Spend some time showing the group's favorite movie clips.
Tami Rudkin
A week ahead of time, ask each member of the group to bring one of his or her favorite video clips. Clarify some ground rules: the maximum length will be 3 minutes long (alter depending on the size of your group), the clip must be G-rated, the individual must be ready to explain why he loves this clip. The night you show the clips, serve popcorn, drinks, and lots of good fun. Although this barrier ...
A thought provoking video Bible study on culture and how it has shaped the message of Christianity.
by Bluefish TV
The average American encounters more than 3,000 advertisements each day. The formula for most ads is: 1) You are not happy, and 2) You will be happy if you purchase this product. How has this overwhelming commercial message shaped our view of spirituality, the church and Jesus?
In Free Market Jesus, Donald Miller illustrates how culture always serves as a lens for our understanding of Christianity. ...
This 13-session course was designed to help you think about art and literature from a Christian perspective.
This 13-session course was designed to help you think about art and literature from a Christian perspective, and how they do, or do not, illustrate biblical principles. In this quarterly pack, we look at how art and literature can reveal truth. These handouts can be used for personal study, but can also be used in a Sunday school class or small group to consider how God reveals himself through film, ...
While our households often reflect popular television shows, God has a better plan for us.
Too often the lives of Christians look just like the rest of the world's, reflecting popular television shows like Desperate Housewives, Extreme Makeover, The Apprentice, and CSI. This four-part course will look at how we can live radically different lives that take time for meaningful relationships, reorient our ideas of success, make us an apprentice of Christ, and let us face our doubts.
This course will help you discuss questions regarding faith and the arts.
The following 5-week course will help you and your group think about questions regarding faith and the arts such as: Can reading literature, any type, lead you to Christ? What's the best approach to television? Why do we need poetry?
Week One
How Literature Leads Us to God When the road to faith is paved with great literature.
Week Two
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Week Three
The Television DilemmaWith hundreds of channels screaming ...
This 9-week course will help you and your group think about the ways in which you reach the surrounding community.
The following 9-week course will help you and your group think about the ways in which you reach the surrounding community. The course presents questions like: How is the church called to be different from the local social club? How can we reach the unbeliever as a whole person, not just his mind? In what ways do technology and entertainment shape the cultural climate? How can we best serve the community ...
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