Peace Church Life Group Leaders

In this special episode we interview Drew Hill about how he answered the call to be a part of our first domestic church planting team out of Peace Church to City Lights Church in Chula Vista, CA. In this we also cover the role intentional discipleship and Life Groups played in him being ready to answer God's call to help plant a church.

In this episode we discuss how to use the downtime for your Life Groups in the summer to your advantage. Summer's may be slower for groups, but they can be a great opportunity to really maximize your group if used intentionally.

In this episode we discuss practical ways for you to deepen your group meetings by intentionally creating vulnerability within your group.

In this episode we cover practical tips on how to handle overly quiet group discussions.

In this episode, we discuss how you as a leader can help out someone in your group struggling emotionally by giving you practical tips and wisdom to know your limits as well.

In this special episode, we use audio from our D-group leaders podcast to discuss when to refer someone to professional help. People deal with various issues in their life whether it be mental and emotional issues, to addiction, to marriage issues so we wanted to give you practical advice on when to refer them to help beyond yourself. The 4th Prong Training Guide: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fQkUux96IHTQBYdJ1Ae8a-ZaU7fxWI47e3M1rYkRIhI/edit?usp=sharing

In this episode we cover some of the main differences between Life Groups and D Groups to help you understand why both are important and how they can work together to help make disciples.

In this episode we discuss how you can intentionally use your Life Group to help people grow spiritually.

In this episode we discuss why we are introducing the Storying method for Life Group discussions and its many benefits.

In this episode we talk about how to deal with the never-ending changes of leading in a pandemic and how to deal with this season well.

In this episode we give simple and effective ways you can get your Life Group involved in outreach and living on mission for God.

In this second part we continue our discussion about how to better think about political issues as a group leader and how to deal with it when it comes up in your group meetings.

In this first part of two, we discuss how we as group leaders should think about political issues from a biblical perspective and how that informs how we deal with political discussions and disagreements among group members.

In this second part, we discuss specific ways to equip your apprentice leader to plant their own group and then how that planting should take place.

In this first part of two, we discuss practical ways to prepare and equip your group to multiply and plant new groups.

While leading a Life Group can be very rewarding, it also comes with its challenges and frustrations which can lead to discouragement. In this episode we seek to give practical tips and encouragement on how to overcome discouragement in leading a Life Group.

In this episode we discuss practical ways to deal with people that may be challenging or create difficult circumstances in your group meetings.

In this episode we discuss practical ways to invite new people to the group and make sure they feel welcomed and engaged when they come to your group.

In this episode we deal with practical tips and methods for making your discussion time better in your group meetings.

In this episode we continue our discussion on how to practically deal with uncommitted group members.

In this first part of two, we discuss how to deal with uncommitted group members. We will cover practical information on how to best approach them as well as set proper expectations for yourself and for your group.

In this episode, we'll discuss what makes a Life Group healthy. It's all about creating a healthy culture within your group, and these characteristics are key to creating that kind of culture.

In this episode we discuss the characteristics that make someone an effective Life Group leader. The goal is for us to examine ourselves and see where we can each grow to become a more effective Life Group leader.

In this episode we cover the common misconceptions people have about Life Groups. Whether you as a leader may have a misunderstanding about Life Groups, or you deal with people around you that have the wrong idea about Life Groups, we seek to help you know how to answer these common misunderstandings.

In this episode we introduce the podcast by explaining why we do Life Groups at Peace Church. This serves as both a reminder and foundation for why we believe Life Groups are crucial to our church and personal spiritual growth.