Books: (All books are available in the church library)
- Gospel Fluency by Jeff Vanderstelt: Establish the basics of the gospel and how it applies to everyday life
- How People Change by Timothy S. Lane: Introduces how to bridge the gap between head knowledge to heart transformation
- Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer: This classic book explores how to foster and sustain authentic Christian community
- The Gospel Comes with a House Key by Rosaria Butterfield: This book explores how making hospitality an ordinary part of your life can lead to opportunities for evangelism and discipleship
- The Peacemaker by Ken Sande: A practical guide to handling interpersonal conflict biblically
- The Secular Creed by Rebecca McLaughlin: This book explores the secular worldview, and invites Christians to see where they can speak the truth in love
Podcasts:
- Balancing Content and Community: A podcast episode which explores how to balance learning and community in small group settings.
- Community Relationship Killers: A podcast episode which helps you recognize common patterns that are toxic to community, so that you and your group can avoid them!
- Tips for Leaders: Rest: A podcast episode which emphasizes how important it is for leaders to find rest in Jesus.
Video:
- Carefrontation is a video about speaking the truth in love to address difficult situations
- How to foster a lively discussion gives practical tips to keep conversation flowing
- Mastering the Art of Crucial Conversations gives vision to why we must have difficult conversations in order to keep growing
- The Bible Project has short animated videos on books of the Bible and themes in the Bible. Watching these videos with your community group could complement the sermon series you are discussing.
- How to Do Worship in Your Small Group: This video gives practical tips about how to implement musical and non-musical worship into group meeting
- Small Group Worship Ideas: 5 Tips For Leading Small Group Worship: Tips for leading musical worship in small groups, and how it differs from large group worship
Articles:
- 12 Principles for Disagreeing with Other Christians
- 3 Ways to Deepen Small Group Prayer
- Guiding People Through Conflict
- Sample Small Group Guidelines
- The Power of Confession in your Small Group
- Your Small Group Should Be Making Disciples
- The Good and Bad of Silence During Small Group Conversations