CURRICULUM MAP

1. Community: Your Pathway to Progress

Length: 8 sessions

Format: DVD

Description:

This curriculum is specifically designed for new groups, so you'll spend the first sessions of the study getting to know your other group members--where they have come from and where they are now. Then, during the remaining sessions, you'll discuss the importance of community and how to stay on course. There is a DVD that accompanies this study.

2. Crazy Love by Francis Chan

Length: 10 Sessions

Format: DVD

Description:

"Sometimes I feel like when I make decisions that are remotely biblical, people who call themselves Christians are the first to criticize and say I'm crazy, that I'm taking the Bible too literally, or that I'm not thinking about my family's well-being. . . When people gladly sacrifice their time or comfort or home, it is obvious that they trust in the promises of God. Why is it that the story of someone who has actually done what Jesus commands resonates deeply with us, but we then assume we could never do anything so radical or intense? Or why do we call it radical when, to Jesus, it is simply the way it is? The way it should be?"

3. Go Fish by Andy Stanley

Length: 6 Sessions

Format: DVD

Description: We’ve all heard them. “It was this big.” “You should have seen the one that got away.” People love to tell stories of their fishing adventures. When it comes to faith, however, most people clam up. Why is it we can’t talk about what God has done in our life as naturally as we can spin fishing tales? This six-part DVD explores the motivation behind sharing our faith and how it can become a natural part of our lives. Its companion study guide is complete with a leader’s guide and six lessons, including conversation-starting exercises, discussion questions, and application steps. In this six-session companion study guide to the Go Fish DVD, Andy Stanley explores the motivation behind sharing our faith. Discover God’s heart for those who don’t know Him and the role that we can play in introducing others to Him. Along the way you will be equipped with tools that will help you make sharing your faith a natural part of your life.

4. A.D.

Length: 12 Sessions

Format: DVD

The Study & Guidebook is perfect for:

• Small group study & discussion • Family and personal study • Record/DVR the A.D. episodes and watch with your

small group or friends and neighbors on different night of the week

Based on the epic TV series, this study and guidebook is designed to help viewers experience the action-packed journey of the first followers of Christ in the early days of the most powerful global movement in history. It includes powerful lessons from each episode, Scripture readings, relevant application sections and discussion questions to help the reader discover what the truths in the Book of Acts mean for their lives and faith today.

*Must be able to play downloadable video files.

5. From This Day Forward (Marriage) by Craig and Amy Groeschel  

Length: 5 Sessions

Format: DVD

Description: Is it possible to have a great marriage? Craig Groeschel believes so, but it’s not likely if you treat marriage like everyone else does. From This Day Forward is a five-session small group Bible study by Craig and Amy Groeschel walking through 5 commitments to a great marriage.

6. Not A Fan

Length: 6 Sessions Format: DVD Description: The Not a Fan. Small Group Discipleship Study examines what it means to deny one's self and truly follow Christ. Jesus issued a compelling and challenging call to follow Him 20 times in the New Testament. Not an invitation to become a fan of His but a call to follow — a call to be a completely committed follower. The small group kit features six mini-movies that show what it means to follow Christ.

7. Son of God

Length: 4 Sessions Format: DVD Description: Take your group on a powerful 4-week journey to learn more about the life and death of Jesus. Based on the movie Son of God, the Son of God study uses a combination of scripture and video clips to show the scarlet thread of God's redemption through Jesus Christ.

8. The Reason For God by Tim Keller

Length: 6 Sessions Format: DVD Description: In this six-session small group Bible study DVD, The Reason for God, captures live and unscripted conversations between Tim Keller and a group of people to address their doubts and objections to Christianity. Throughout, Keller and the group explore the truth of Christianity.

9. When God’s People Pray by Jim Cymbala

Length: 6 Sessions Format: DVD Description: Award-winning author Jim Cymbala shows what the Holy Spirit can do when believers get serious about prayer and the Gospel. Cymbala tells how God moves in life-changing ways when we set aside our own agendas, take him at his Word, and listen for his voice.

10. Fight by Craig Groeschel (Men’s Study) Length: 5 Sessions Format: DVD (Men’s Study) Description: In Fight, a five-session, video-based small group Bible study, pastor and bestselling author Craig Groeschel explores the life of Samson, helping you uncover who you really are—a man created with a warrior’s heart in the image of God—and how to stand up and fight for what’s right.

11. Transformed by Rick Warren

Length; 7 Sessions Format: DVD Description: Transformed is a journey of eternal significance, as you and your church will learn how a life with God will change you in each of the 7 key areas of life.

12. Freeway

Length: 6 Sessions Format: DVD (book optional) Description: Pastor Scott Hagan breaks down the 6 steps towards Spiritual Freedom: Awareness, Discovery, Ownership, Forgiveness, Acceptance and Freedom.

13-16. Spiritual Disciplines and Bible Study

Length: 6 Sessions Each

Format: PDF

Description: Each of the studies deals with lots of Scripture, asking questions of the Scriptures and application questions to follow-up. These are not DVD-based. The following are the available study series…

• Abraham • Galatians • James • Ruth and Esther

17-19. SmallGroupChurches.com Studies

Length: Each Study varies Format: PDF Description: These studies were written by Pastor Andrew Mason and made available on SmallGroupChurches.com. The studies available are… • Ephesians (7 sessions) • Gospel of John (10 sessions) • Book of Daniel (6 Sessions)

20. Just Walk Across the Room – Bill Hybels

Length: 4 Sessions Format: DVD Description: Just Walk Across the Room signals the next era in personal evangelism. Pastor Bill Hybels’s firm conviction is that the highest value in personal evangelism is being attuned to and cooperative with the promptings of the Holy Spirit. This means playing only the role you are intended to play—walking when the Spirit says to walk, talking when the Spirit says to talk, and falling silent when the Spirit suggests that you’ve already said enough.

21. All In – Mark Batterson

Length: 4 Sessions Format: DVD Description: All In, a four-session video based Bible study by Mark Batterson, is a call to complete consecration. The gospel costs nothing, but it demands everything! The study pack includes a DVD with four video sessions and one study guide with video notes, questions, personal reflections and action suggestions.