Church planting leaders Lee Stephenson and Danny Parmelee discuss the roles small groups should play in the life of a church plant.


0:50 Danny shares how small groups were an important part of his church plant from the beginning


4:25 Danny talks about how he dealt with people who wanted something different taught in their small group


6:50 Danny discusses how he handled small group multiplication


9:15 Lee and Danny say that at their churches it was the responsibility of small group leaders to grow their group, not the church


11:15 Danny talks about how he created accountability with his small groups and leaders


12:40 Danny discusses the process of creating the small group curriculum


15:00 Danny talks about what he would have done differently


16:00 Danny and Lee share what classes their churches offered as small group alternatives


20:00 Danny and Lee talk about the different ways to handle child care during small groups


22:25 Lee and Danny discuss the advantages of sermon-based small groups


26:00 Lee and Danny say they gave small group leaders freedom on how to run the group