__Now the pastor behind the phenomenal success of small groups at Saddleback Church shares his secrets with you.__   
"In this long-awaited book, Saddleback's brilliant pastor of small groups shares the biblical strategy, the secrets, the failures, and the lessons behind the remarkable growth of our small groups. Saddleback may possibly be the only church in America that consistently has thousands more people attend weekly Bible study in groups than attend our weekend services. So much of that is due to the genius of Steve Gladen, a pastor with a passionate heart for Jesus and his body."―Rick Warren, author, The Purpose Driven Life and The Purpose Driven Church   
"You absolutely must put a copy of Steve Gladen's book into the hands of your small group leadership. Steve Gladen sees growth happen year in and year out as he marshals support for the leaders of more than 3,500 small groups. This book relates his learnings from over thirteen years of his Saddleback experience. The wisdom he shares here is a gift."--Carl George, founder, Consulting for Growth, Inc.  
  
"Steve Gladen's new book provides us with a pocket GPS to help us find our way to balanced and healthy small groups in the church. Steve's work reflects the wisdom that comes from living out God's emphasis on developing relational community and discipleship among his people. It also conveys an awareness of favorable routes that groups can take, which endorse God's plan for building up the church to become vigorously alive in Christ. The inclusion of illustrative stories and practical, realistic principles of operation make this an enjoyable read and an enthusiastic stimulator of purposeful groups."--Dr. Julie Gorman, author, Community That Is Christian; professor of Christian formation and discipleship, Fuller Theological Seminary  
  
"Jesus and the early church discipled people through small groups. In this book, my friend Steve Gladen mines the Bible and his leadership experience at Saddleback Church for practical advice on how to create healthy small groups at your church."--George O. Wood, general superintendent, Assemblies of God USA  
  
"Whether your church is pioneering a new approach or you've been at it for years, this book has insight for establishing a sound approach to small group ministry, built on Steve's extensive experience. You will find his book practical and encouraging."--Ed Stetzer, coauthor, Transformational Church

Steve Gladen has been pastor of small groups at Saddleback Church for thirteen years. He oversees 7,000 adult small groups at Saddleback and loves seeing a big church become small through true community developed in group life. He is the coauthor of 250 Big Ideas for Small Groups, Building Healthy Small Groups in Your Church, and Don't Lead Alone. Steve and his family live in Southern California.

__Make small groups work in your church!__ Over the past fifteen years, small groups have become a vital way to build community in large churches. Nowhere has this been more apparent than at Saddleback Church. Steve Gladen, pastor of small groups at Saddleback, shares the secrets of that ministry's incredible success in creating small groups with purpose.  
  
This practical book walks you through the questions you need to answer to develop your own intentional small group strategy. Because it is built on principles and not methods, this step-by-step process can be implemented successfully in any size church. Each chapter ends with a list of questions for you to answer to help you assess your current situation and your desires for the future. Personal stories, Scripture, and examples ground the discussion and show the system in action.

__Steve Gladen__ has been pastor of small groups at Saddleback Church since 1998. He oversees 7,000 adult small groups at Saddleback and loves seeing a big church become small through true community developed in group life. He is the coauthor of 250 Big Ideas for Purpose Driven Small Groups, Building Healthy Small Groups in Your Church, and Don't Lead Alone.  
  
Steve and Lisa have been married since 1989. They and their two kids, Erika and Ethan, live in Orange County, California. Stay in touch with Steve through www.stevegladen.com.

Over the past fifteen years, small groups have become a vital way to build community in large churches. Nowhere has this been more apparent than at Saddleback Church. Now Steve Gladen, pastor of small groups at Saddleback, shares the secrets of that ministry's incredible success in creating small groups with purpose.  
  
This practical book walks church leaders through the questions they need to answer to develop their own intentional small group strategy. Built around the most commonly asked questions, Small Groups with Purpose outlines the step-by-step process of creating a successful small group ministry. Because it is built upon principles and not methods, this plan can be implemented in any size church. Each chapter ends with a list of questions for readers to answer to help them assess their current situation and their desires for the future. Personal stories, Scripture, and examples ground the discussion and show the system in action.  
  
Pastors and small group leaders will find this book instrumental in making small groups work in their churches.

Learn how to create a healthy and strategic small group ministry from the largest and most successful small group ministry in America.

Gladen, Steve

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

What Is a Healthy and Balanced Small Group?

1: My Story

2: The Saddleback Difference

3: What Did We Learn from the Book of Acts?

What Does This Look Like?

4: Is Your Vision Blurry?

5: It All Starts with Community

6: Leading for Spiritual Formation

7: Don't Lead Alone

8: The Church with No Walls

9: More than Music

Step-by-Step, How Can I Do This?

10: Spiritual Health Assessment

11: Helping Groups Become Healthier

12: Leadership Matters

13: The Road Ahead

14: Laying the Foundation

What Does This Mean for Overall Church Strategy?

15: Sunday School and/or Small Groups

16: Making the Most of Every Opportunity

17: Exponential Power

Do I Have What It Takes?

18: Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me

Notes

About the Author

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Over the past fifteen years, small groups have become a vital way to build community in large churches. Nowhere has this been more apparent than at Saddleback Church. Now Steve Gladen, pastor of small groups at Saddleback, shares the secrets of that ministry's incredible success in creating small groups with purpose.  
  
This practical book walks church leaders through the questions they need to answer to develop their own intentional small group strategy. Built around the most commonly asked questions,Small Groups with Purposeoutlines the step-by-step process of creating a successful small group ministry. Because it is built upon principles and not methods, this plan can be implemented in any size church. Each chapter ends with a list of questions for readers to answer to help them assess their current situation and their desires for the future. Personal stories, Scripture, and examples ground the discussion and show the system in action.  
  
Pastors and small group leaders will find this book instrumental in making small groups work in their churches.

Over the past fifteen years, small groups have become a vital way to build community in large churches. Nowhere has this been more apparent than at Saddleback Church. Steve Gladen, pastor of small groups at Saddleback, shares the secrets of that ministry's incredible success in creating small groups with purpose.

This practical book walks you through the questions you need to answer to develop your own intentional small group strategy. Because it is built on principles and not methods, this step-by-step process can be implemented successfully in any size church. Each chapter ends with a list of questions for you to answer to help you assess your current situation and your desires for the future. Personal stories, Scripture, and examples ground the discussion and show the system in action.

Small groups are a vital way to build community. This practical book walks you through the questions you need to answer to develop your own intentional small group strategy. Because it is built on principles and not methods, this step-by-step process can be implemented successfully in any size church. Each chapter ends with a list of questions for you to answer to help you assess your current situation and your desires for the future.

This 'Church Leader's Edition' of Steve Gladden’s ‘Small Groups with Purpose’ shares with you the step-by-step principles of pastoring, purpose and growth continually experienced by Saddleback Church for more than fifteen years. Following the pattern of the earliest Christian churches, small groups have been rediscovered as the vital and revitalised way to build small community in large congregation churches, and grow small congregation churches into large Christian communities.

Steve Gladen, pastor of small groups at Saddleback, in this practical book steps with you through the questions you need to address on the way to developing your own purposeful small group strategy. Building on principles and not methods, each chapter helps you assess your current situation and crystallises your desires for the future.

Steve Gladen has been lead pastor for small groups at Saddleback Church since 1998. He oversees more than 3,500 adult small groups at Saddleback and loves seeing a big church become small through true community developed in group life.He is the author of campanion book: 'Leading Small Groups with Purpose'.

With many personal stories end case studies from Scripture he opens the discussion, considers the outcomes, refines your purpose and shows you how small group communities work in theory and in action.

"Saddleback's brilliant pastor of small groups shares the biblical strategy, the secrets, the failures, and the lessons behind the remarkable growth of our small groups." - Rick Warren, author, The Purpose Driven Life and The Purpose Driven Church.

"You absolutely must put a copy of Steve Gladen's book into the hands of your small group leadership. The wisdom he shares here is a gift." - Carl George, founder, Consulting for Growth, Inc.

"Whether your church is pioneering a new approach or you've been at it for years, this book has insight for establishing a sound approach to small group ministry, built on Steve's extensive experience. You will find his book practical and encouraging." - Ed Stetzer, coauthor, Transformational Church

"Gladen knows a ton about groups and offers up many general principles. His book is unfortunately weighed down with a lot of Saddleback jargon and charts that don't help one develop a better understanding of small groups. Potential it could be useful as a source for training small group leaders. I feel this book could have been edited down quiet a bit and been more to the point." - Reader's Review: Other Retailer.

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