SMALL GROUP LEADER GUIDE
For leaders only. Keep the member guide (reading, questions, what to bring) separate.
From synodo.app/guides/small-group-leader-guide-template

Group: ______________________    Meeting date: ____________    Unit / week: ________
Leaders tonight: ______________________________________________

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1. PREPARE                                   Led by: __________
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- Read / watch beforehand:
- Bring or buy:
- Set up in the room (and by what time):
- Background a leader may need (context, a hard question someone may ask):

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2. RUN OF SHOW                               Led by: __________
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  Time    What                               Minutes
  ____    Welcome and catch-up               15
  ____    Read the passage / watch the video  5
  ____    Discussion                         35
  ____    Prayer requests and prayer         15
  ____    Close
If time runs short, cut: ____________________

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3. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS                      Led by: __________
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Mark the ones not to skip with *. Six to eight is plenty; most groups get to four or five.
1. (What does it say?)
2.
3. * (The question that matters most -- put it in the middle, not the end)
4.
5. (A question with no right answer, so quieter people can join in)
6. (What difference will this make this week?)

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4. AFTERWARD                                 Led by: __________
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- Follow up with (anyone who missed twice, anyone who shared something hard):
- Send the group (notes, next week's reading, reminders):
- Next meeting needs: