Book-study leadership
Practical, hand-written guides for the decisions behind a useful group: what to read, how to prepare, which questions to ask, and how to guide the conversation with care.
Grounded in a real catalog
These guides cite what our catalog actually looks like. Across the 233 study guides currently live, the median study runs 12 sessions, the shortest 5 and the longest 32, and each session carries about 7 discussion questions. Every one of the 233 guides in our catalog ends with a review-and-reflection session that assigns no new reading.
Start with the decision in front of you. Every guide is complete, dated, and written to be used — with real examples from the catalog rather than hypothetical ones.
Facilitation guide
A practical guide to opening, guiding, and closing a book study discussion — with a shape for a one-hour meeting and what to do when the room goes quiet.
Planning guide
Build a realistic book study reading schedule: group chapters by conversation, put real dates on the page, and decide now what happens when a week is canceled.
Leader preparation
Prepare a focused book study meeting in about an hour: one outcome, one anchor passage, three or four core questions, and a clear rule for when to stop.
Question design
Choose book discussion questions that move from observation to interpretation, evaluation, and application — with real examples and a check for every question.
Book selection
A practical process for choosing a church small-group book: purpose, content, pastoral fit, reading load, and discussion potential — with a simple scorecard.
First meeting
Plan a clear, welcoming first book-study meeting: decide its shape, send a usable invitation, agree how you will talk together, and begin with the book itself.
Free for leaders
Each of these does one small job the articles keep pointing to, and each is free to use.
When you are ready to choose
Every guide in the catalog gives each session a reading, an orienting sentence, discussion questions with follow-ups, and a closing prayer. Week 1 is free to read on every one.
If your book and schedule are already set, begin with the discussion guide. If the group is still taking shape, start with book selection or the first-meeting plan.