Are you looking for ideas on what to do in your small group? If so, read on; these are some ideas to get you started:
1. Check out the church library: There are a variety of study guides, books, videos, and devotionals available. We are working on developing a section in the library specifically for small group
2. Sermon Study series (Click on this items for this week’s questions)
3. Study Guides:
a) Greg Ogden’s Discipleship Essentials (Try chapter on adoption)
b) Companions in Christ Series by Upper Room Books (Try “ The Way of Forgiveness: a Small Group
Experience in Spiritual Formation”)
c) InterVarsity Press books (Try “Spiritual Disciplines”)
d) Serendipity Bible
e) Navigator study guides for groups
4. Book Discussion:
a) C.S. Lewis — Mere Christianity, The Weight of Glory
b) John Piper — Desiring God
c) Walter Martin — Kingdom of the Cults
d) Kent Hughes — Disciplines of a Godly Man
e) Richard Foster — Devotional Classics
f) Rob Bell — Velvet Elvis
7. Manuscript-style study (i.e., print out Bible passages without headings, or paragraphs using gospelnet.com, go through it with colored pencils to underline themes, ideas, etc, then discuss. Good for new Christians)
8. No leader, just read and discuss scripture informally around the room
9. Focus on prayer: write and distribute prayer cards, follow-up in next group
10. Online resources for small groups:
a) InterVarsity Press: http://www.ivpress.com/churchlink/smallgroupidea/
b) Christianity Today: http://www.christianitytoday.com/smallgroups/
c) Serendipity by LifeWay: http://www.serendipityhouse.com/
11. Ask Allan or Dave! If your group is interested in a particular topic, feel free to contact Allan or Dave for recommendations on books or potential studies.
“Where two or more are gathered in my name, I am there among them.” (Matthew 18:20)
