Small Group Leader Training

"It was an utter delight to have you among us and be led by you through a rich and creative session! You truly have a gift!" --Ministry Leader

"You nailed it! Your tips were awesome. You have a gift for asking questions that both take us as leaders to deeper places as well as equip us with ways to take others. Well done!" --Ministry Leader

Leading Small Groups
toward
Intimacy with God
75 or 90 minute session

The power of small groups is in holding one another accountable--to live by grace! What is the leader's role in creating safe, loving, and prayerful settings where group members move together toward the intimacy with God and each other their hearts crave?

During the first hour of this training workshop, participants will experience the core principles at work in groups whose focus is a loving exploration of the life of grace in Jesus Christ. Speaker presentation, interaction with a Gospel passage that unpacks the dynamics of Jesus' ministry in group settings, personal reflection, and small and large group sharing all add up to a session that is rich, fun, and uncovers key themes of groups that transform.

During an optional second hour author Joel Warne acquaints the group with the unique ways that WellSpring's small group and classroom curriculum Soul Craving: An Invitation to the Feast provides a rich format for leading small groups toward a more dynamic and grace-filled way of being with God and one another.

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The Presenter

Joel Warne is the founder of WellSpring Life Resources, Inc. and the author of Soul Craving: An Invitation to the Feast and How to Eat Your Bible: God's Word as Food for Your Soul spiritual life resources. These materials draw from Joel's 25 years of leading groups, workshops, and retreats around the theme of weaving a more rich experience of God, through Jesus Christ, throughout every area of life.  Joel and his wife Gerri live in Plymouth, Minnesota and are the parents of three grown children.

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Optional 2nd Hour of Training

Soul Craving: An Invitation to the Feast
small group / classroom curriculum

Deep in our souls there's a longing for God. A quiet aching--an unrelenting desire. A soul craving that only God can satisfy. During an optional second hour of training author Joel Warne acquaints the group with the unique ways that WellSpring's small group and classroom curriculum Soul Craving: An Invitation to the Feast provides a rich format for leading small groups toward a more dynamic and grace-filled way of being with God and one another.  Click for more info about the materials.