Leading from the Heart: A Small Group Leader's Guide to a Passionate Ministry

by Michael C. Mack, Lyman Coleman (Foreword)

Do your groups need new life? Does your ministry need a spark? This book will renew your heart, refocus your priorities, and recharge your ministry as a small group leader!

Powerful small group leaders share a common they possess a passionate heart for God. They know their priorities and know that time with Him always tops the list. Each has a heart of brokenness before God ... a heart that is called to serve others, and a heart that pours out the love of Christ to others.

If you are tired and need a spiritual boost, this book will lead you to the Source of life. And if you want to move from good to great in small group leadership, this book will take you deeper into the heart of God and help you grow.

This resource has multiple private reflection, group leader training, and one-on-one coaching. Each chapter includes powerful "Heart to Heart" questions that will turn theory into practice for you.

147 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2001

About the author

I'll never forget the F I received on an eighth-grade writing project. I had wanted to be a writer since the first time Mom put a crayon in my pudgy hand. When Mrs. Witte assigned our class an essay on the history of the State of Ohio, I filled a spiral-bound notebook with the stories of the state's settlers and other heroes. The big red F on the first page of my notebook was garnished with a note that accused me of plagiarism.

I pleaded with her. I tried to convince her I wrote the paper myself. Finally, I boldly asked her to prove her contention. She couldn't. My grade was revised to an A, plus an apology. I was a writer, and 40 years later I still am.

So far I've written more than 30 nonfiction books and discussion guides, hundreds of magazine and newspaper articles, and I've lost count of how many articles and blog posts on the web.

I recently released a new self-published book, World's Greatest Small Group, available in both print and Kindle versions on Amazon.

I blog regularly at Small Group Leadership and write a monthly "Best Practices" column for The Christian Standard magazine. I have edited books and other materials for major Christian publishing companies both on staff and as a freelance editor.

I am also a writer/editor in other fields as well, especially as related to living with diabetes, marriage and parenting, cycling (especially mountain biking) and other outdoor recreation, and other topics. I blog about life with diabetes, cycling, marriage and family, and other stuff I'm passionate about at Life's Highs and Lows.