Problems in your group?

Contributed by:
Eric Dunaway
small groups pastor

If you answered no, then you better brace yourself... 'cause they're comin'! Don't you feel encouraged? I hate to be a Donny Downer on this one, but we need to be practical. Groups are messy because they're made up of messy people! And every once in a while I get questions about what to do with someone in a group who [fill in the blank]... or won't stop [fill in the blank]... or called me a [fill in the blank].


The truth is that every group faces their fare share of problems. And often times, those problems revolve around people and their personalities. Let's be honest, most groups have at least one personality in them that is prone to problems (not mine, just in case someone from my group is reading this). So how do we handle those situations?

Sorry, but there's no simple answer to this one. However, Mac Lake has a nice (and very short) video that gives some practical hints on how to handle problems in your group. Check it out!


How Do I Handle Problems In My Group? from Seacoast Church on Vimeo.

Here's a link to an earlier post where Mac gave some great practical advice on improving your facilitation skills: Three Easy Mistakes Facilitators Make.

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