Countdown: Launching and Leading Transformational Groups by David Francis and Rick Howerton is a helpful guide for group leaders seeking to start a group or to improve an existing one.Features: 10 Terms Impacting Conversations about Discipleship through Groups9 Research-validated Reasons to Disciple People through Groups8 Big Choices Impacting the Dynamics of Groups7 Elements of Transformational Churches Applied to Groups6 Challenges to Conventional Thinking about Groups5 Stages for Launching New Groups4 Starting Points for Approaching Group Bible Study3 Purposes for Prioritizing a Group's Mission2 Key Words that Will Determine Your Ministry's Destiny1 Essential Book for Guiding Group ConversationsAuthors: David Francis is the director of Sunday School at LifeWay Christian Resources and Rick Howerton is the discipleship & small groups specialist at LifeWay.