The Lamb's Bride Project
Help for Your Church Make your church boards and committees hum with effectiveness by using professional small group leadership skills. Any kind of small group can benefit greatly from professional small group leadership skills. We have trained elder and deacon boards to be more effective. We have taught all kinds of church committees how to get their work done faster, in a more organized manner and with far greater results. You name any kind of group made up of two or more people, and we can teach small group leadership principles that will greatly enhance performance and results. (Dick Wulf, director of The Lamb's Bride Project and trainer of small group leadership in the church, used these skills to build a community mental health center from two offices to 26 offices in just a few years.) Church boards and committees are all capable of making the three biggest mistakes that negatively affect small group performance: (1) They forget to clearly identify their purpose and goals and deal with group behavior primarily as it relates to accomplishment of the purpose and goals. (2) The board or committee chair does not lead the group as a group, but as a collection of individuals. This committee leader acts more like a tutor in a special education classroom than a coach of a basketball team. This eliminates at least 70 percent of the group's effectiveness. (3) The leader of the board or committee does too much for the group and its members, thus creating crippling dependency upon leadership. Members then fail to take initiative and remain much more passive. Listening to our tape set on small group leadership can help you greatly. The tapes teach principles of professional small group leadership and will give you the knowledge and skills to substantially improve your leadership of boards and committees in your church. The tapes will also give you the knowledge you need to help others become effective leaders of small groups and committees in your church.
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