Book Review | Make Your Group Grow: Simple Stuff That Really Works by Josh Hunt

I really appreciated this book!  The subtitle of this book was very appropriate: simple stuff that really works.  Josh Hunt breaks it down to simple, practical things that anyone can do.  This book is great for anyone looking to make his or her group grow.  The book is broken down into four parts:

1. What Makes Groups Grow – A Bit

2. What Makes Groups Grow – A Lot

3. What Makes Groups Grow the Most

4. Make Your Group Grow!

What’s really great about this book is that it’s also backed up by research.  Josh Hunt talks about ideas that he thought worked, that he later found out through his research weren’t really that effective, and vice versa.  This book lays out easy but effective ways to have meaningful relationships and help to intentionally make a small group grow.  He ends the book with a 10-Step Strategy to help your group grow, based off of what he talked about throughout the book.

One of the most practical things I took away was his chapter on people skills.  Josh talked about a number of easy – and almost obvious – things we can do that will improve our people skills, and in turn help our groups grow.  Even if I wasn’t interested in making my group grow, learning these people skills are a valuable life skill to have.

I would highly recommend this book to anyone looking to make their group grow!