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7 Tips for Small Group Questions

November 5, 2025 By Peter Krol

We’ve provided lots of guidance on this blog for leading small groups. For another angle, consider this helpful post from Derek Fekkes with 7 tips for small group questions. His tips:

  1. Locate authority in God’s Word, not the facilitator
  2. Help the group discover what the text says for themselves
  3. Avoid questions that spark unhelpful theological debates
  4. Choose your rabbit trails wisely
  5. Don’t make questions too hard—or too easy
  6. Include some boilerplate questions
  7. Move questions beyond personal opinions & feelings

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