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Small group leaders, pastors, and more discussing strategies for growth and community in church groups. The Small Group Network is an international ministry that equips churches to engage in deeper discipleship and community.
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How you're doing is how your small group ministry is doing. After 40-plus years in ministry, Steve Gladen gets asked one question more than almost any other: how did you last? In this episode he and Derek Olson walk through three areas to check in yourself once the fall launch settles down, and Ste…
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Attendance, Metrics, and Health: Measuring Discipleship in Small Group Ministry
Pastor Steve Gladen and host Derek open the fall season of SG Squared by discussing how small group leaders should think about attendance, metrics, and health without letting numbers define their identity. Steve argues …
Ron Kelleher on Kingdom Leadership, Workplace Ministry, and Integrating Faith in the Marketplace
Pastor Steve Gladen records a special SG Squared episode at the Lobby Gathering with Ron Kelleher, first sharing an update that Ron has been diagnosed with colon cancer and requesting prayers for him an…
Bill Donahue on Leading Life-Changing Small Groups (Plus Signed Book Giveaway)
Recorded at the Lobby Gathering, Pastor Steve Gladen interviews Dr. Bill Donahue about his updated book, How to Lead Life-Changing Small Groups, and offers a giveaway of six signed copies to the first, third, fifth, seve…
1. Groups that primarily Disciple• Primary engagement is spiritual growth• What their felt need is, Spiritual Void.• Team responsible—Spiritual Formation Team
2. Groups that primarily Connect• Primary engagement is Serving.• What their felt need is, Value.• Team responsible—First Impressions or Ser…
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10 Building Blocks to Engineer a Dynamic Small Group Ministry
Steve Gladen and Derek discuss a summer “diagnostic check” for small group ministries by reviewing 10 building blocks to keep groups healthy, scalable, and disciple-making headi…
People Over Programs: One-to-One Leadership That Keeps Small Groups Relational
Pastor Steve Gladen and Derek Olson discuss how small group ministry can drift from being people-focused to program-focused, and argue the most important question is how to keep relationships central. Steve emphasizes th…
The Real Question Small Group Leaders Should Be Asking: What Kind of Disciple Are You Producing?
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5 Small Group Strategies for 2026
Welcome to SG Squared with Pastor Steve Gladen, who brings over 25 years of small group ministry experience to provide practical advice and encouragement for leading small groups. In this episode, despite battling the flu, Steve and Derek discuss the importance of …
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