If you want a great group experience, there are a few things you can do before the meeting to help it move from good to great! Consider sending an email or text with the following elements to prepare your members for the group:

The Purpose of the Lesson
Usually, the purpose is connected to the lesson title and sometimes the material tells you up front. Even if you have to dig a little, it’s worth it to know where the lesson is trying to go. Share this with your group members.
Icebreakers
A fun, silly, or personal question can help group members get in the right frame of mind for the gathering. You may even invite members to answer the ice-breaker via email.
The Agenda
If you’re meeting for an hour it’s probably something like this: Catch up (10 minutes), Discuss (40 minutes), Prayer request, and closing (10 minutes). You can adjust those times and change the order, but that’s a standard online agenda. With good time management, your group can cover a lot of territory in minimal time. (Remember: If you have a free Zoom account, it will only allow you to have a maximum of 40 min. for each meeting)
Links, Podcasts, and Clips
Some groups prefer to watch video content together keep in mind that every minute the group is watching a video is one less minute for discussion and prayer. This is really important- ant if your group only has an hour together to meet. Help your members by sending out links to key content before the meeting.
Discussion Questions
By giving the questions in advance you’re encouraging your group members to think ahead. While some are quick on their feet, most of us benefit if we have those questions early. Those questions really come in handy if members have access to them before they watch or read key content.

Try these elements at your next meeting and take it to the next level!