This post is derived from Frank Chiapperino’s post here.

Use these lists of questions to stay on top of your small group’s health in these four most important relationship areas:

1. [God] Your personal relationship with God and your group’s relationship with God.
2. [Each other] The depth of your relationships with your group members and their relationships with each other.
3. [Leadership] The number of future leaders your group is producing and you are personally investing in.
4. [Evangelism] The relationships your group has with unchurched people and the passion they tap into to connect those people to God.

Evaluation Questions:

God:

• How often do you pray for your group each week?
• Do you and your group members discuss personal time spent with God?
• How much time do you spend in prayer and Bible study each day?
• Does your group spend time talking about prayers that God has answered?

Each other:

• How many times does your group meet in an average month?
• How many parties, socials, or fun group activities has your group had in the past 3 months?
• How many times have you invited someone from your group over for a meal in the past two months?
• Do you ever participate in church activities as a group by going together?
• How often do you communicate with group members by phone, e-mail, cards, or letters to encourage them?

Leadership:

• Does your group have an assistant-leader or an apprentice?
• How many of your group members expect to lead a group sometime in the future?
• How many people in your group participate by leading different components of the meeting? (For example: prayer time, icebreaker, Bible reading, etc.)
• How often does your group pray about developing new group leaders?
• Who in your group would you like to see become a leader?

Evangelism:

• How often does your group pray for people far from God?
• How many parties or gatherings have you had, not spiritual in nature, that your group members could invite their non-Christian friends to?
• When a visitor attends your group for the first time, how often do you follow up with a phone call, card, or an invite to breakfast or lunch?
• Does your group have a goal to grow or start another group?