Here are 3 Tips For Growth and Engagement
1. Encourage Serving as a Growth Goal
As our church has grown, we have had so many new people start attending regularly but are yet begin serving. They are consuming but not contributing. Our church won't be healthy until everyone plays their part.
As people set growth goals, ask group members if they are serving anywhere at Northridge? If not, encourage them to take that step.
Growth goals are one of the best ways to challenge and support each other to not just show up to group, but to actually apply God's Word and grow in our faith.
2. Get Full Names and Contact Info for New Guests
Each week groups have new people show up. Each week, many of you share their name in the group attendance notes, but often we are missing information like their last name or contact info.
As we seek to help people not just show up, but engage, having their complete info (first and last name, email, phone) are vital to connecting with them and helping them engage.
As mentioned at Re:Group, this is a huge part of level 1 participation in group - getting people to show up.
Collect contact info from everyone at your first meeting or in prayer time as you share requests each week.
3. Get Everyone To Participate
Our role as leaders is to lead our group members to be contributors not consumers.
Which of the 27 Ideas to Promote Participation are you trying this year in your group?
UNTIL YOU SCHEDULE AND INVITE GROUP MEMBERS TO HOST AND FACILITATE, THE GROUP WILL RELY TOO HEAVILY ON YOU.
Giving away these tasks is one of the healthiest things you can do for you and your group members.
How Can We Help You?
How is your group going? Are there any challenges or issues you or your group are struggling with? Reach out to your coach to setup a meeting. We'd love to help!
Additional Resources You May Find Helpful
27 Ideas to Promote Participation (Article)
Why & How To Share Facilitation (Article)
Maximizing Prayer Time (Podcast)
How To Set Growth Goals That Work (Article)
