Steve Gladen can tell you how.
His new book, "Planning Small Groups With Purpose," has the subtitle, "A Field Tested Guide To Design and Grow Your Ministry." Gladden has been the pastor of the small group ministry at Rick Warren's Saddleback Church for 20 years. For churches with struggling small groups or wanting to begin such a ministry, Gladden's book is a useful tool.
This book lives up to its name - it is a planning guide for developing a small group ministry. It was created so that small groups fit a congregation's particular makeup and purpose instead of simply copying what Saddleback did. The book is best suited for use by a ministry team but it can't be implemented in a session or two. But, given the time and attention, "Planning Small Groups With Purpose," is a helpful guide for planting small groups in any church.
