Community
Community: Your Pathway to Progress
In this study, specifically designed for new small groups, you will learn that community is essential to spiritual progress. You will spend the first sessions of this study getting to know your other group members—where they have come from and where they are now. Then, during the remaining sessions, you will discuss the importance of community and how to stay on course. Study guides are recommended for each group participant. The DVD has been designed to complement sessions 5-7 of the study guide for you to watch as a group and contains messages by Andy Stanley that will introduce you to the importance of community.
Convergence DVD Series. Breaking the Ice: Learning to Share our Stories.
Conversations with Donald Miller and Phyllis Tickle. Join Donald Miller (Blue Like Jazz) and Phyllis Tickle (The Divine Hours, The Shaping of a Life) as they share stories from their own lives and discuss the value of sharing our stories with others.
3 episodes. Available in the Forest Hill Bookstore to Check-out. Study Guide found here.
Convergence DVD Series. Personal Growth: Learning to Meet the Demands of Life.
Join Donald Miller as he talks with Henry Cloud (Boundaries) as they discuss spiritual and personal growth.
- Why is it important to have community to help us grow?
- Why is it hard to be vulnerable?
- How do I set boundaries for myself?
- How do painful experiences help us grow?
4 episodes. Available in the Forest Hill Bookstore to Check-out. Study Guide found here.
Life Together: the classic exploration of faith in community.
After his martyrdom at the hands of the Gestapo in 1945, Dietrich Bonhoeffer continued his witness in the hearts of Christians around the world. In his book Life Together we learn of Pastor Bonhoeffer's experience within Christian community. This story of a unique fellowship in an underground seminary during the Nazi years reads like one of Paul's letters. It gives practical advice on how life together in Christ can be sustained in families and groups. The role of personal prayer, worship in common, everyday work, and Christian service is treated in simple, almost biblical, words. Life Together serves as bread to all who are hungry for the real life of Christian fellowship.
The Master Plan of Evangelism
It all started when Jesus called a few men to follow him and share God's message with their neighbors. We are called to do the same. But evangelism can be difficult - even intimidating. With all the evangelism resources available, where should you turn to find advice on how to share the Good News with others? Robert E. Coleman (The Master's Way of Personal Evangelism) says the answers aren't found in TV evangelism, easy-evangelism guidebooks, or the latest marketing techniques. Rather, he looks to the Bible, to the ultimate example found in Jesus Christ. For more than forty years this classic, biblical look at evangelism has challenged and instructed over three million readers. Now repackaged for a new generation, The Master Plan of Evangelism is as fresh and relevant as ever. Join the movement and discover how you can minister to the people God brings into your life.
Discovery Series
Book 3: Discovering your Role in God’s Family
This course helps to deepen the bond of faith between the believer and God by exploring the greatness of God. The primary issues explored are:
- • What is my role in church life?
- • What is the church's role in my life?
What is the church's role in the world?
12 topics. Available in the Forest Hill Bookstore.