The Best Part of Your Week: How to Make Groups Fun, Relational, and Life-Giving - Featuring Brad Shank

Enhancing Small Group Ministry: Insights from the Lobby Gathering In this episode of SG Squared, Steve Gladden and James Browning discuss the annual Lobby Gathering event in Southern California, which brings together small group pastors from around the world. The conversation highlights the inception of the Lobby Gathering, emphasizing the importance of practical networking over traditional conference sessions. The episode features insights from Brad Shank of Christ's Church of the Valley (CCV), who outlines four key rhythms for creating vibrant small groups: eating together, doing life together, growing together, and serving together. Shank stresses the significance of these rhythms in fostering genuine relationships and spiritual growth, offering practical advice for making groups the best part of members' weeks by embodying the spirit of the early church. The episode encourages listeners to reevaluate their small group practices to foster environments filled with joy, generosity, connection, and mission. To take advantage of the early bird discount, head to 00:00 Introduction to the Lobby Gathering 00:33 The Origin of the Lobby Gathering 00:59 Mistake : Wrong Assumptions 02:56 Mistake : Impatience 04:29 Mistake : Defensiveness 06:35 Insights from the Lobby Gathering 08:12 Best Part of Your Week: Building Life-Giving Groups 15:56 Four Key Rhythms for Small Groups 19:32 Practical Tips for Group Leaders 31:28 Conclusion and Final Thoughts ★ Support this podcast ★

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The Best Part of Your Week: How to Make Groups Fun, Relational, and Life-Giving - Featuring Brad Shank is an episode from Group Talk - Small Group Network by Small Group Network.

This episode is 35:11 long.

This episode was published on Jun 4, 2025.

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