The Healthy Groups Podcast with Allen White

The biggest issue in your small group ministry is the issue that is holding you back right now. You may be struggling to find new group leaders. You might be frustrated with connecting people into groups. Your senior pastor may not be as cooperative in promoting groups as you'd want. What issue is blocking you? For me, it was my need to control. And, that was holding all of us back.

This is the story that started it all for Allen White. After seven years of handpicking group leaders and then begging my leaders to develop an apprentice, our church hit a wall with small groups. We had 30% in groups and were completely stuck. Now, here's the part that will help you -- We figured out how to break through that wall.

Isolation from the pandemic is basically over in most quarters. But, if your church is like most, your worship attendance is not back to the where it was pre-COVID. Here are four reasons why.

The political landscape is more polarized than it’s ever been (and it’s never been great). Here are some ideas about how groups can make disciples amid a hostile political environment.

If you are honest with yourself, the good old days were really not that good. Sure you would love to see your church’s worship center filled again. Of course you would love to see all of the people come back that you used to see for 20 seconds every Sunday morning. But in romanticizing the past, you’re forgetting about all the things that were broken and all of the things that you didn’t like. Now is the opportunity to fix them.

Fall 2022 promises to be the largest small group launch in your lifetime. Are you ready? Will you have enough leaders? In this episode, Allen White gives the keys to recruiting all of the leaders you will need for maximum group participation this fall. For more information, go to: https://allenwhite.org

In the last two years, you’ve experienced about a decade’s worth of cultural change. Organizations that were breaking quickly broke. Some startups and skunk works quickly accelerated.  Western culture has become very complicated to say the least. How do you discern what to invest your life and ministry in at this point? Here are some things to consider in navigating cultural changes in ministry.

A year ago I wrote about the Post-Pandemic Small Group Boom. I wrote about it a year too early. In this article,  I’m going to build a case for the pattern leading up to the fall 2022 small group boom, then coach you on how to prepare for it. With COVID in the rearview mirror, let's look at what's ahead for churches and their small groups.

Whether your worship attendance numbers or small groups numbers are up and to the right, headed down into the basement, or somewhere in between, your numbers don't represent you. You are called. You are chosen. You are working hard. But, the results are entirely up to God. Don't allow your numbers to lift you up or bring you down. You are not your numbers.

Easter 2022 is an interesting moment. With most of the country easing their COVID restrictions, will people feel free to worship in-person for Easter? Or have two years worth of people watching online sunk in deep? 

With many school districts introducing year 'round school or fall breaks, the timing of small group launches can be trick. In this episode, Allen offers some insights into when and how to launch groups around these calendar obstacles.