Online Training Site Contact Form

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Leading Discussion Session 2

You probably have an idea of what you would like your small group to look like and how it will help the students or children grow. Without a plan it isn’t going to happen!

Take Home: The leader of the discussion does not do the most talking.

Action Step 1: Practice creating a SMART application based off of Sunday’s message, this week’s youth lesson or today’s quiet time. Remember, SMART applications are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Timely. Here is the example used in the video:

“Let’s use this example to make sense of what I am saying. Say the lesson for the night was on the topic of lying. So one of your young people commits to being honest, but that is not specific nor easily measured. He then commits to never telling a lie again, but that is neither timely nor attainable, in fact, it is impossible. Rather, we need to shrink it down to start small. It could be encouraging them to commit a verse of Scripture to memory. Then you have another member commit to memorizing Romans 8:28, but that is not at all relevant to the topic. Instead, for the next seven days, let’s encourage them to memorize the key verse from the lesson about lying which could be Proverbs 12:22, “Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, But those who deal truthfully are His delight.”

Here is why this application is better. We have assigned a specific verse to memorize. We can easily measure their success in memorizing the verse. We expect that memorizing a verse is attainable for any young person. Memorizing this verse is relevant because it is taken from the lesson itself. Finally, by setting a deadline of seven days, this goal is timely.”

Practice writing your own example and be sure to follow the SMART rules.
How is it Specific:
How is it Measured:
How is it Attainable:
How is it Relevant:
How is it Timely:

Recommended Reading from 99 Thoughts for Small Group Leaders: Practical Tips for a Successful Small Group pp97