D-Group Leader Podcast

While the affects of the coronavirus have prevented groups from meeting together, one group has seen how the Lord has used it to strengthen their relationships with one another. On today's episode, Natalie Wall joins us to tell us the story of how their brand new D-Group grew during their time apart.

As we're preparing to return to meeting together again as a church, we want to take this episode to remind ourselves of the goals of our D-Group Ministry here at Stones Crossing Church and what steps you should be taking to prepare to lead your group in this next season. Resources to check out: - Growth Groups by Colin Marshall - Knowing God by J.I. Packer

When we can’t meet together in person, how can we continue to fulfill the ministry that God has given us? In this episode, Chris gives some thoughts on how we are to continue to meet together in this time.

How should our D-Groups respond in the wake of this current global pandemic?

What happens when we need to come up with questions on the fly? What should we keep in mind? How can we get better at this?

Asking questions is how we teach in D-Groups. But how can we ask better questions to accomplish that goal?

Another reason why we need theology is that good theology based in scripture shapes the way we think about the world. How does this affect the way you lead your group? What questions does this raise for how to lead your group?

Studying theology leads to a love for God that helps us to trust Him more and fight sin. This is key in our own lives as well as in the life of our D-Group.

It seems that Evangelical Christianity is screaming out that theology hurts more than it helps. But is that true? Today, Chris introduces the idea that theology might be the most helpful thing in the Christian life and how that applies into your D-Group.

Before we get to the Before All Things series, you should be prepared and equipped to lead your group through this crucial conversation. In this episode, Chris McLaughlin shows us what to do in your D-Group and offers good reason for helping your group through this discipleship conversation.

This fall, Stones Crossing Church will be launching a church-wide initiative, and we need your help! Listen in to our D-Group Leader Meeting from October 6, 2019 for the details on how you can lead your group through this initiative.

One of the two main focuses of our D-Groups is spreading the gospel. This gives huge advantages for individual spiritual growth as well as growth for the Kingdom of God.

What if prayer time at your D-Group was more than just praying about the difficult circumstances of people’s lives?

Today, Pastor Scott Luck helps us to further understand the strategy behind our D-Groups and the importance of the gospel in life-on-life discipleship.

Today, we continue our conversation with Rachael Reese, talking about practical advice on handling the more challenging personalities in your D-Group.

Today, Pastor Chris McLaughlin talks with Rachael Reese, one of Stones Crossing’s D-Group Leaders, about identifying and handling different personalities in your D-Group.

This week, Pastor Mitch Green joins us as we conclude our three-week series on how to lead your D-Group discussion.

When leading a study, there are a few simple, practical things we can do to facilitate a great discussion. Today, Chris is joined by Pastor Mitch Green to talk through a few of these helpful tools.

Today, Chris is joined by Pastor Mitch Green to talk through the tension between giving freedom to your group discussion and keeping control.

In this episode, Chris looks at how we can create goals for each D-Group meeting, and what those goals will ultimately do for our group discussion.

Preparing a study when using pre-written curriculum can be just as challenging and time-consuming as writing our own! In this episode, Chris gives some key insights into how to prepare when using DVD studies and study guides.

This week, we continue in our series on how to prepare a study by looking at 3 rules for drawing solid application from the passage you’re teaching.

This week, we start a new, four-week series focused on preparing our study for D-Group. This episode focuses on how to more fully understand the passage you will be teaching. Each week.

Can leading your D-Group to live on mission be a pitfall to the goals of your group? Today, we will discuss the biggest temptation we face when doing acts of service.

In week two of our series on pitfalls we may encounter in our groups, we look at how the false god of experience can keep our D-Group members from spiritual growth.

In today’s episode, we begin a three-week look at Pitfalls that your D-Group may encounter along the way. Today we look at the pitfall of making community our focus instead of discipleship.

The gospel is much more than the message that brings salvation, it is also the message that grows us in our sanctification... it helps us with our struggles and decisions every day.

This week, we continue to look at Colossians 1 to see the second goal for our D-Groups... spreading the gospel.

How can we accomplish the mission of making disciples? The truth is that we can’t do it without God’s help, and in particular, without God’s message.

001 - What Is A Disciple?