One of the primary goals of any G4 group should be to progress through the curriculum on a weekly basis. Moving through the curriculum keeps everyone in group oriented and moving in the right direction towards accomplishing their individualized goals regardless of the size of the steps they each take.
Each facilitator will have their own style of leadership and the flexibility of G4 celebrates the uniques of each facilitators own story and style while still being able to effectively facilitate good discussion around a topic specific curriculum. The curriculum often does a lot of the work of providing the participants with the overall raw material for the discussion. The true benefit of the group comes from the ability of the group facilitator to be able draw out deeper conversations that will move in tandem with the curriculum rather than sticking to a strict reading of the curriculum in group. To better understand how to do this there are four simple ways that a facilitator can do to be prepared to lead their way through the curriculum and not simply read and ask questions.
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It’s why the gym is always crowded in January, busy in March, and empty by June. Whether people make resolutions to eat healthier, lose weight, or even become emotionally healthier the goals are often pushed aside if not completely forgotten relatively early in the year. Why is it that people who start the year with so much excitement about change so quickly lose steam?
Finding the starting point for each participant can be difficult because some feel as though they have many prominent issues that need to be addressed. Given the limited amount of information that you are given by participants as they register for the first time, you are going to help them decide which group will best serve their needs. Below are five levels at which a person might find themselves which will tell them which group is right for them.
John H. Chapman 