How to Use PGN
Our resources are designed to help your ministry make "full circle" Christians, whether they've been going to church a long time or they're brand new at it. Here's the picture we're working toward:
The Process
Using the resources at pursueGOD.org, pursueGODkids.org, and FLEXTALK.org, teach your church our 3E process:
- Engage: Start talking about life, faith, and everything in between using the topics on one of our category pages.
- Establish: Start "The Pursuit" - our 12-week discipleship track available at pursueGOD.org - to establish a full circle Christian faith.
- Empower: Complete "The Pursuit" and you'll be ready to go out and help others pursue God.
PGN
The pursueGODnetwork site uses conversation starters just like our other disciple-making sites. The main difference? The categories here are built for ministry leaders throughout your church:
- Partners: "How to" for official PGN partner ministries
- Pastors: For shepherds and teachers who want to make disciples
- Small Groups: For leaders using pursueGOD as their primary curriculum
- Worship Teams: For mentoring conversations among your singers and musicians
- Student Ministry: For youth groups who want to raise up disciple-makers in their ranks
- Children's Ministry: For churches using our Kids' Church curriculum at pursueGODkids.org
- Target Ministries: Like men, women, and outreach.
Featured Topics
BROWSE MORE TOPICS
- Try Assigning a Prime Mover in Your Group
- Is Your Small Group Really Winning?
- When Someone Drops a Bombshell in Your Group
- Small Group Ground Rules
- Things to Remember as Your Small Group Moves Forward
- 3 Important Points for All Christian Small Groups
- Involving Others in Follow-Up Conversations
- How to Prep for a Group or Mentor Meeting
- Helping Groups Move Forward
- How to Develop New Small Group Leaders
- Dealing with the Small Group Dominator
- Small Group Host Training
- Developing People in Small Groups
- How to Run a PG Small Group
- Welcome to Small Group Training
- How to Use the Small Group Reproduction Plan
- How to Avoid Small Group Leader Burnout
- Getting a Group Ready to Reproduce
- How to Make Your Group Welcoming to Guests
- Small Group Tools
- Small Group Coach Training
- Great Groups Must Be Intentional
- Leading Beyond the Weekly Meeting
- Creating an Outwardly Focused Small Group
- What Is a Group and Why Should I Start One?
- What Makes a Small Group Great?
- Going “Full Circle” as a Group
- How to Avoid Being a Weird Small Group
- The Greatest Thing a Small Group Leader Can Do
- How to Identify Future Leaders
- Launching Small Groups Through a Church-Wide Campaign
- Three Types of Meetings for Every Leader
- How to Guide a Simple Discussion | Small Group Host Training #3
- How to Help People Feel Welcome | Small Group Host Training #2
- How the Campaign Works | Small Group Host Training #1
- Mission Over Preference
- How to Make Everyone a Leader in Your Small Group
- 7 Things You Must Know to Lead a Small Group
- Leading a Group Discussion
- Growing Your Small Group
- Reproducing a Small Group
- Preparing Future Group Leaders
- Mentoring in Your Small Group
- Building a Team of Co-Leaders
- Developing People in Your Group
- Evaluating and Planning Your Group
- Building Trust and Care in Groups
- Starting a New Group
- Being a Better Leader
- The Value of Leadership
- Leading with the Heart
- The Strategic Role of Small Groups
- Christian Leaders and Pride
- How to Mentor Co-Leaders
- How to Lead a Small Group Discussion
- Learn the Difference between Helping and Doing
- Group Leaders Have Limits
- How to Have a Follow-up Conversation
- 3 Ways to Connect to a TV for your Group
- 3 Simple Tech Tips for Every Group
- 8 Tips for Keeping your Group Engaged on a Topic
- The Most Important Team at Church
- The Three Seasons of a Small Group
- Bad Answers to Good Questions
- Encouraging Quiet People to Share in Groups
- Help Your Group Get Comfortable with Prayer
- Create a Good Relational Environment in Your Group
- Create a Caring Small Group
- Strategic Times to Invite People to Small Group
- Train Your Group to Be Invitational
- The Secret to Being an Effective Group Leader
- How to Find New Group Members
- How to Use the Small Group Feedback Form
- Set the Right Tone for a New Group
- Small Group Coach Job Description
- Get Your Group Off to a Good Start
- How Big Should a Group Be to Launch a New Group?
- Finding the Right Time to Reproduce a Group
- Celebrate a New Group Launch
- Transitioning from 1 Small Group to 2
- The Importance of Small Groups
- How to Prep for Small Group as a Team
- Sharing Ministry in a Small Group
- When Your Small Group Gets Off Track
- How to Use Your Team Meeting Planner
- How to Use Your Group Schedule Planner
- How to Use the Small Group Launch Plan
- How to Do a Simple Assessment
- Help People Where They’re At
- How to Assess Your Small Group
- Small Group Training in a Nutshell
- 3 Tips for Finding Conversations for Groups or Mentoring
- Small Groups 101
BROWSE ALL KEYWORDS
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- Character Studies (2)
- Church Discipline (1)
- Church Growth (2)
- Church Health (5)
- Conflict (3)
- Culture (2)
D
- Discipleship Culture (40)
- Discipleship Culture (1)
- Diversity (4)
E
- Emotional Health (7)
- Evangelism (2)
F
- FCA (1)
- Foundations (1)
G
- Giving (1)
H
- Holiday Sermons (2)
- Hospitality (1)
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- LGBTQ (1)
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- Men’s Ministry (2)
- Mentoring (13)
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- Partners (1)
- Pastoral Ministry (7)
- Philosophical (11)
- Prayer Ministry (3)
- Preaching (26)
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- Roll Out (6)
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- series (2)
- Series for Pastoral Ministry (7)
- Series for Serving Teams (1)
- Series for Small Groups (17)
- Series for Student Ministry (2)
- Series for Worship Teams (17)
- Sound Teams (1)
- Spiritual Disciplines (4)
- Spiritual Maturity (3)
- Strategic (10)
- Student Ministry (16)
- Suffering (1)
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- Technical (8)
- Textual Sermons (1)
- Theology (1)
- Topical Sermons (12)
U
- Unity (2)
V
- Verse-by-Verse (1)
- Volunteers (7)
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- Weddings & Funerals (1)
- Women’s Ministry (1)
- Worship Teams (8)
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How to Use FLEXTALK
When Jesus said "Go make disciples," he wasn't just talking about investing in other Christians at church. He wants you to go help someone who doesn't yet know Jesus! That's what FLEXTALK.org is all about. There you'll find conversation starters just like the ones at pursueGOD.org - except without explicit references to the Bible. Use it to engage people in meaningful conversations, and then bring them to pursueGOD.org when they're ready to talk about faith.
Click here to visit FLEXTALK.org.
Spread the Word
Spread the word about pursueGOD.org with all new Invite Cards - business cards emblazoned with the images from any of our category pages. Hand them out at church, at school, and in the community to open the door for disciple-making conversations in your world. Order cards for yourself, your small group, or your entire church.
- To order invite cards, click here.
- To learn about how your church can join our network, click here.
