 | Leading Life-Changing Small Groups by Bill Donahue
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $2.41 Good book for practical advice on a variety of situations that come up in small group leadership.
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 | Walking the Small Group Tightrope: Meeting the Challenges Every Group Faces by Bill Donahue
Buy new: $11.69 / Used from: $0.09 Very practical guide that takes us through the various tightropes we all must balance when leading a small group.
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 | Making Small Groups Work by Henry Cloud
Buy new: $11.69 / Used from: $1.58 This was helpful because the chapters were short and to the point discussing various areas of concern that I've had in leading groups.
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 | The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming by Henri J. M. Nouwen
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $0.01 For the spiritual development of the leader, Nouwen is one of (if not the best in my opinion) writers. He dives into the heart of spiritual development and draws things to the surface that I never knew existed.
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 | Seven Practices of Effective Ministry by Andy Stanley
Buy new: $13.59 / Used from: $9.91 Because small group leaders, in my opinion, are spiritual leaders, they ought to have their hands in some leadership training as well as practical application training. This is a good book that briefly outlines effective ministry leadership.
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 | Visioneering: God's Blueprint for Developing and Maintaining Vision by Andy Stanley
Buy used from: $16.99 |
 | Creating Community: Five Keys to Building a Small Group Culture by Andy Stanley
Buy new: $13.59 / Used from: $5.00 |
 | Organic Church: Growing Faith Where Life Happens by Neil Cole
Buy new: $15.57 / Used from: $10.87 Cole's comments are a great mantra for my small group philosophy. My only concern with the small group/house church only mindset is that it misses the celebration with a variety of believers.
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 | Ruthless Trust: The Ragamuffin's Path to God by Brennan Manning
Buy new: $10.07 / Used from: $3.77 Faith really is about a ruthless trust in Christ. Like the children coming to Jesus, we are to come in the same way... fully trusting the one who loves us dearly. Very important when leading, because we recognize that need to rely on Christ for all strength and power.
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 | Houses that Change the World by Wolfgang Simson
Buy new: $8.79 / Used from: $2.47 I have only read parts of this, but from my understanding, a very powerful description of the potential outreach for all small groups.
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