As we began our yearly preparations for small group to begin about a year ago, I began to feel bad about how many times I had to e-mail our leaders for their group info. It felt like I was bugging our leaders- which I never want to do. Finally, I decided to sit down and figure out all the info I needed so I could ask them in one easy step.  After I received their info, I made a simple excel sheet to find out where there are holes and could easily follow up. As I’m working through this process right now, I thought I’d share the questions I ask.

Answer these 7 simple questions to begin your small group:

1. Describe the group you’d like to start.
2. What makes you interested in that?
3. When would you like your group to meet? (Day of week/Time/How often)
4. Any other group specific details? (Baby-sitting? Dnner?)
5. Where would you like your group to meet? (Host home)
6. Who could be your Assistnt Group Leader (Brainstorm)
7. What would you like to call your group? (Our church names groups after movies.)

Download a printable version for free here–> Starting a Fuel Group

Download a version that’s easy to fill out over e-mail for free here–> Starting a Fuel online version