02.19.10
The Summit, Lyman Coleman and the role of the pastor
Ben Reed is a guest blogger here at the Lifeway Small Groups blog. He regularly blogs for Life and Theology. You can also find him on Twitter HERE.
The Summit started out with a series of questions asked to each of the 9 guys who presented (10 experts were there, but Rick Howerton moderated).
Up next, Lyman Coleman. Here's the question he had:
What's the role of the senior pastor in small groups ministry?
In general, the role of the senior pastor is to be so convinced that he is doing the work that Jesus would give him that he stakes his whole life on it. The pastor needs to be in a group, and needs to bring up stories of what God's doing in that group in sermons and in casual conversations. The pastor who champions small groups well depends on a group for his own life, and wants that same type of experience for everybody.
Is it possible for a group model to become all it can and should be without the senior pastor not making it a reality in his life? No! I have never seen a successful group ministry where the pator isn't the small groups champion from the pulpit.
Is your pastor a small groups champion?
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