A free resource to boost the connections within your church family
Lyle Schaller, Henri Nouwen, Steve Matthewson, and others
Fellowship is more than coffee talk between worship and Sunday school, but how can we move beyond small talk to help relationships become more authentic? This theme covers communication basics such as how to respect others in speech, and tackles harder topics such as promoting confession and why we resist honesty with others.
How can we develop a passionate love for God? These Old Testament books unveil a wealth of information.
How can we develop a passionate love for God? The Books of 1 & 2 Chronicles may seem like an unlikely place for the answer, but a close look at these two books unveils a wealth of information that can change our lives. This six-session course looks at how we can live up to our potential, experience God's presence, learn to listen to and talk to God, and help the children of today be the ...
This seven-session course will remind us of how to live the basic Christian life.
When Paul wrote to the Corinthians, he knew they needed to be instructed in the basics. Today, we also need to be taught the basics of the Christian life. This seven-session course from 1 Corinthians will remind us why we go to church, how to use our bodies to honor God, how to find unity in diversity, how to love, serve, and worship together, and how to face death.
Culture presents a warped view of sexuality. We must understand the body from God's perspective.
This four-part course focuses on God's design for sexual relationships. In other words, sex from God's point of view. We need realism, good sense, and sacredness in our sex-crazy culture. Sexual sin touches the core of who we are; it is not worse than other sin, but the consequences are more significant. Our culture bombards us with messages affecting our body image, relationships, and ...
How can I be assured that I'm living a life pleasing to God?
How do you know you are an authentic Christian? How do we recognize true Christianity in the spiritual maze and religious muddle in which we find ourselves in today? The small but important letter that we call 1 John presents us with three indisputable "tests" regarding authentic Christianity. We must pass all three tests at the same time to know with assurance that we are living a life ...
Transformation—the process of becoming holy—begins in your mind.
Transformation—the process of becoming holy—begins in your mind. We will see in this seven-session course, that the apostle Peter shows us how to begin to think differently, which will radically affect our behavior. We all make split-second decisions in any given moment to do right or wrong. To choose right, we must learn to be obedient to God, which will give us an appetite for being ...
This seven-session course teaches you how to glorify God in all you do.
The Book of 1 Samuel is full of colorful characters. In its pages you will meet Hannah, Samuel, Saul, and David. As you experience their tragedies and triumphs, their emotional highs and lows, you'll learn more about yourself—and how God wants to work in your life. This study will look at how to trust God when you don't always get what you want; how to trust your future to him; what ...
This 4-session course studies Paul's life and his advice to help overcome fears about sharing our faith.
Are you longing to learn how to share your faith? Or do you want to but don't know where to begin? Or does the whole idea terrify you? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this series is for you. This four-session course looks at the apostle Paul's life, and his advice in the book of 1 Thessalonians to help us overcome our uncertainties and fears about sharing our faith. ...
This six-session course asks how Christians can live as a counterculture of Christ-likeness.
The Christian Vision Project, sponsored by Christianity Today International, is asking a select group of creative Christian thinkers—pastors, scholars, artists, and activists—one big question: How can followers of Christ be a counterculture for the common good? This project highlights Christian leaders who model faithfulness, creativity, and commitment at a crucial moment in the history ...
Discover the ways in which you can have an eternal impact on others and the world.
To have an eternal impact we need to understand what's important to God. As we catch his heart, we can be driven by God's mission: to live not in search of self-fulfillment but in a continual, dynamic, personal relationship with God and to help others do the same. This five-part course on the Book of Acts will help us see our need for an eternal mission, which includes joy in Christ, connecting ...
