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Resource Sheet – Revised 8/2004
- Churches Alive
P.O. Box 3800
San Bernadino, CA 92413
(714) 886-5361
A Video on Small Group Ministry reviews the basics of small group ministry and introduces the Discovery Group for newcomers to the church and to the faith.
- Willow Creek Community Church
67 East Algonquin Road
South Barrington, IL 600010
(708) 765-5000
www.willowcreek.com or www.ZondervonChurchSource.com
Can be ordered for $59.00 from Zondervon 1-800-876-7335. Or 1-800-727-3480
This entrepreneurial church has a vast array of small group resources including Small Groups Leadership Manual; Church Leaders Handbook; Leaders Guide for the Walking with God Series by Don Cousins and Judson Poling.The Walking with God Series includes the following 13 week interactive studies Friendship with God; The Incomparable Jesus; "Follow Me". You will also discover the Interactions Small Group Series; The Discipleship Series; The Women of Faith Bible Studes; and Tough Questions Series.
Leader's Guide 2 deals with discovering the church, building the church and Impacting Your World. These three areas have their own interactive workbooks.
- Mount Paran Church of God
2055 Mount Paran Road, NW
Atlanta, GA 30327
Jim Chambers directs their discipling through small groups and has compiled an excellent Small Group Leadership Training Leaders Guide and Student Workbook. He has also produced two videos which take you through the workbook training process.
Topics include: "The Motivation for Small Groups"
"Forming a Small Group"
"Qualities of a Healthy Group"
"Small Group Dynamics"
"Overcoming Pitfalls and Problems"
- Serendipity Leadership Conference Workbook by Lyman Coleman
Serendipity House
P.O. Box 1012
Littleton, CO 80160
800-525-9563
Website: www.serendipityhouse.com
An excellent workshop and training manual which provides assessment and diagnostic tools which help in the formulation and functioning of effective small groups. Topics reviewed include: "Defining Your Purpose"; "Targeting Your Audience"; "Choosing Your System"; "Selecting Your Model"; "Training Your Leaders"; "Supervising Your Leaders"; "Structuring Your Lifecycle"; "Planning Your Calendar".
- Life Support Resources by the Lifeway Christian Resources Press.
1 Lifeway Plaza, N
Nashville, TN 37234
1-800-458-2772
Interactive Small Group Workbooks for Students and Teachers:
Making Peace with Your Past - Tim Sledge
Moving Beyond Your Past - Tim Sledge
Search for Significance - Robert McGee
Conquering Eating Disorders - Robert McGee & Wm Drew Mountcastle.
Conquering Codependency - Pat Springle
Untangle Relationships - Pat Springle
Breaking the Cycle of Hurtful Family Experiences -
- Robert McGee,Pat Springle & Jim Craddock.
Family and Friends - Larry Pillow
Shelter From the Storm- Hope for Survivors of Sexual
Abuse - Cynthia Kubetin & James Mallory,M.D.
A Time for Healing- Coming to Terms with Your Divorce -
Harold Ivan Smith
Recovering from the Losses of Life- Norman Wright
Conquering Chemical Dependency - Robert S. McGee.
Quitting for Good - Frances L. McClain & Richard D. Hurt, M.D.
- NavPress Small Group Resources include leadership training resources, and small group workbooks. www.pilgrimagetraining.com
NavPress
PO 6000
Colorado, CO 80934
1-800-366-7788
- T-NET - TRAINING NETWORK provides local church consultation and resources for small group and individual discipleship. (The North Carolina and South Carolina Baptist Conventions are now in a formal partnership with T-NET. We have training sites and pilot churches in process for 1997-2000.
T-NET
901 East 78th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55420
1-800-995-5362 www.tnetwork.com
Is the practical training resource which supplements Bill Hull's Disciple Making Pastor/Church Series.
- Empowering Leaders for a Disciple-Making Church Published by College Avenue Baptist Church 4747 College Avenue San Diego, CA 92115-3998 (1992). Phone:(619) 582-7222.
An excellent practical guide for the development of a shepherding ministry. The resource is built around WINNING, ENFOLDING, EQUIPPING, and DEPLOYING.
- Nine Facets of the Effective Small-Group Leader with George Fuller. Video Library. Order from Fuller Institute 1-800-999-9578.
Small Group Studies include: Friendship with God; Discovering the Church; The Incomparable Jesus; Follow Me!; Discovering the Church; Building Your Church; Impacting Your World. Authored by Don Cousins & Judson Poling. All are part of the Willow Creek Resource Library.
- Meeting Needs Through Support Groups - Sara Hines Martin. New Hope Publishers, Birmingham, Al. 1992.
- Small Group Evangelism - A Training Program for Reaching Out with the Gospel. by Richard Peace, InterVarsity Press, 1985
A good introduction and summary of the basics of small group dynamics and their values in evangelism.
- Good Things Come in Small Groups - The Dynamics of Good Group Life. Written By a small group. InterVarsity Press, 1985.
Offer a balanced approach to small group members and leadership. Explores group dynamics, leadership skills, strategies for worship, nurture, mission etc.
- I Come Away Stronger - How Small Groups are Shaping American Religion. by Robert Wuthnow. Eerdmans Publishing, 1994.
A compilation of case studies which allows the reader to explore the intricacies of group life. These portraits are powerful and highly personal because they tell the stories, both collective and personal, of each group, revealing agreement and dissension, closeness and alienation, growth and stagnation.
- Growing The Church Through Small Groups - by Roberta Hestenes. Videos and Workbook published by Fuller Theological Seminary. Copies of each are provided for distribution through the Baptist State Convention Video Library, Ext. 160. Hestenes provides an excellent introduction and training for small group leaders. She also helps a church understand the value of small group ministry in the 90’s.
- Community That is Christian- A Handbook for Small Groups - by Julie A. Gorman. Published by Victor Books, 1993. An excellent resource for small group leaders. She explores the biblical and practical values of small groups. A book that will replace many other books on your shelves!
- The Synergy Church- Integrating Sunday School and Small Groups by Michael Mack, Bethany Press, 1996. Mack provides an insightful research based book which answers questions that surface when small groups are mentioned and a traditional Sunday School exists. An excellent guide for those who are seeking to achieve a balance between the two in a non competitive manner.
- Sonlife Ministries, 526 North Main St. , Elburn, IL 60119. Phone 1-800-770-4769.
Website: www.sonlife.com/cprtour Seeks to move Christianity and the church from Sunday to everyday.
- Church Innovations Institute , 1456 Branston Street, St. Paul, MN 55108. David Stark is Director of Training; Kevin Sharpe, Small Groups Trainer. Phone: 651-646-7633. Website: churchinnovations.org. You will find excellent small group leadership resosurces to design and launch a succesful small group. They also have a Small Church Small Group Guide by Stark, Keifert. They also have an excellent resource for small group start-up with unchurched people – Roots and Wings by Ron Lavin. Order resources by calling – 1-888-223-7631.
- Faith at Work Magazine and Conferencing on Small Groups – 150 S. Washington St. #204, Falls Church, VA 22046-2921. Phone 703-237-3426. Email:fthatwrk@aol.com. An excellent organization and resource for developing small groups that impact the church and penetrate the world for Christ.
- Cell Church & Touch Ministries of Ralph Neighbour, P.O. Box 19888, Houston, TX 77224. Phone: 713-497-7901. Excellent resources and conferencing on developing small groups and cell group churches. www.touchusa.org
- UpperRoom – 1-800-972-0433 – Excellent resources by Maxie Dunnam, plus information about the Emmaus Walk, prayer walks etc.
- The Connecting Church: Beyond Small Groups to Authentic Community by Randy Frazee. Zondervon, 2001. www.pantego.org – online curricula
- Mission Baptist Church, Stanfield, NC – Video Segment on Mandate Video from Baptist State Convention of NC – Reviews their process from a program based church to a disciplemaking congregation. Call 1-800-395-5102, ext. 160 to order a copy. Tape: Jan.2000
- Building a Church of Small Groups – by Bill Donahue & Russ Robinson – based on Willowcreek’s model. www.ZondervonChurchSource.com
- Leading Life Changing Small Groups by Bill Donahue – basics or organization and leadership tips for leaders. www.ZondervonChurchSource.com
- An Ordinary Day With Jesus by John Ortberg, Ruth Haley Barton – 8 sessions designed to build a daily walk with Jesus. www.ZondervonChurchSource.com
- Courage to Change , P.O. Box 1268, Newburg, NY 12551 – 1-800-440-4003 – Not church based or Christ-centered necessarily, however there’s some excellent resources for teens, children and parent family issues.
- Celebrate Recovery – from Saddleback Community Church. Leaders Guide by John Baker, Zondervon, 1998. www.celebraterecovery.com
- Doing Life Together Series - www.ZondervonChurchSource.com
Beginning Life Together
Connecting with God’s Family
Growing to Be Like Christ
Developing Your SHAPE to Serve Others
Sharing Your Life and Mission Every Day
Surrendering Your Life for God’s Pleasure
- How To Ask Great Questions : Guide Your Group to Discovery with Questions by Karen lee-Thorpe – www.christianbooks.com
- Pursuing Spiritual Transformation Series by John Ortberg – 7 lesson studies to lead believers toward change. Based on 5 G’s of Willowcreek www.ZondervonChurchSource.com
- Step By Step: Transitioning Your Sunday School to Small Groups by Hal Mayer. www.churchtransitioning.com
- New Small Group or Individual Studies by Rebecca Pippert – InterVarsity Press, 2003
Hope – Discover that just as Samson, Peter, Martha and others failed, they were also redeemed. (6 weeks)
Widsom – Explore the wisdom of Proverbs and discover insight into developing discipline, speaking truth and strengthening relationships.
Transformation – The Bible shows how David turned negative emotions, like despair, fear and envy into godly qualities like hope, faith and compassion. www.ivpchurchlink.com
- Kingdom Ethics by Glen Stassen – InterVarsity Press, 2003
- Spiritual Disciplines Bible Studies – Community & Submission; Prayer & Listening; Reflections & Confession; Service & Secrecy; Simplicity & Fasting; Solitude & Silence; Study & Meditation; Worship & Celebration series by Jan Johnson . Price for all 8 guides $38.40 – 1-800-843-9487 or www.ivpbookclub.com
- Saltshaker Resources by Rebecca Manley Pippert – The Way of Jesus; Talking About Jesus; Looking at the Life of Jesus; How to Lead Seeker Bible Discussion Cost $24.00 1-800-843-9487 or www.ivpbookclub.com
- Old Testament Challenge – CD-Rom, Audio, Teaching Guide and Discussion Guide for small groups, individuals or congregations. By John Ortberg. www.zondervonchurchsource.com or 800-727-3480
- Doing Life Together by Brett and Dee Eastman – Build Community and Fosters growth. www.zondervonchurchsource.com CD Rom- Video and music. 36 lessons
- The Purpose Driven Life – by Rick Warren – www.purposedriven.com
- Making Small Groups Work by Dr. Henry Cloud and J. Townsend – book and audio.
- Walking the Small Group Tightrope – by Bill Donahue
- Seeker Small Groups by Garry Poole – Excellent for introducing seekers to Christian concepts
Three Habits of Highly Contagious Christians by Garry Poole
Complete Book of Questions – Garry Poole
www.zondervonchurchsource.com
- Journeying Through Grief Series from Stephen Ministries. Set of 4 short books to share with grieving people throughout the first year after their loss. www.stephenministries.org
From Group Publishing , www.grouppublishing.com
HomeBuilders Couples Series
A Follower’s Life: 12 Group Studies of What it Means to Walk with Jesus by Michael Slaughter
Parenting Teenagers for Positive Results – Interactive Video Course by Jim Burns
Internet Addresses/Web Pages Concerning Small Group Ministry:
Michael Mack’s e-mail address: MicMac@SmallGroups.com; Web Page Address:
Http://SmallGroups.com
Cell Church Discussion Group
listserv@bible.acu.edu Send a one line message text that says:
subscribe cell-church .A discussion group for Christians interested in the cell church model of
church life
www.ZondervonChurchSource.com
www.Serendipityhouse.com
www.Lifeway.com/discipleplus
www.Upperroom.org
www.celebraterecovery.com - saddleback community church
www.helwys.com
www.touchusa.org - Ralph Neighbor’s Touch Ministry
www.cell-church.org - cell church ministry
www.disciplshipjournal.com - Discipleship Journal Magazine with small groups section
www.flagshipchurches.com - innovative churches and their small group ministries
www.pilgrimagetraining.com - Navpress website – excellent discipleship and small group resources for leaders and group members
Prepared by Eddie Hammett, Baptist State Convention of NC 8/2004
Visit our website for links to other small group and discipling resources –WWW.BSCNC.ORG ; www.discipleshipteam.org or www.transformingsolutions.org Email: Ehammett@bscnc.org
Carolina Churches with Effective Small Group Ministries:
Mission Baptist Church, Stanfield, NC
Icard Baptist Church, Icard, NC
Biltmore Baptist Church, Arden, NC
Myrtle Beach Community Church, Myrtle Beach, SC
First Baptist Church, Spartanburg, SC
New Community Church in Raleigh
Brookwood Baptist, Elon, NC
First Baptist Church, Arden, NC
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