[small groups] resources
Click here to download small group guides related to Gordon Hugenberger's series in the Gospel of Matthew.
Recommended Websites:
Bible Gateway
Recommended Study Guides:
1. Devotional Classics by Foster & Smith
2. Spiritual Formation Study Guides by Richard Peace. Series includes:
Spiritual Autobiography (Discovering and Sharing Your Spiritual Story)
Contemplative Bible Reading (Experiencing God through Scripture)
Spiritual Journaling (Recording Your Journey Toward God)
Meditative Prayer (Entering God’s Presence)
3. Great Beginnings (Your First Small Group Study) by Serendipity House
4. Jesus 101 Series by Bill Donahue (with accompanying book, In The Company of Jesus). Each of the eight studies in the series includes six sessions looking at Jesus as:
Authentic Leader
Compassionate Healer
Extreme Forgiver
Provocative Teacher
Relentless Lover
Sacred Friend
Supreme Conqueror
Truthful Revealer
5. Christian Classics Bible Studies by Larsen, Eyre, Nystrom, Blankman. Series includes eight separate studies, each with six sessions exploring some classic Christian writings alongside a Bible study.
Augustine: Confessing Christ
Teresa of Avila: Inner Joy
Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Costly Grace
John Calvin: Sovereign Hope
Jonathan Edwards: Renewed Heart
Thomas A Kempis: Imitating Jesus
Martin Luther: Righteous Faith
The Wesleys: Amazing Love
Recommended Books:
Spiritual Disciplines Handbook by Adele Calhoun
Walking the Small Group Tightrope by Donahue & Robinson
Experiencing the Trinity by Darrell Johnson
Invitation to Solitude and Silence by Ruth Barton
Becoming a Healthy Disciple by Stephen Macchia
Whole Prayer by Walter Wangerin
In the Name of Jesus by Henri Nouwen
The Spiritual Life by Evelyn Underhill
Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Connecting by Larry Crabb
Five Smooth Stones for Pastoral Work by Eugene Peterson
Working the Angles, The Shape of Pastoral Integrity by Eugene Peterson
Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster
