Lead a Life Group that actually changes lives
This practical, faith-rooted program walks you step by step—from clarifying your calling and designing your group, all the way through your first gathering and your first 90 days—so you lead with confidence, not guesswork.
"You don't have to be a pastor or have all the answers—you just have to be willing to show up prepared, and let God work through that."
— Olga C Bezrukova
What you'll learn
What you'll be able to do
- Articulate a clear, biblically grounded personal calling statement that anchors your identity and purpose as a small group leader
- Design a complete Group Game Plan—defining your people, purpose, format, rhythm, and boundaries before you ever open the door
- Facilitate a full small group meeting with confidence: guiding welcome, Scripture, discussion, prayer, application, and caring follow-up
- Invite and include people through prayer-led relationship and hospitality, building genuine belonging without pressure or manipulation
- Plan and execute a pilot first gathering with real feedback loops, a four-touchpoint launch sequence, and clear safeguarding practices
- Sustain a healthy group through the first 90 days by deepening discipleship, developing shared leadership, preventing burnout, and laying the groundwork for multiplication
How it works
A school that adapts to you
This isn't a set of static videos. Every lesson is generated live and tuned to where you actually are.
We learn your level
A quick placement check tailors your starting point so you're never bored or lost.
Lessons adapt as you go
Each lesson is written for your pace and your goal, adjusting as your skills grow.
Your AI coach keeps you moving
Checkpoints, feedback, and gentle nudges turn progress into a real result.
The curriculum
What's inside your school
6 modules · 29 lessons
My Calling — Knowing Why You Lead
Grounds the leader in biblical purpose, personal calling, character formation, servant leadership, spiritual gifts, and accountability before anything is built.
- 1.1Why Small Groups? A Biblical and Historical FoundationIncluded
- 1.2Hearing and Testing Your CallIncluded
- 1.3Character Before Competence — Who You Are as a LeaderIncluded
- 1.4Gifts, Readiness, and AccountabilityIncluded
- 1.5Writing Your Calling StatementIncluded
My Group — Designing With Purpose
Equips leaders to define who their group is for, clarify its purpose and focus, and create a complete Group Game Plan before the first gathering.
- 2.1Who Is This Group For? Defining Your PeopleIncluded
- 2.2Purpose, Focus, and AlignmentIncluded
- 2.3Format, Rhythm, and Meeting LogisticsIncluded
- 2.4Communication, Boundaries, and Group CultureIncluded
- 2.5Building Your Group Game PlanIncluded
My Meeting — Facilitating With Confidence
Teaches leaders to design and lead a full small group meeting flow—from welcome to follow-up—while facilitating rather than performing.
- 3.1Anatomy of a Great Small Group MeetingIncluded
- 3.2The Art of Facilitation — Listening, Questioning, and IncludingIncluded
- 3.3Handling Hard Moments — Conflict, Tangents, and CorrectionIncluded
- 3.4Shared Responsibility and Ministry Within the GroupIncluded
- 3.5Practice Run — Simulate, Debrief, and ImproveIncluded
My People — Inviting, Welcoming, and Caring
Equips leaders to invite through prayer and relationship, build genuine belonging, and care for people without overstepping healthy boundaries.
- 4.1Prayer-Led Invitation and Relational OutreachIncluded
- 4.2Hospitality That Creates BelongingIncluded
- 4.3Follow-Up, Evangelism, and ReferralsIncluded
- 4.4Safeguarding, Confidentiality, and Digital CommunicationIncluded
- 4.5Building Your People Connection MapIncluded
My Launch — From Ready to Running
Takes leaders through a readiness check, four pre-launch touchpoints, a pilot first gathering, and a feedback loop that builds confidence without waiting for perfection.
- 5.1Launch Readiness — Oversight, Expectations, and SafeguardingIncluded
- 5.2Your Four-Touchpoint Launch SequenceIncluded
- 5.3Conducting Your Pilot GatheringIncluded
- 5.4Gathering Feedback and Iterating Without FearIncluded
My Growth — Sustaining, Deepening, and Multiplying
Equips leaders to evaluate true group health, deepen discipleship, develop shared leadership, prevent burnout, and lay groundwork for multiplication across the first 90 days and beyond.
- 6.1Measuring Health Beyond AttendanceIncluded
- 6.2Deepening Discipleship and Pastoral CareIncluded
- 6.3Developing Helpers and Sharing LeadershipIncluded
- 6.4Service, Outreach, and Expanding Your Group's MissionIncluded
- 6.5Your 90-Day Growth and Shared Leadership Plan — and What Comes NextIncluded
Who it's for
Is this you?
First-time group leader
She's felt the nudge for months and finally said yes—now she needs a clear, step-by-step path to launch with confidence rather than winging it.
Seasoned believer, stalled groups
He's led groups before but they keep plateauing—he wants the intentional framework he never had to build something that actually multiplies.
Church volunteer stepping up
Her pastor asked her to start a women's group and she said yes before she felt ready—this program gives her the tools to catch up fast.
Young leader with a vision
He has energy, relationships, and a clear sense of calling—what he needs is a disciplined structure to channel all of it into a healthy, lasting group.
Empty-nester with open doors
Her kids are grown and her home feels ready to be used for something meaningful—this program helps her turn that desire into a real, well-designed gathering.
Home church or cell group planter
He's launching a home gathering outside a traditional church structure and needs biblically grounded, practically rigorous guidance to do it with health and wisdom.
Questions
Frequently asked
Your teacher
A note from your teacher
Olga C Bezrukova
I want to start by saying something directly to you: the fact that you're here, reading this, already tells me something. It tells me there's a prompting you haven't been able to shake—a sense that you're supposed to gather people, open your home or your calendar, and let God do something meaningful in a circle of real relationships. That prompting is worth taking seriously. And you deserve more than a pep talk to help you act on it.
I've seen what happens when leaders step into small group ministry with a genuine heart but without a real framework. They launch on enthusiasm, hit the first awkward silence or hard conversation, and start wondering if they heard God wrong. Or they lead faithfully for months and then watch the group slowly drift—nobody's fault, just no structure to sustain the momentum. That gap between calling and confidence is real, and it's exactly what this program was built to close.
What I've put together here isn't a theoretical overview of small group ministry. It's an activation journey—meaning you will build something at every stage. Your calling statement. Your Group Game Plan. Your meeting facilitation skills, tested in a simulated practice run before your real first gathering. Your People Connection Map. Your four-touchpoint launch sequence. Your 90-Day Growth Plan. By the time you're done, you won't just feel more confident—you'll have done the actual preparatory work that most small group leaders skip, and you'll see the difference that makes.
I've written this for the person who takes faith seriously but also wants to lead wisely—someone who knows that "trusting God" and "being well-prepared" aren't opposites. I've kept the language plain, grounded it firmly in Scripture without making it a theology lecture, and designed every section to speak to you as the capable leader-in-formation you already are. You don't have to be a pastor. You don't have to have all the answers. You just have to be willing to show up prepared and let God work through that.
Whether you're stepping into leadership for the very first time or you're coming back to it wanting to lead with greater health and intentionality, I believe this program will meet you where you are. The people God has in mind for your group—the ones who need what only your particular gathering can offer—they're worth your best preparation. Let's get you ready.
— Olga C Bezrukova
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- 6 modules, 29 lessons
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