In this episode, the host, Mike Van Dyke, discusses the purpose of the podcast with special guest, Roberta Aitelli.

- Today, we want to introduce our group's leadership podcast, and quickly discuss the three categories of our podcast; group dynamics, trends and culture, and resources.
- Group Dynamics
- So we're launching Venture groups this week and so you're likely to get some new visitors to your group,
- Our group dynamic focus for this week is - Connect
- Trends & Culture
- our tendencies to gravitate towards those we know in social settings, but we need to re-culture that trend and get those in our group to make sure they're being intentional in introducing themselves and getting to know any visitor(s) to the group.
- Acting as a family, not simply a social function.
- During group launches, people will check out your group and not stay, but that's ok. As leaders, we need to follow up with them and see if we can help find them a different group.
- Resources
- Leader guide with discussion questions for our new sermon series, "Rhythm"
- A quick discussion about RightNow Media