Small Group Recommended Resources
Looking for study materials for your small group? 
Here are some proven resources.

BIBLE STUDIES:  A study of a book or topic out of Scripture may be a great next step for your small group.  2 Tim. 3:16-17 says “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that all God’s people may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”  When looking for a Bible study for your group, we recommend the Life Change Series from Navigator Press (navpress.com) or the LifeGuide Bible studies from InterVaristy Press (ivpress.com).  There are many studies to choose from depending on the topic or book of the Bible your group may want to study

Interested in a TOPICAL STUDY?  Here are suggestions for our 5 FOCUS areas:
 
 

FAMILIES

The Marriage Course:

How to build a healthy marriage that lasts a lifetime
7-week video based curriculum with participants guide
The aim of the Marriage Course is to enable married couples to build a healthy marriage that will last a lifetime.  Married thirty years or newly married, this course is for any couple who wants to work together at their relationship. 

Making Children Mind without Losing Yours
6-week video based curriculum with participants guide
A 6 week parenting curriculum based on the book by Dr. Kevin Leman.  This study helps you to bring out the best in your kids by doing what is best for them. 

OUTREACH

Know What You Believe - Book by Paul E. Little
For nearly 30 years, this best-selling classic has helped people understand the basic truths of the Christian faith. Now additional insights from the late author's notes make it even more valuable to your spiritual walk! Explains the Bible, God, Jesus, man and sin, Satan, salvation, the church, and more. Includes a study guide, too!

Walk Across the Room
4-week video based curriculum with participants guide
A four-week evangelism curriculum based on the sermon series by Bill Hybels.  Teaches how to: Build God's kingdom by building relationships. Share personal faith stories in a compelling, non-threatening way. Connect so intimately to Christ that they respond.

COMMUNITY LIFE

ReGroup
17-week video based curriculum and participants guide
In this curriculum, Henry Cloud, Bill Donahue, and John Townsend establish a new training paradigm—one that equips leaders and groups simultaneously and gives them everything they need to start and sustain a life-changing group. It explores the foundational values and practices of becoming a life-changing community. Topics such as active listening, personal sharing, giving and receiving feedback, prayer, calling out the best in others, and more are discussed.

Life Together  - Book by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
After his martyrdom at the hands of the Gestapo in 1945, Dietrich Bonhoeffer continued his witness in the hearts of Christians around the world. In his book Life Together we learn of Pastor Bonhoeffer's experience within Christian community. This story of a unique fellowship in an underground seminary during the Nazi years reads like one of Paul's letters. It gives practical advice on how life together in Christ can be sustained in families and groups. The role of personal prayer, worship in common, everyday work, and Christian service is treated in simple, almost biblical, words. Life Together serves as bread to all who are hungry for the real life of Christian fellowship.

UNITY IN WORHSIP

The Way of a Worshiper 
4-week video based curriculum, book and participants guide. 
Are you looking for God? The pursuit of God is the chase of a life time. In fact, it's been going on since the day you were born. The question is: Have you been the hunter or the prey? This small group study is not about music. It's not even about going to church. It's about living your life as an offering of worship to God. It's about tapping into the source of power to live the Christian life. And it's about discovering the secret to friendship with God.
The Holiness of God – Book by RC Sproul
From Rudolf Otto's mysterium tremendum to Martin Luther's "insanity" and Jonathan Edwards's fiery sermons, Sproul's classic offers an accessible exploration of history and Scripture that will help you understand---and live with---the tension that exists between God's terrifying holiness and his inexplicable grace. Includes challenging study questions for individuals or small groups. 226 pages

SPIRITUAL GROWTH

Companions in Christ: A small group experience in spiritual formation
28 week workbook based curriculum, leaders guide available
This 28 week journey moves through five parts: Christian Journey, scripture, prayer, call and spiritual guidance.  Each week the participants guide begins with an inviting and often challenging reading by a recognized author in spiritual formation, along with daily scripture readings and questions to guide your personal reflection.  The week closes with a two hour group session where you can share your thoughts, reflect together, and take part in a variety of group learning experiences. This curriculum is available in smaller 6 week segments.

Satisfy Your Soul – Book by Dr. Bruce Demarest
Find solid, biblical direction and personal insight as you join Dr. Bruce Demarest in his study of the lifelong process of inner transformation. Discover with him the timeless spiritual guidance of the Christian classics, which is essential to help us develop an authentic relationship with God today. Gain a balanced, biblical understanding of Christian practices such as silence, meditation, contemplation, journaling, and spiritual direction. Filled with resource listings, deep personal application questions, and Dr. Demarest's story of his own contemplative journey, discover the path of inner transformation that will lead you to know God as an intimate Friend.