# Groups Pulse

> Groups Pulse helps small group leaders, pastors and groups directors see where their groups are right now and take one clear next step. It offers two free Pulse Check assessments, free practical guides, and The Pulse Note, a monthly email. It is created by Wayne Lanier, a groups and ministry systems coach in full-time pastoral ministry since 1986, and run by Lanier Leadership Global LLC. Mission: help the Church do more of what it does best. Disciple people!

Everything here is free. Each Pulse Check reading comes with a free guide and three things to try this week. Wayne also offers a free 30-minute conversation with no pitch.

## Pulse Checks

- [Group Leader Pulse Check](https://groupspulse.church/pulse-check): Free 2-minute assessment for anyone leading one small group. Twelve quick questions place the group in one of five readings and send one free guide made for that place.
- [Church Groups Pulse Check](https://groupspulse.church/church-pulse-check): Free 3-minute assessment for pastors, groups directors and coaches. Shows where a groups ministry is strained (leader shortage, people not landing in groups, leaders without care, or unclear numbers) and sends one free guide.

## Readings for small group leaders

- [Quiet Room](https://groupspulse.church/results/quiet-room): Your group goes quiet, or one person does all the talking. Three practical steps and the free guide "When the Room Goes Quiet (or One Voice Fills It)."
- [Drifting Circle](https://groupspulse.church/results/drifting-circle): Are people slipping out of your group without anyone noticing? Three practical steps and the free guide "People Said Yes. Then They Drifted."
- [All the Weight on Your Shoulders](https://groupspulse.church/results/all-the-weight): Are you carrying your whole group by yourself? Three practical steps and the free guide "All the Weight on Your Shoulders."
- [New Navigator](https://groupspulse.church/results/new-navigator): Are you leading a group and wondering if you're doing it right? Three practical steps and the free guide "You Do Not Have to Know Everything."
- [Ready for More](https://groupspulse.church/results/ready-for-more): Is your group doing well, and you're wondering what's next? Three practical steps and the free guide "Who's Next? Your Next Step as a Leader."

## Readings for churches and groups ministries

- [Empty Bench](https://groupspulse.church/results/empty-bench): Are you always short on leaders, no matter how many announcements you make? Three practical steps and the free guide "Stop Begging for Leaders."
- [Flying Blind](https://groupspulse.church/results/flying-blind): Are you guessing how your groups are really doing? Three practical steps and the free guide "What Is Your Groups System Actually Doing?"
- [Leaky Front Door](https://groupspulse.church/results/leaky-front-door): Are people signing up for groups but never really landing in one? Three practical steps and the free guide "Interested but Not Landing."
- [Stretched Shepherds](https://groupspulse.church/results/stretched-shepherds): Are your leaders running on empty with no one checking on them? Three practical steps and the free guide "Who's Caring for Your Leaders?"

## More

- [Free guides](https://groupspulse.church/guides): All nine guides in one place, grouped for Leaders and for Churches.
- [About Wayne Lanier](https://groupspulse.church/about): Wayne's story, from 20 years building groups, marriage and family ministry, and pastoral care at a fast-growing multisite church to coaching churches today.
- [The Pulse Note](https://note.groupspulse.church): One practical email a month: one problem, one tool, one short story.
- [Book a free 30-minute call](https://calendar.app.google/seaSHzpdkQDiyyyg6): Talk through your group or groups ministry with Wayne. No cost, no pitch.
- [Full text of every reading](https://groupspulse.church/llms-full.txt): The complete advice from all nine readings in one file.