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.
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 of the church. ...
This four-session course tackles some of the questions that loom over all others in our desperation for an answer.
Some questions loom over all others in our desperation for an answer. How do I know if God is speaking to me? How do I know what I was born to do? Why does God allow people to suffer? How can I deal with depression and discouragement? This course tackles these questions by pondering the answers provided in Scripture.
Session One
How Do I Know If God Is Speaking to Me?Knowing God's Word and being in ...
This 3-week course discusses important and oft-debated Bible translation questions.
The following 3-week course will help you and your group think about important and hotly debated Bible translation questions like: Is the Bible still accurate and relevant? Do we need another Bible translation? Should we be skeptical about new Bible translations?
Week One
We Really Do Need Another Bible Translation Asgood as many modern versions are, they often do not allow us to hear what the Holy ...
The following 4-week course will help you and your group think more about the inevitable experience we'll all face in numerous ways—death. You'll be challenged to think about important, but often overlooked, questions like: How can we improve our ministry to the dying? What do you think it was like for the friends of Jesus between his death and resurrection? When do you think it's appropriate ...
This four-session course takes an in depth look at Easter week.
Holy Week changed the world, with the Cross as the turning point for all humankind. But it is also six days of amazing contrasts—from the joyful celebration of the Triumphal Entry to the Passion only days later. In between are days of both high drama—as in the confrontations in the temple—and high pathos—as in the Upper Room and Gethsemane. For people who have never thought ...
Examine how closely our lives fit into Jesus' ideals.
The following 10-week course will help your group look thoroughly at their lives and how closely they fit into Jesus' ideals. Your group will be compelled toward spiritual growth in areas like these: unity, judging others, courage, forgiveness, joy, repentance, worship, greed, guilt, and anger.
Week One
Church Unity Myths We should question some refrains of unity in diversity.
Discuss common questions that believers have pondered over the years about the Christian faith.
The following 8-week course will help you and your group think about and answer common questions that believers have pondered over the years about the Christian faith.
Week One
Has God Played Fair? Why did an omniscient God create humankind knowing that people, in every generation, would reject him?
Week Two
Does God Always Bless Believers?Meet Kirbyjon Caldwell-megachurch pastor, real-estate whiz, community ...
Discuss key questions Christians have faced over two millennia - and provide answers for those questions for today.
The How We Got Our Bible course provides more than an introduction to church history. It helps people ask the key questions Christians have faced over two millennia—and provides answers for those questions for today.
Session 1
Discerning What Is ScriptureThe Bible contains four accounts of Jesus' life, but Christians in the first few centuries knew of at least fifty. Sorting out which books were ...
What does a relationship with Jesus look like day-to-day? The Book of James tells what it means to follow Christ.
What does a real relationship with Jesus look like day-in and day-out? The Book of James is all about what it means to follow Christ 24/7. It explores spiritual maturity, and how to grow up in the faith. Every verse is easy to understand but not at all easy to implement. This book teaches us about real faith by giving us God's Word on some of the most daily realities of following Jesus, including ...
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