a clique - are they helping the ministry of the church or hurting it?

Most cliques start with a group of people with good intentions.

by common interests and a desire for fellowship

Small groups being the easiest culptrit

Committees, women’s/men’s ministry teams...

Student groups

Worship teams 

Cliques are huge deterrent to ministry and church growth

 

How can we help remove them?

Build groups with plans to grow

Have honest conversations with ministry leaders?

Create opportunities that cause groups to become flexible naturally…

get groups interacting with other groups

Do planned outreach events

Make continual pathways for new groups to form

Look for new leaders from existing groups

Make sure you are not part of one