Leading a discipleship conversation that is truly transformational need not be difficult.
Find some content for whatever topic needs to be discussed. It could be a blog post, a section from a chapter in a book, a podcast, or a portion of an online message.
If it's brief, you can even read it at your meeting so that there's no prep necessary before hand. If it's a little more lengthy, then you can have the members of your huddle read it or listen to it in advance.
Don't use your meeting time to regurgitate or review the material. Treat the members of your huddle like you want to be treated – like responsible people who've actually done their homework.
The content is important. It must be sound doctrinally, effective relationally, and inspiring intellectually. But what will be most transformational is the conversation around the content.
This means that you'll need a set of questions that will move people in an encouraging way from information to application. Remember, it's information Plus application that equals transformation.
I have learned a series of questions from Mac Lake that you can use for virtually any topic:
Point-of-view questions: To identify an obstacle or opportunity
Why is living this way sometimes hard? What has made it easy or difficult for you?
Past-history questions: To identify an insight
Who have you known who did this well? Why were they good at it? What did you learn from them?
Self-assessment questions: To identify a strength or a growth area
How would you grade yourself? Why do you give yourself that grade? What would you need to do to move your grade from a C to a B or from a B to an A?
Next-step questions: To identify specific and relevant application
What do you think your most significant next step might be? What impact will taking that step have on your life and ministry? Who can help you with that next step?
What questions have you used that have helped you best disciple others?
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