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Course
How to Lead a Small Group
~2.75 Hours
In the course, How to Lead a Small Group, learn practical skills and spiritual insights to organize a small group that promotes authenticity and sharpens members’ faith in Jesus.
Amy Drennan
About This Course
Your role as a small group leader is to help create a welcoming group environment that encourages authenticity, trust, and transparency while remaining committed to following Jesus together. This is a significant task, but you don’t need to fit a specific small group leader mold to do it successfully. In the course, How to Lead a Small Group, you’ll discover a clear vision for this special community that Jesus modeled as he called his disciples and followers. You’ll learn how to effectively plan and organize a small group, navigate conflict, and foster meaningful relationships among members. Join Dr. Amy Drennan, the executive director of Vocation Formation at Fuller Seminary who worked extensively on small group formation in her previous role at Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, as you gain the essential skills and spiritual insights needed to lead your small group confidently and with purpose.
Learning Outcomes
- Articulate the purpose and nature of small groups, including their role as leaders
- Plan and organize a small group
- Foster meaningful relationships among members
Created in partnership with First Presbyterian Church and FULLER Equip.
- Volunteer Training
- Church & Ministry
1. Getting Started
2. A Vision for Small Groups
3. Starting Well
4. How to Foster a Welcoming Space
5. Navigating Conflict
Conclusion
6. Next Steps
Your Instructor
Amy Drennan
MAICS, PhD, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified Spiritual Director
Your instructor for this course is Amy Drennan, MAICS, LMFT, PhD. Amy attended Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, majoring in Speech Communication, and minoring in Spanish and Religion. She later received dual master’s degrees in Intercultural Studies and Marriage and Family Therapy from Fuller Theological Seminary. In 2020, Amy completed a PhD in Higher Education at Azusa Pacific University. After working as a licensed marriage and family therapist and certified spiritual director, Amy returned to Fuller Seminary in 2012 as the assistant director of Clinical Training at the School of Psychology. In 2014, Amy joined the Vocation and Formation Department, where she currently serves as the executive director of the Office of Spiritual Formation. In this role, she oversees a team of directors who work with Fuller’s Apprenticeships, Formation Group Leaders, chaplains, and chapel programs.
