At LCBC we believe that God designed us to grow spiritually by connecting relationally. Thanks for leading a Group! We know that it’s not always easy. Sometimes it can feel like you’re on your own. That’s why we’ve created this page. We want to help you lead well and remind you that we are in this together!
This page contains tools and resources to help you take your next step as a leader and links you to a community of leaders who are passionate about creating a culture of connection.
How to Use Group Leader Toolbox
The following short videos will show you how to manage your group on my.lcbcchurch.com
How to Use Group Leader Toolbox Part 2
How to Take Attendance in an Offsite Group
Campus Contacts
Group Studies
Engaging in Message-Based Questions, or Group Studies is the way to keep God’s teaching a priority in your group encouraging each other to apply what you learn.

Weekly Message-Based Questions
Looking for your next step after being part of the weekend gathering? Sign up for the Weekly Discussion Guide and receive questions every Sunday based on the weekend teaching to use with friends, family, co-workers, or your LIFE Group.

RightNow Media
If you need access to your RightNow Media account, contact your Next Steps Director.

Strong Start Curriculum
Strong Start is a 6-week curriculum for new LIFE Groups to help them get off to a great start. Strong Start is not a typical study, but a guide to setting group expectations and telling your spiritual stories.

What makes a LIFE Group?
Every LIFE Group is unique, but all groups focus on three vital relationships: connect with God, connect with each other, and connect with the community.
Ask an Expert
Have a story to share?
Leader orientation
Every leader wants to know what it means to lead well. This online orientation will walk you through four key areas to help you win as a leader.
Refresh on the Basics
Refresh and refocus on these basic group expectations.
Basic Ground Rules of a Great Group
The five C’s of a Group: Commitment, Communication, Conversation, Confidentiality, and Care.
Three Connections Your Group Must Have
Learn about the three connections necessary for a successful Group—connecting with God, each other, and your community.
What Does a Leader Do in a Group?
Here’s what your role is as the leader—what you are and what you are not.
What Does a Typical Group Night Look Like?
What structure works best for your group? Hear ideas and examples of how to plan your LIFE Group’s night.
The Resources That Will Keep You Growing as a Leader
We have resources that will help any leader develop in the strengths they already have to lead as well as feel supported in the areas they aren’t as confident in.
Helpful Tools
MyLCBC - Manage rosters, Find a LIFE Group and prospects for your group
Recommended Reading

Field Guide for Small Group Leaders
by Sam O'Neal
The Field Guide for Small Group Leaders focuses in on the small group gathering as a spiritual event. Useful to newly minted leaders and as a ready resource for small group experts, this go-to guide helps leaders prepare themselves to prepare their groups for the adventure of a collective encounter with a great God.

Leading Small Groups with a Purpose
by Steve Gladen
Every chapter includes ideas that small group leaders can implement immediately as well as ways to shape their small groups over time. Gladen helps leaders define success clearly, develop a personal leadership plan, invite members into the group, and shepherd members through fellowship, discipleship, ministry, evangelism, and worship.

Leading Life Changing Small Groups
by Bill Donahue
The unique, ready-reference format highlights the requirements and responsibilities of a small group leader, gives helpful insight into the process of group formation and answers practical questions about meeting preparation and how to encourage group participation.

Unclean
by Richard Beck
In an unprecedented fusion of psychological science and theological scholarship, Richard Beck describes the pernicious (and largely unnoticed) effects of the psychology of purity upon the life and mission of the church.

Celebration of Discipline
by Richard Foster
In Celebration of Discipline, Foster explores the "classic Disciplines," or central spiritual practices, of the Christian faith to show how each of these areas contribute to a balanced spiritual life.

Creating Community: Five Keys to Building a Small Group Culture
by Andy Stanley and Bill Willits
This is not just another book about community; this is a book about strategy—strategy that builds a small group culture. Creating Community shares clear and simple principles to help people connect into meaningful relationships. The kind God desires for each of us. The kind He uses to change our lives.