![]() I find it’s always best to invite people personally, one-on-one. Then you’ll get an idea of how many people are interested. One thing I’ve done in the past is invite a few people out to eat somewhere and bring up the idea of starting a Bible study. You only need a group of 2 or 3 to get started and it won’t be long before they’re inviting their friends and the group grows. Sometimes we don’t see the people who are right there under our noses and in our circle of influence until we sit down and think about it. I can pretty much guarantee you there are people you know, family, friends, church members, who are not connected into a small home group who will come if you invite them. The biggest issue that stops most people from starting a Bible study is they think there’s no one they know who’ll be interested to come. Having a clear purpose makes sure everyone is on the same page and going in the same direction from the get go. I can tell you (at least in my mind) what the purpose of achurch small group is – it’s to help members:ġ) Connect with God through worship and the Word You’ll want to state clearly from the very beginning what the purpose of your Bible study group is. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.” ![]() ![]() They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. “Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. Look at the early church, they all met in each other’s homes. God created us for community, God Himself is a Triune community! And He works in groups of people to reach people. The first chapter of the book lays out the Biblical case for cell groups. One of the best books I’ve ever read about building church cell groups was a book called Helping You Build Cell Churches. Making a clear case for launching the Bible study group Oh and of course, if you have any questions along the way be sure to drop your comments below and I’ll be more than happy to help you out. So let me make it easy for you I’ll show you how I get people to join, how to run the group as well as how to get people to really engage and open up. You see, for me I was thrown in at the deep end and had no choice but to fumble around, pretty much making it up as I went along. I’m going to share with you all the things I wish I knew about running a group when I was first starting out. If you haven’t launched your group yet, be sure to check out: How To Start A Small Group Bible Study From Scratch In this how to run a Bible study guide I’m going to go over some of the core strategies and techniques I use to not run a group, but grow it successfully.
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