Staying Connected...

Is your small group staying connected between meetings and experiencing life change from the materials you are studying? Thinking back to the Thriving as a Small Group Leader conference, we mentioned how it's possible to stay connected between meetings by the use of social media.

If you and your group members have set up a Facebook profile, you can start a group for members to join and continue your discussion via a wall or message thread format. This allows you to challenge your members to spiritual growth, remind them of any homework, and bring relevance to the materials you are studying. Here are a few simple tips for setting up your group.

How to name your group and keep our program consistent in the search network:

Tiffany Fellowship Church – Small Groups – “the name of your group”

Setting up the access permission for your groups:

• Open - Anyone can join and invite others to join, so this choice may not be best since it will lead to many people joining your group that are not in regular attendance of your group.
• Closed - Leaders must approve requests for new members to join. Your group will show up in search listings and will be easiest for new members to find on Facebook.
• Secret - The invitation is by the leaders only and the group will not appear in search results or in the profiles of the members that have joined.

The rest of the default settings for Facebook groups should work well for you. Enjoy keeping your group connected!