Use role-play to give your group a concrete experience with Scripture.
Sue Skalicky
When I was only nine years old, my grandpa decided to offer me advice about cigarettes and alcohol. One day, he asked, "What do you say if someone offers you a cigarette?"
"No," I said, wondering why we were having this conversation.
"Wrong!" he barked.
"Yes?" I countered.
"Wrong, again!" He continued, "What do you say if someone offers you a beer?"
If you're wondering where to lead your group next, find out what they're hungry for.
Len Woods
You've got a small group that's ready to do something new and different. "We want something interesting, fun, life-changing!" (No pressure there, right?) Church leaders give you the green light to embark on a new study (pending their approval, of course). Do you:
Instinctively reach for that hot new book or study guide that you've been dying to dig into?
Go to the Christian bookstore and stare dumbfounded at the myriad of options available?
No one should have to sacrifice themselves for the success of the group.
Bruce Umpstead
In launching the Coffee Shop Church, we are striving to build a system for enabling small group leader success. (The Coffee Shop Church is an off-church campus small group network in Lansing, Michigan that reaches out to the un-churched. Our motto is, "Connecting with God in a comfortable place at a comfortable pace." For more information, please visit www.CoffeeShopChurch.com.)
To be truly free from the power of money, we must surrender it to God.
Few things are so dangerous to our spiritual lives than the insidious pull of earthly riches. How many of us hunger and thirst for righteousness as we do for comfort, power, and control? This is a complicated subject because the pull of money is so subtle. This 12-session course will help you, your small group, or your Sunday school class begin to face the hold that money has on us and find joy in ...
This nine-session course investigates the joys that can be found in knowing God and living his way.
"According to the Beatitudes, we should pursue happiness in the Lord. We need to adopt a theology of happiness. The pursuit of happiness is common to all people. It is the motive behind much of what we do. But the path to true happiness is far different than people think.
This nine-session course investigates the joys that can be found in knowing God and living his way."
This 12-session plan will help you think realistically and practically about how to grow spiritually.
The purpose of this 12-session plan is to help you think realistically and practically about how to grow spiritually. It will help you understand what the Scriptures have to say about this important topic, and how to make it a part of your daily experience. It addresses specific disciplines like fasting, lectio divina, and giving, and also challenges you to think about past experiences, sharing in ...
In this seven-session course, learn how habits like fasting and prayer can help you live out a life of faith.
The Christian life is simply a matter of faith. Yet to grow in that faith, we must develop certain beliefs, rhythms, and practices. We must find our satisfaction in Christ alone and understand that our spiritual growth is a joint effort between God and us. We also must have a sincere desire to imitate Christ. This will lead to practices such as silence and solitude, fasting, a consistent combination ...
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