Welcome to the Disciple-making in Community with Ken Braddy podcast, an ongoing
conversation with church leaders that focuses on important issues in disciple-making through
ongoing Bible study groups.

Your host, Ken Braddy is Lifeway’s Director of Sunday School, a group leader, author,
blogger, and has been a discipleship pastor and 30-year champion of disciple-making through
ongoing groups in the local church.

Today Ken welcomes Alan Raughton and Jon Huff to discuss best practices for retaining group leaders.

Mentioned:

First Baptist Church, Nashville, TN

Olive Baptist Church, Pensacola, FL

KenBraddy.com

Lifeway Research article, “5 Tips for Getting a Yes in a Culture of No”

Welcome to the Disciple-making in Community with Ken Braddy podcast, an ongoing
conversation with church leaders that focuses on important issues in disciple-making through
ongoing Bible study groups.

Your host, Ken Braddy is Lifeway’s Director of Sunday School, a group leader, author,
blogger, and has been a discipleship pastor and 30-year champion of disciple-making through
ongoing groups in the local church.

Today Ken welcomes Bruce Raley and Peter Burmeister to offer 13 places we can look to find new group leaders.

Mentioned:

First Baptist Church, Hendersonville, TN

First Baptist Church, Pensacola, FL

Bruce’s book, Extreme Sunday School Challenge: Engaging Our World Through New Groups

BruceRaley.com

Welcome to the Disciple-making in Community with Ken Braddy podcast, an ongoing
conversation with church leaders that focuses on important issues in disciple-making through
ongoing Bible study groups.

Your host, Ken Braddy is Lifeway’s Director of Sunday School, a group leader, author,
blogger, and has been a discipleship pastor and 30-year champion of disciple-making through
ongoing groups in the local church.

Today Ken welcomes Allan Taylor and Chris Surratt to brainstorm ways to help people overcome hurdles when considering serving as a new group leader.

Mentioned:

First Baptist Concord, Knoxville, TN

Allan’s book, The Six Core Values of Sunday School and Sunday School in HD: Sharpening the Focus on What Makes Your Church Healthy

Harvest Church, California

Chris’ books, Leading Small Groups: How to Gather, Launch, Lead, and Multiply Your Small Group and Small Groups for the Rest of Us: How to Design Your Small Groups System to Reach the Fringes

The Group Answers podcast

Welcome to the Disciple-making in Community with Ken Braddy podcast, an ongoing
conversation with church leaders that focuses on important issues in disciple-making through
ongoing Bible study groups.

Your host, Ken Braddy is Lifeway’s Director of Sunday School, a group leader, author,
blogger, and has been a discipleship pastor and 30-year champion of disciple-making through
ongoing groups in the local church.

Today Ken welcomes Brian Gass, Ron Brown, Chris Johnson, and Tod Tanner to discuss enlisting and onboarding new group leaders in the normative church environment (100 people +/- 50).

Mentioned:

Article featuring Brian Gass, “A Normal Tennessee Baptist Church”

Crestmont Baptist Church, Burleson, TX

Grace Church, Hendersonville, TN

Tennessee Baptist Foundation

Welcome to the Disciple-making in Community with Ken Braddy podcast, an ongoing
conversation with church leaders that focuses on important issues in disciple-making through
ongoing Bible study groups.

Your host, Ken Braddy is Lifeway’s Director of Sunday School, a group leader, author,
blogger, and has been a discipleship pastor and 30-year champion of disciple-making through
ongoing groups in the local church.

Today Ken welcomes Carrie Burrows, Jay Gordon, and Joseph Brasher to discuss the challenges in enlisting and onboarding new group leaders in the megachurch environment.

Mentioned:

First Baptist Church, Woodway, TX

Carrie’s book, The Fields We Called Home

The Church at Brook Hills, Birmingham, AL

The Great Groups podcast

New Vision Baptist Church, Murfreesboro, TN

Joseph’s book, The Little Book on Small Groups

Welcome to the Disciple-making in Community with Ken Braddy podcast, an ongoing
conversation with church leaders that focuses on important issues in disciple-making through
ongoing Bible study groups.

Your host, Ken Braddy is Lifeway’s Director of Sunday School, a group leader, author,
blogger, and has been a discipleship pastor and 30-year champion of disciple-making through
ongoing groups in the local church.

Today Ken welcomes Brian Fillingim and Josh Conner to the show to continue discussing the 13 principles for enlisting group leaders.

Welcome to the Disciple-making in Community with Ken Braddy podcast, an ongoing
conversation with church leaders that focuses on important issues in disciple-making through
ongoing Bible study groups.

Your host, Ken Braddy is Lifeway’s Director of Sunday School, a group leader, author,
blogger, and has been a discipleship pastor and 30-year champion of disciple-making through
ongoing groups in the local church.

Today Ken welcomes Dwayne McCrary and Jerry Ross to the show to discuss the 13 principles for enlisting group leaders.

Welcome to the Disciple-making in Community with Ken Braddy podcast, an ongoing
conversation with church leaders that focuses on important issues in disciple-making through
ongoing Bible study groups.

Your host, Ken Braddy is Lifeway’s Director of Sunday School, a group leader, author,
blogger, and has been a discipleship pastor and 30-year champion of disciple-making through
ongoing groups in the local church.