Lobby interview with Bill Donahue (Win a Signed Copy of " How to Lead Life-Changing Small Groups)

Bill Donahue on Leading Life-Changing Small Groups (Plus Signed Book Giveaway) Recorded at the Lobby Gathering, Pastor Steve Gladen interviews Dr. Bill Donahue about his updated book, How to Lead Life-Changing Small Groups, and offers a giveaway of six signed copies to the first, third, fifth, seventh, ninth, and 11th people who email steve@smallgroupnetwork.com with an address. Donahue shares personal background about his wife Gail, their 38-year marriage, their two adult children, and formative experiences that shaped his views of what is “healthy” and “good.” The conversation highlights key helps for small group leaders: preparation that aims to be personal rather than perfect, shared ownership and participation, and learning to give and receive feedback. Donahue discusses measuring group health beyond attendance and numbers by evaluating relationships, culture, conflict navigation, experiencing Christ’s presence, and the group’s impact outside the circle, including online group considerations, and closes by emphasizing love as the central leadership focus. 00:00 Welcome and Giveaway Tease 01:09 Meet Bill Donahue 02:32 Family and Gail’s Ministry 05:59 How They Met and Ministry Beginnings 08:10 Early Small Group Failures to Growth 10:39 Growing Up and Performance Pressure 14:48 Kids, Parenting, and Real Life 18:33 New Book Focus and Leader Challenges 21:07 Book Tools Overview 21:32 Conflict Chapter Deep Dive 22:28 Online Groups Pros Cons 23:40 Coaching New Leaders 23:54 Preparation And Ownership 26:31 Measuring Real Progress 28:23 Feedback Triggers Explained 31:18 Healthy Metrics Inside Outside 34:19 Book Giveaway And Thanks 35:55 Closing Focus On Love 39:12 Final Wrap And Signoff ★ Support this podcast ★ (https://saddleback.com/give/add?v2gli...) Episode link: https://play.headliner.app/episode/34...