Group members finish the sentence "God can…" and then discuss their answers.
Tami Rudkin
Take a small box (a shoe box would work) and put it out in the middle of your small group circle. Give everyone a small piece of paper and instruct them to write, "God can..." and have them complete that sentence. Take a few minutes and have each person read what they wrote. After they read their sentence, put the piece of paper in the box.
Continue sharing by asking your group, "How in the past have ...
Subgroup to come up with an advertisement for the perfect Christian.
Tami Rudkin
Break your group up into triads, groups of three. Have them write a newspaper ad describing the perfect Christian. When they come back together have them share their ad.
Use two coins to begin a discussion on Christian paradigm shifts.
Tami Rudkin
Give each group member a pair of dimes (2 dimes to each person). Ask them to explain what they have in their hands. They'll come up with a number of things but someone will eventually say "a pair of dimes." Ask them what a paradigm shift is? Ask each person to share what, in their minds, is the biggest paradigm shift from being an unbeliever to being a Christian. They may choose one of the following ...
If you want to take your group to higher levels of growth, maturity, and mission—you have to go there first.
Dan Lentz
Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier when he became the first person to fly an airplane faster than the speed of sound. Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in major league baseball when he became the first black player for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Roger Bannister became the first person to break the 4-minute mile barrier when he ran the distance in 3 minutes 59 seconds! The thing that makes these ...
This six-session course examines Jesus as not simply meek and mild, but as a dangerous man because he was and is the God who is dangerously good.
Of all the people admired in the world today, Jesus of Nazareth continually ranks at the top of the list. Even those who don't call themselves Christians regard Jesus as one of the wisest teachers and most loving leaders the world has ever known. He is still making the covers of magazines and being talked about in coffee shops with a popularity like no other person who has walked this earth. So why ...
This course highlights six biblical men of integrity.
Whether an "everyman" like Jacob or a man of supernatural strength like Samson, the Bible tells the story of many men used especially by God. This six-session course will use Scripture lessons and biblical stories to teach you about themes like obedience, equality, humility, fear, suffering, and more. This course includes leader's guides, optional activities, and profiles on each character from the ...