{"id":65151,"date":"2012-12-03T00:16:41","date_gmt":"2012-12-03T05:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.stuffyoucanuse.org\/?p=40"},"modified":"2012-12-03T00:16:41","modified_gmt":"2012-12-03T05:16:41","slug":"11-sg-supplies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stuffyoucanuse.org\/11-sg-supplies\/","title":{"rendered":"11 Must-Have Small Group Supplies"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Kenny and I aren’t doing Stuff You Can Use, we’re doing\u00a0Middle School Ministry<\/a>\u00a0at an awesome church<\/a> in Buffalo, NY. It’s pretty fun. We’re learning a lot, we’re trying a lot, and part of the reason this blog exists is so we can share with you some of our experiences and experiments.<\/strong>\u00a0Maybe some things we share will spark something really genius in\u00a0your ministry context<\/em>. That’s what we’re up to in today’s post.<\/p>\n

In everything we do, we want to\u00a0set up our Small Group Leaders to win <\/em>with their students.<\/span>One of our personal core philosophies in ministry is this: in everything we do, we want to set up our Small Group Leaders to win with their students. In every aspect of ministry, we want to give our Small Group Leaders every opportunity and resource they need to be successful. Because they’re the heart and hands of what we do.<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of the ways we’ve tried to do that has been to\u00a0create a Small Group Leader Supply Station. <\/strong>It’s sort of a one-stop shop for anything and everything our Small Group Leaders (or SGL’s) might need. Today, we wanted to give you a peek at it! (Click on the thumbnails for a closer look…)<\/p>\n

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OUR 11 MUST-HAVE SMALL GROUP SUPPLIES…<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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  1. CONVERSATION STARTERS.\u00a0<\/strong>Every week, we put together a list of questions to help our SGL’s guide the conversation with their students after the message. These Conversation Starters go up on our website<\/a>\u00a0in advance, so our SGL’s have lots of time to prepare.\u00a0Get the editable version\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  2. TIME WITH GOD.\u00a0<\/strong>Every week, we put together a basic reading plan to get kids into God’s Word. We have paper copies, but we also post these reading plans on a blog<\/a> and on our Time with God App<\/a>.\u00a0Get the editable version\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  3. BIBLES.\u00a0<\/strong>We always have these handy so SGL’s can grab them for students who don’t have Bibles (and write a little note on the inside before giving it to them).<\/li>\n
  4. BINDERS.\u00a0<\/strong>We custom-print 3-ring binders (half-page size) for our students to hang onto their Conversation Starters, Time with God, event flyers, or their Small Group Leaders’ “business cards.”<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. STUDENT PROFILES.\u00a0<\/strong>These are an easy way for our SGL’s to hang onto their students’ contact information. Get the editable version here<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  6. PRAYER REQUEST CARDS.\u00a0<\/strong>These were originally part of our 4 Elements<\/em> Projects<\/a>, but they were so popular we decided to keep them around every week.<\/li>\n
  7. POSTCARDS.\u00a0<\/strong>We love to see our SGL’s\u00a0investing randomly in their students’ lives<\/a>,\u00a0so we keep a ton of postcards on hand so that our SGL’s can jot notes to their students once in a while. They give them to us and we mail them the next day.<\/li>\n
  8. THE 4 ELEMENTS<\/em>\u00a0PROJECTS.\u00a0<\/strong>We talked all about these projects<\/a> last week. We also keep a little chalkboard at the Supplies Station with the current Element written on it, just as a quick visual reminder.<\/li>\n
  9. THE SMALL GROUP LEADER LIBRARY.\u00a0<\/strong>The Library is super important – so important, actually, that\u00a0we’re going to do an entire post<\/a> on it.<\/em>\u00a0Check back on Wednesday <\/a>for a close-up look at our Library and a “how-to” on making one for your ministry.<\/li>\n
  10. PENS & SCRAP PAPER.<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n
  11. CANDY!\u00a0<\/strong>Lots of candy. Because, at least in Middle School Ministry, sometimes kids need a little incentive to talk. Or stop talking. Or stop throwing things at each other. Ya know.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Those are our\u00a0must-have\u00a0supplies for our Small Group Leaders. What are yours?<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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    When Kenny and I aren’t doing Stuff You Can Use, we’re doing\u00a0Middle School Ministry<\/a>\u00a0at an awesome church<\/a> in Buffalo, NY. It’s pretty fun. We’re learning a lot, we’re trying a lot, and part of the reason this blog exists is so we can share with you some of our experiences and experiments. Maybe some things we share will spark something really genius in\u00a0your ministry context<\/em>. That’s what we’re up to in today’s post.<\/p>\n

    One of our personal core philosophies in ministry is this: in everything we do, we want to set up our Small Group Leaders to win with their students. In every aspect of ministry, we want to give our Small Group Leaders every opportunity and resource they need to be successful. Because they’re the heart and hands of what we do.<\/p>\n

    One of the ways we’ve tried to do that has been to create a Small Group Leader Supply Station. It’s sort of a one-stop shop for anything and everything our Small Group Leaders (or SGL’s) might need. Today, we wanted to give you a peek at it!<\/p>\n

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