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8-10 Session Studies for Weekly Meetings Until Lent

December 12, 2018 Leave a Comment

There are 10 weeks between the end of Advent and the beginning of Lent on March 6th, 2019. The Media Center recommends the following 10-session studies for groups that meet weekly. We have also listed 8 and 9 session studies in case you like to factor in some wiggle room for missed sessions.

Although most of these titles include a DVD, some of them are book-based studies. Click the red links under Components to read the full details and check availability.

10-Session Studies

Means of Grace coverThe Means of Grace: Traditioned Practice in Today’s World by Andrew C. Thompson; Seedbed, 2016.

  • Topic: Spiritual practices
  • Author: United Methodist pastor
  • Components: DVD, Book

Faith Under Fire coverFaith Under Fire: Exploring Christianity’s Ten Toughest Questions hosted by Lee Strobel; Zondervan, 2012.

  • Features interviews with: Henry Cloud, Joni Eareckson Tada, Randy Alcorn, William Lane Craig, J. P. Moreland, Hugh Hewitt, David Limbaugh, Tony Campolo, and Richard Land
  • Topic: Controversial questions often asked by those outside the faith
  • Author: Journalist and professor best known for “The Case for Christ”
  • Components: DVD, Book

holy spirit here and now coverHoly Spirit Here and Now by Trevor Hudson; Upper Room, 2013.

  • Topic: The Holy Spirit in the Christian life
  • Author: United Methodist pastor
  • Components: Book includes discussion questions

shelter of god's promises coverThe Shelter of God’s Promises by Sheila Walsh; Thomas Nelson, 2011.

  • Topic: God’s promises for your life
  • For: Women’s groups
  • Author: Christian author and teacher
  • Components: Kit with DVD, Leader’s Guide, and Book

neighbor coverNeighbor: Christian Encounters with “Illegal” Immigration by Ben Daniel; Westminster John Knox Press, 2010.

  • Topic: Immigration
  • Awards: Religion Book of the Year, ForeWord Reviews
  • Author: Presbyterian pastor
  • Components: Book includes discussion questions

what's so amazing about grace dvdWhat’s So Amazing About Grace? by Philip Yancey; Zondervan, 2004.

  • Topic: God’s grace
  • Awards: Evangelical Christian Publishers Association Book of the Year
  • Author: Christian author and editor-at-large of Christianity Today
  • Components: DVD, Book

four acts of prayer coverThe Four Acts of Prayer by Walter Wangerin, Jr.; Paraclete Press, 2005.

  • Topic: Prayer
  • Author: Lutheran pastor
  • Components: DVD includes discussion guide

9-Session Studies

grow at home coverGrow at Home: A Beginner’s Guide to Family Discipleship by Winfield Bevins; Seedbed, 2016.

  • Topic: Parenting
  • Author: United Methodist professor
  • Components: DVD, Book

7 experiment coverThe 7 Experiment : Staging Your Own Mutiny Against Excess by Jen Hatmaker; LifeWay, 2012.

  • Topic: Stewardship
  • For: Women’s groups
  • Author: Christian author and speaker
  • Components: Kit including DVDs and book

basic we are church coverBASIC: We Are Church by Francis Chan; David C Cook, 2011.

  • Topic: How to be the church
  • Author: Christian pastor and author
  • Components: Book, DVDs on Fellowship, Teaching, Prayer, and Communion

8-Session Studies

 

The New Testament You Never Knew: Exploring the Context, Purpose, and Meaning coverof the Story of God by N. T. Wright and Michael F. Bird; Zondervan, 2019.

  • Topic: The New Testament
  • Author: New Testament Scholars
  • Components: DVD, Study Guide

Our Purpose is Love: The Wesleyan Way to Be the Church by David N. Field; Abingdon Press, 2018.our purpose is love cover

  • Topic: The church as the embodiment of God’s love in the world
  • Series: Faultlines series on the church and human sexuality
  • Author: Academic Coordinator for the Methodist e-Academy
  • Components: Book, Leader Guide

a firm foundation coverA Firm Foundation: Hope and Vision for a New Methodist Future by the Wesleyan Covenant Association; Seedbed, 2017.

  • Topic: Traditional approach to the UMC Way Forward
  • Host: Jessica LaGrone, a United Methodist pastor
  • Components: DVD, Book

dialogues on refugee coverDialogues On the Refugee Crisis; Sparkhouse, 2018.

  • Topic: Refugees
  • Author: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America publisher
  • Components: DVD, Facilitator Guide, Learner Book

woman's place coverA Woman’s Place: A Bible Study Exploring Every Woman’s Call to Work by Katelyn Beaty; Abingdon Press, 2017.

  • Topic: Women’s work and calling
  • Author: Editor at large at Christianity Today, Co-founder of Her.meneutics
  • Components: DVD, Leader Guide, Participant Guide

amending through faith coverAmending Through Faith by the General Commission on United Methodist Men and AMEND Together, a program of YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee, 2018.

  • Topic: Men’s prevention of violence against women
  • For: Men’s groups
  • Components: Participant Workbook, Leader Guide Flash Drive

Interrupting Silence coverInterrupting Silence: God’s Command to Speak Out by Walter Brueggemann; Westminster John Knox Press, 2017.

  • Topic: Speaking out against injustice
  • Author: United Church of Christ pastor and professor
  • Components: Book study

one coverOne: A Small Group Journey Toward Life-Changing Community by Nick Cunningham; Abingdon Press, 2016.

  • Topic: Building community within small groups
  • Author: United Methodist pastor
  • Components: DVD, Leader Guide, Book

ask coverAsk: Faith Questions in a Skeptical Age by Scott J. Jones and Arthur D. Jones; Abingdon Press, 2015.

  • DVD Presenters: Lisa Yebuah, Matt Miofsky, Scott Chrostek, and Amy Wagner
  • Topic: Controversial questions often asked by those outside the faith
  • Author: United Methodist bishop and pastor
  • Components: DVD, Leader Guide, Book

class meeting coverThe Class Meeting: Reclaiming a Forgotten (and Essential) Small Group Experience by Kevin M. Watson; Seedbed, 2014.

  • Topic: How to build an accountable community
  • Author: United Methodist professor
  • Components: Book

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