ABOUT THESE BOOKS

Each of these two volumes include printed and electronic formats (CD-ROM) and contain two types of tools: First, there are four training sessions to help small group leaders get started successfully. Secondly, it contains 52 small group lessons, one for each week of the year. These lessons have been compiled from those we have provided to our small group leaders during recent years at New Hope Community Church , Portland, Oregon .

The lessons are simple discussion guides that seek to direct the study time and help the group members discover biblical principles for themselves and apply those principles to their daily lives. The lessons begin with a general question that helps start the discussion and lead the group toward the topic of the study. In the body of each lesson there are some questions that can only be answered by looking at the Bible while other questions help the group think more deeply about the biblical truths being discussed. The lessons conclude with an application question that seeks to have each person ask themselves what they will do this week to apply what they have learned from God's Word.

This tool will save you hours of lesson preparation and provide your ministry with an economical way to supply your leaders with lesson materials. You have permission to make as many photocopies from these lesson masters as you need for use in your local church or ministry. Or, using the electronic version on the enclosed CD-ROM data disk, you may edit any lesson to better serve the needs of the small groups in your ministry.