LEAD WELL | Launch a Wave of Missional Small Groups

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A pastor, author, and experienced trainer, Dan Serns has spent decades equipping churches to grow through disciple-making, leadership development, and mission. He and his wife, Lois, have raised three children and enjoy spending time with their growing family. Dan is passionate about helping churches multiply disciples through simple, reproducible small groups and leadership development.

Discover a disciple-making framework that moves churches from Buildings to Territory, Budgets to Teams, and Bodies to Transformation.

Learn how passions, ministries, and community needs can become disciple-making small groups.

Maximize the strengths of each teammate for effective small groups.

Build momentum through coordinated launches and multiplication strategies.

Learn practical ways to help new believers become growing disciples.

Discover how small groups fit into your church’s evangelism strategy and how they can be incorporated into your 2027 ministry plans and years beyond.

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Every thriving small group needs more than a meeting time and a curriculum—it needs leaders who create an environment where people can encounter Jesus, build meaningful relationships, and discover their purpose.

That’s why we are encouraging each small group to be built around a Team of Three: together, they create a balanced pathway of discipleship.

This person creates a welcoming environment where people feel seen, valued, and connected.

They notice the person sitting quietly in the corner. They help relationships grow beyond the weekly gathering. They make sure new faces become familiar faces and familiar faces become family. Through their care and connection, people discover: “I belong here.”This person creates a welcoming environment where people feel seen, valued, and connected.

They notice the person sitting quietly in the corner. They help relationships grow beyond the weekly gathering. They make sure new faces become familiar faces and familiar faces become family. Through their care and connection, people discover: “I belong here.”

This person helps guide the group toward a deeper relationship with Jesus.

They nurture prayer, encourage spiritual conversations, and help create moments where people can grow in faith together. Through their spiritual leadership, people discover: “I am growing closer to Jesus.”

This person helps the group look beyond itself and live on mission.

They encourage the group to notice needs, serve others, and invite people into the same journey of belonging and growth. Through their vision for mission, people discover: “God can use me to make a difference.”

One leader helps people belong. One leader helps people grow. One leader helps people serve.

AWESOME. Let’s do this.

You’ll learn how to turn ideas into groups, and help others do the same.

Though not a pre-requisite, churches are encouraged to bring a Team of Three.