Discipleship Resources – Short Courses
INFORMATION FOR LEARNERS AND FOR PARISHES
On discipleship courses and resources, 2014-15
1. Finding faith
2. Growing Faith
3. Sharing Faith
4. Leading Faith
Discipleship Courses and Resources
Finding Faith
Growing Faith
Sharing Faith
Leading Faith
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Please note:
a. These ‘off the shelf’ courses and learning resources have not been
independently reviewed. The information given is from descriptions given by
the publisher (minus the hype) and by others who have listed the items.
Please use the contact website given to check out further detail and your
usual strategies to evaluate whether the resource will be of value to you.
b. Web-links provided in this document were active at the time of printing /
posting, but can change. Entering the course name or course provider into a
search engine may provide an updated pathway if necessary.
c. Many more learning resources are now to be found on-line, in the form of
downloadable materials, interactive sites and offers of regular e-mailings.
Exercise the usual caution about unknown providers if searching leads you to
more ‘fringe’ resources.
d. It is difficult to draw a line around ‘discipleship’ but courses and resources
mentioned in this booklet have been selected on the grounds that their main
focus is about growing in the Christian life. This inevitably shades into other
topics such as Bible-reading, spirituality, community engagement etc. but
such items have not been selected unless discipleship is a core element.
JW June 2014
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1. Finding Faith
Alpha
www.alpha.org
The Alpha Course is described as ‘an opportunity to explore the meaning of
life.’ Aimed at those enquiring about Christian faith and those wanting a
refresher course, it tackles topics such as ‘Who is Jesus?’ and ‘Why and how
do I pray?’ in a relaxed, non-threatening setting over ten thought-provoking
weekly sessions. It is supplemented part-way through the course by a day or
weekend away. Each session consists of a shared meal, a talk on one of the
topics, followed by discussion in small groups.
Widely used in the UK, and now in many other countries, Alpha is endorsed
by all the major Christian denominations. There is a variety of resources
available - DVDs, participant’s booklets, prayer ministry training,
administrator’s handbook, etc. Visit the website to find a course happening
near you, or to order materials to start one yourself, or to access latest
developments such as ‘live-streaming’.
Materials are now available in many languages. Visit the ‘Shop’ on site for a
publications catalogue and a starter pack with customisable publicity material
– see the new whizzy website and re-branded image.
Alpha Express is a new abridged course, in which each talk lasts 20 minutes.
Also available: Alpha in a Catholic context, Alpha for Forces, Alpha for
Prisons, Alpha in the Workplace, Student Alpha, Youth Alpha, Senior
Alpha and Alpha ESOL (English for speakers of other languages).
Christianity Explored
www.christianityexplored.org
With the tag line “One life, what’s it all about?”, Christianity Explored is
a ten-week course based on Mark’s Gospel that explores who Jesus is,
why he came and what it means to follow him. Described as ‘an informal
course for people who’d like to investigate Christianity, or just brush up
the basics’, it involves teaching input, Bible study and group discussion.
Compared to Alpha, it is said that CE has greater emphasis on Bible
exposition and less on the person and work of the Holy Spirit. But the
format is similar, with an opening meal, a focus on small group work and
a full day / weekend.
Full resource materials available, including comprehensive teaching material
on CD plus free downloads from CE website. Talks available on DVD.
Produced in collaboration with publisher ‘thegoodbook.co.uk’ Visit website to
find a course being offered near you, or announce where you are running one,
or to order materials. New products include a youth edition ‘CY’ for ages 1114; ‘Soul’ for older teens and young adults and a Prison edition.
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Emmaus
www.e-mmaus.org.uk links to www.chpublishing.co.uk (put Emmaus in
search box)
Emmaus is a full programme of resources for teaching
Christian basics and developing the discipleship of more
mature Christians. It consists of three series of short courses
(usually 4-6 sessions each) for use in small groups. It
provides material from contact and enquirers stage through
to developing and growing in faith. The three series are:
1. Contact provides resources for making links with the local
community and building relationships.
2. Nurture offers 15 sessions exploring the Christian faith, covering belief and
living the Christian life. Its main themes are What Christians believe; How
Christians grow; Living the Christian life.
3. Growth offers a further set of sessions in three themed books: Knowing
God; Growing as a Christian; Christian lifestyle.
Emmaus offers well-structured teaching / learning input, with emphasis on
discovery as people journey together and features exercises, group activities,
Bible studies and discussion. Group leaders should have facilitation skills.
Good range of print materials - leader’s and session notes in A4 book format
and on CD with permission to copy documents for course members.
Youth Emmaus
www.e-mmaus.org.uk
www.chpublishing.co.uk
Designed to help those aged 11 to 16 to explore the basics of the
Christian faith in a hands-on, interactive style.
Youth Emmaus 2 also for 11-16s, but to help integrate faith into life.
For example, includes ‘Big Issues’ and ‘Holy Spaces’.
Essence
www.sharejesusinternational.com/resources-home
A six session interactive programme to stimulate a deeper spiritual life,
drawing from the teachings of Jesus and the Christian mystics. This
evangelistic course explores contemporary spirituality, which looks
towards a lifestyle integrating body, mind and spirit. It is aimed at people
who recognise that they are on a spiritual journey, but have maybe not
been involved with Christianity (yet).
No longer available in hard copy (from its originators Kingsway and
CPAS) but now downloadable (all text docs and sound files) from Share
Jesus International site.
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Glad You Asked
www.innovista.org/get-equipped
This is an innovative course for seekers, with good apologetic content, based
on international research on the questions people would ask ‘if they could ask
God any question’, which yielded a common core of ten topics. It explores
life’s big questions followed by an imaginative presentation of Jesus’ life. The
style is contemporary and interactive, with bite-sized presentations on DVD
and big open questions to be thrashed out in a small group. Resources
include: ‘Glad you asked’ DVD, 3 leader’s guides, promotional DVD and offer
of a reduction on trainer training. Single leader’s guide and DVD also
available.
Journeys
www.greatjourneys.org UK distributor: [email protected]
Journeys is a course from New Zealand, designed to
introduce ‘spectators’ to the Christian faith, fronted by
investigative TV journalist Rob Harley and run in more
than 1000 New Zealand churches. It comprises a fivesession DVD exploring the Christian faith through real
people, amazing stories and changed lives.
The course utilises a unique blend of stories of faith, told
by ordinary people whose lives have been impacted by
God, and powerful interviews about spiritual encounters
showing how faith works in real life. Further DVD-based
resources now also available, see website.
For example, ‘Mature Audiences only’ a two x DVD based programme on
‘difficult questions’; ‘Ordinary heroes’ featuring stories of faith and bravery;
and ‘Life Stories’ with more people witnessing about life’s challenges from a
faith perspective. All programmes have leaders’ and participants’ guides.
Life – the journey for new Christians
www.cwr.org.uk/store/p-992-life-the-journey-for-new-christiansbrsmall-groupresource.aspx
This DVD, booklet and notes package from CWR aims to help new Christians
explore further the meaning and practical applications of their new way of life.
Six 12 minute sessions explore various themes through interviews with wellknown Christians (Relating to God; Getting into the Bible; Living in Christian
Community; Spiritual Growth; Hard Times and Impacting the World). Use with
a small group or in mentoring. Other related study material available.
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Lifelines
www.kevinmayhew.com (put ‘Lifelines’ in search box)
Lifelines is described as an accessible guide for use in Christian study
groups, house groups and other small group settings and is intended for those
interested in exploring, or new to, the Christian faith. It looks at some of the
issues that concern everyone in a society where God has been marginalized
or forgotten.
See also ‘A Risk Worth Taking’, booklet-based study course from same
publisher, exploring the fundamentals of faith by tackling challenging
contemporary topics, such as violence, suffering and ‘luck’.
Living Well – contented human life in all its fullness
www.kevinmayhew.com (put ‘Living Well’ in search box)
Rather than teaching directly about the Christian faith, this 15-session course
by Susan Sayers “explores what it looks and feels like to live God’s way” by
affirming our human-ness in the context of God’s love. It could be an
appropriate pre-Alpha or Emmaus opportunity, such as a community-based
breakfast or lunch. Leader’s manual and CD of handouts available.
More to Life
www.vizaviz.org
www.mtlresources.org
This evangelistic DVD-based resource from Vizaviz Ministries includes
some powerful stories of personal change for showing (or giving) to
seekers, to help them understand who Jesus is, how he can change their
lives and enable them to come to know God personally. The full
evangelistic More to Life programme includes a training video and manual
for forming an outreach strategy. The DVD could be used as input into a
local Christian enquirers’ group. See websites for a range of additional
related material.
Now a Christian
www.nowachristian.org
This is a short email course from the Church Army, offering five weeks of daily
emails that will help recipients to decide about the differences that having a
Christian faith will make to life. Visit the website to sign up and to receive
emails and the opportunity to listen to a podcast. On the fourth day of each
week, there is a link to an interactive website where thoughts and stories can
be shared with others, and other features / resources are downloadable.
(Unsubscribe at any time!)
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Puzzling Questions
www.puzzlingquestions.org.uk
Puzzling Questions is a six-week course for enquirers to explore some of the
deeper questions of life, such as: Who am I? What is God like? What happens
after death? How can I be happy? Why is there suffering in the world? What is
the spiritual realm and how does it impact my life? The visual and group
materials enable discussion and sharing of participants’ own views and a
structure for talking them through.
Resources available include: Leader’s Guide; Delegate workbook; DVD with
six whole session programmes; DVD with previews of all six, for choosing and
planning what material to use; a book ‘How can I be happy and other
conundrums’ for background reading; CD media pack to create a range of
publicity documents.
Rejesus
www.rejesus.co.uk
This is a website with an increasing number of resources that can be used for
self-programmed learning – visuals, soundtracks, comment, reading
suggestions, reflection opportunities etc. There are multiple ‘modules’ or
packages of material in four main categories: Story (Gospels); Lives (famous
followers); Spirituality (prayer and inner life); Creativity (explorations of Jesus
in art and film).
START – introducing Christianity
www.start-cpas.org.uk
A six-session introduction to the Christian faith. Helps groups to: look at
where they are going in life; ask questions about Christianity; discover the
good news of Jesus; consider their response. START pack includes: DVD
with clips for each session; advice for running the course, leader’s handbook
including photocopiable resources; CD with e-versions of all documents and
promotional material.
Table Talk
www.theuglyducklingcompany.com/table-talk
Presented in game format, Table Talk offers conversation starters and
discussion topics for informal gatherings of non-Christians in non-church
settings. Each version of the game contains six big questions for its intended
audience, each of which has a postcard introduction for someone to read to
get the conversation started. In addition there are 16 smaller conversational
questions to facilitate the discussion, which are placed facing upwards on the
table once the topic has been introduced.
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Games are for six to eight players – bigger groups (eg. in pubs) can be put
into smaller sets. Any Christians present in the groups should not lead or
attempt to give ‘right answers’ but may witness to their own experience in
responding to the topics, as any other group member would. Boxes available:
for Friends; Uni students, 16-18s; 14-16s; 12-14s, 10-11s; Messy Moments;
for Blokes; Forces; Easter; Christmas; for Scotland and Wales.
The God Who is There
www.resource-arm.net/pub.html
Supplies from [email protected]
A three-part discipleship course for new / un-churched believers, each of ten
sessions, based on interactive discussions and exercises, with ‘creative
homework’. Includes participants’ booklets and session summaries, based on
the idea that discipleship is less about ‘what we know’ and more about ‘who
we are becoming’.
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Part one: Beyond Ourselves – what it means to develop a living
relationship with God.
• Part two: The New Community – part of being a group that relates and
seeks God.
• Part three: Shining Like Stars – being a Christian in day to day living.
Visit www.resource-arm.net/pdf/godwhoisthereflyer.pdf for full course
descriptions.
The Y Course
www.ycourse.com
The Y Course enables people to engage with the basics of the Christian
faith, using a ‘supper, talk and small group’ format. It is geared to those
who have no background in Christianity or are on the church fringes and
describes itself as “cringe-free, totally relevant and cynic friendly”.
Resources include: DVD with 16 chat show style segments (six minutes
each); course leader’s guide; small group leader’s guide with over 100
questions to stimulate discussion; ‘The Book of Y’ containing core content for
the course. Visit website to order materials.
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2. Growing Faith
A Life Worth Living
www.alpha.org (put A Life Worth Living in search box)
A Life Worth Living is an official Alpha follow-up course of nine sessions
aimed at those who are just starting out in the Christian life, but the course
would benefit any small group. It covers how to live the Christian life
positively, practically and joyfully, based on the letter to the Philippians. It
follows the Alpha format of a meal, then a talk followed by discussion.
Study manual, leader’s manual, participant’s (‘guest’) manual and DVD
available.
A Passionate Life
www.weare3dm-store.3dcartstores.com/Eight-LifeShapes-ebooks_p_44.html
With the slogan “You’ve found your purpose, now discover your passion”, this
range of resources includes an easy to read guidebook that proposes eight
‘shapes’ or models for key areas of discipleship. These form a framework for
believers to understand their relationship to God, to each other, and to
develop ‘a passionate life’ of faith. This approach has been developed into a
training course. The key areas are:
A circle of repentance and faith; A semi-circle of rest and work
A triangle of relationships; A square of priorities
A pentagon of ministry; A hexagon of prayer
A heptagon of life; An octagon of peace
Course resources available include 8-session DVD featuring 15 minute
presentations; PowerPoint presentations for group leaders; leader’s and
participant’s guides; a range of supporting resources such as books (including
audio formats), devotionals and journals. Materials now available through the
3DM website.
Beta
www.beta-course.org
Beta is no relation to Alpha, but is often used as a follow-on course.
Designed for Christians seeking to develop their faith, personal lives
and church community, it is described as an holistic ten week course
linking Christian faith with personal development and pastoral care.
The course emphasises the need for healing and wholeness, both
personally and in our relationships. Its strapline is ‘Being Christian,
becoming whole, building community’.
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Course resources: Set of DVDs, course and participant’s booklets; facilitator’s
training, administrator’s and facilitator’s manual. A five-week Lent course
version is available for downloading from the website.
Christian Life & …... Resources for Small Groups
www.lst.ac.uk/christian-life-and/christian-life-and
Christian Life & is a series of DVD-based teaching resources designed for
group study. They have been produced in association with the London School
of Theology (LST), offering experienced-based teaching, a
focus on issues for Christians today, and a vision and
enthusiasm to understand and apply the Bible to life. Titles
available:
Christian Life & Why It Makes Sense: teaching and
confidence to tackle some common objections to Christian
faith.
Christian Life & Children: our role as individuals and as a
church family in the spiritual growth of children.
Christian Life & Today’s World: help understand and engage.
Christian Life & the Bible: what the Bible is and what it is supposed to do.
Christian Life & Global Mission: how to make a difference in today’s world.
Christian Life & Work the challenges of work, part of God’s plan.
Each resource includes: leader’s guide and participant’s notes for each DVD,
which cover five or six 2-hour sessions each. Sessions are in three parts,
leading to Bible study, discussion and prayer. Each resource also has a
London School of Theology open learning course associated with it, which
supplements teaching and enables more in-depth study.
Contemporary Creed
www.contemporarycreed.org.uk
Contemporary Creed aims to translate ancient beliefs into
today’s language. It is written for those who, like the author, did
not find it easy to believe and whose faith was married to doubt
in the face of contemporary challenges. Described as a ‘novel
and popular mini-course on modern Christianity’,
Contemporary Creed offers an intelligent pathway through
sixty ‘units’ relating to intellectual problems of traditional
Christian beliefs. In clear English, without jargon, it nonetheless
requires a basic familiarity with the Bible. See website for the creed itself, and
for related material.
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Covenant Discipleship Groups
www.gbod.org/live-the-um-way/covenant-discipleship
Covenant Discipleship Groups have been developed in the US by the General
Board of Discipleship (GBOD), an agency of the United Methodist Church.
They aim to help established Christians grow in all areas of discipleship
through a process of mutual accountability. Said to be ‘not another course’
but a way of life that promotes growth and development in the discipleship
journey. Their group life focuses on four aspects of discipleship: devotion,
worship, justice and compassion. See website for variety of learning
resources and ideas about discipling through groups.
Disciple 1 – Becoming disciples through Bible study
www.methodist.org.uk/disciple
Disciple 1 claims it can help transform your church into a ‘biblically nourished
congregation’. Designed to be offered to small groups over a year of (34)
weekly meetings, the course material facilitates the study of the Bible, with a
session structure that involves worship, presentation and activities. Bible
reading required between sessions – over the year participants will study /
read part of almost every book of the Bible, prompting them along the way to
consider their journey of Christian discipleship. Information leaflet and
training for group leaders available, along with leader’s manual, study manual
and DVD.
Discipleship Explored
www.ceministries.org (go to ‘Courses’)
www.thegoodbook.co.uk
Discipleship Explored, the official follow-on from ‘Christianity Explored’, is
an eight-session course based on the book of Philippians. It is designed to
help new Christians to become grounded in the faith and as a refresher for
more established Christians. It follows the same format as Christianity
Explored, with study, talk and discussion. For new Christians, Discipleship
Explored would make a helpful way in to regular Bible study. Users’ and
leaders’ guides and DVD available. New additional international students’
edition.
Emmaus
www.chpublishing.co.uk/category/christian-books/the-emmaus-course-1509
Three series of short courses cover contact (outreach), nurture and
growth. For Stage 1: Contact, see page 3-4.
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Stage 2: Nurture offers 15 sessions exploring the Christian faith, spread over
three course books: What Christians Believe; How Christians Grow; Living the
Christian Life.
Stage 3: Growth, also in three well-produced A4 books, including a
comprehensive range of sessions in each volume: Knowing God; Growing as
a Christian; Christian Lifestyle.
Books include leaders’ notes, session handouts and CD-Rom containing
handouts, liturgical material, worship resources and PowerPoint
presentations. Emmaus provides well-structured teaching / learning input with
an emphasis on journeying together and would be ideally presented by
leaders with good facilitation skills.
See also Leading an Emmaus Group, page 26.
Youth Emmaus 2
www.chpublishing.co.uk/category/christian-books/the-emmaus-course-1509
This is a fourteen-session interactive discipleship course for young people,
designed to help 11 to16 year olds integrate their faith into life and to equip
them as worshippers and disciples.
Facing the Challenge of our Times
www.facingthechallenge.org/courses.php
This is a downloadable course of six sessions to help churches, Christian
groups or individuals to engage with the ‘challenges of our times’. Download
from site or purchase on CD, the sessions cover: Inclusion; hostility; other
faiths; and TV.
Follow Me on Monday
www.aftersunday.org.uk/main-resources
This short, five-session course was developed to encourage Christians to
explore their discipleship in daily life and work. Designed for small groups (610), the sessions last 90 minutes and all the materials you need are free to
download from the After Sunday website. Resources include booklets for
facilitators and course members, background and further reading and other
support materials (eg. overview and session summaries, publicity leaflet).
Topics include: calling; getting beyond the sacred-secular divide; collaborating
with God; reflecting and engaging; being part of the ‘dispersed’ church.
Further website resources on forming and running small groups and
facilitation skills.
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Foundations21
www.foundations21.org.uk
Foundations21 is a major online discipleship programme from the Bible
Reading Fellowship. Its modular programme is designed for individual study,
with elements of interactivity with others, or for group use. It is aimed at those
who wish to learn in their own time, prefer a multi-media environment and are
comfortable with virtual contact and conversations.
Another unusual element is the option to explore the programme through four
different learning styles (based on the ‘characters’ of the four gospels). The
programme enables users to pursue what it means to be a disciple of Jesus
Christ and discover their own personal direction in Christian service. For new
and experienced Christians, the emphasis is on the spiritual journey and a
chance to mature, through a combination of personal learning and interaction
with others.
See website for suggestions on using the resources and the site itself, and
how to run Foundations21 with a group. Also see site to sign up to be a
registered user (free of charge).
Freedom in Christ
www.ficm.org.uk/discipleship
The 13-week Freedom in Christ Discipleship course designed to
help Christians understand the truth of who they are in Christ,
resolve personal and spiritual conflicts and become a fruitful disciple.
With an optional introductory session for use with those with little or
no Christian background before coming to faith, the course goes on
to cover: key truths; barriers to truth; resolving the past; moving on to
fruitfulness. There is an individual focus, emphasising personal responsibility
and right choices.
Described as a way for ‘any church to implement effective discipleship’, the
range of resources includes leader’s and participant’s workbooks; course
teaching available on CD and on DVD. See the website for case studies from
churches which have used the material and other promotional items, including
a sampler DVD. Further programmes from FIC include ‘Help them become
Fruitful Disciples’ and ‘The Grace Course’.
Fruitfulness on the Frontline
www.licc.org.uk/fruitfulness
A new DVD-based course from the London Institute of
Contemporary Christianity ‘for disciples who want to make a
difference where they are’. Eight sessions offer a fresh, simple
framework for identifying a rich variety of ways in which God
may work in us and through us, wherever we are.
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Each session includes a film (8-13 minutes), a bible study, discussion
questions and a take-away action to help connect each theme to participants’
‘frontlines’.
Session titles: The big picture; Modelling Godly character; Making good work;
Ministering grace and love; Moulding culture; Mouthpiece for truth and justice;
Messenger of the Gospel; the journey on. Although designed to run for 75
minutes each, the sessions can be adapted to your context.
h+
www.hplus.org.uk
h+ Making Good Sense of the Bible is Bible Society’s new ten session
programme to help you or your group interpret the Scriptures. Incorporating
discipleship material, practical exercises, expert advice, facilitator input and
audiovisual features, the h+ course will help you grow in understanding and
experience of how people interpret the Bible; understand the different ways
that the biblical text can be approached; harness these approaches and
thereby grow in Bible confidence. Course leaders’ training day available, see
website. (NB the h refers to hermeneutics.)
If you want to walk on water, you’ve got to get out of the boat
www.zondervan.com (put ‘If you want to walk on water’ into search box)
This is a six session study course based on the book of the same title by John
Ortberg. It is described as a resource for a ‘journey on learning to trust God.’
Relating the story in Matthew 14 to life today, the course aims to help
participants “discover how to discern God’s call, transcend fear, risk faith,
manage failure and trust God”. Sessions include DVD clips, Bible study and
group discussions. The range of materials available (the ‘curriculum kit’)
includes participant’s guide, leader’s notes, DVD and a hardback book.
Landings
www.landingsUK.org.uk
Developed by the Paulist Fathers in the USA, Landings is currently used in
several Roman Catholic dioceses in the UK. Described as a "ministry of
compassion and listening" it allows people who have been away from regular
worship to tell their stories and share their experiences within a small friendly
group. Lay-led (apart from the sacramental ministry at the final retreat day that
follows the 8 weekly meetings), it is highly structured yet gentle, focusing on
faith sharing and prayer. Landings is a dedicated programme for welcoming
Catholics back to the Church, although with a few slight modifications it has
been successfully used in other contexts too. Not available to buy ‘off the
shelf'; see website for opportunities to attend workshops.
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Also for Roman Catholics are
Evangelium www.evangelium.co.uk/evangelium-course, a multi-media
parish course for adults based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church
And Catholic Faith Exploration (CaFE) at www.faithcafe.org for twenty
or so courses for formation and evangelisation. Designed for parish groups
and sacramental preparation, these modules are in DVD format for the input
(approximately 30-40 minutes) which includes talks, mime, music, testimony
and time to reflect. Leaders’ guides, participant booklets and sample publicity
material are also available. Also Youth Café, see website.
Learning to Live
www.navigators.co.uk/learning-to-live
A series from the Navigators exploring basic ideas of what it means to be a
Christian. Originally published as books, there are now six titles available as
free downloads from their website:
• Book 1 Clarifying your Commitment
• Book 2 Guidelines for Growth
• Book 3 Considering the commandments
• Book 4 Developing in Discipleship
• Book 5 Playing your Part
• Book 6 Moving towards Maturity
The materials are designed for groups committed to at least one hour of
preparation before the discussion; they can also be used for personal study.
Living Faith:
Exploring the Essentials of Christianity
www.spckpublishing.co.uk/shop/living-faith-study-guide
Written by Rt Revd Tom Wright, Living Faith is a 10-session
DVD-based course which explores the essential truths of the
Christian faith - for new Christians and those looking for a better
understanding of the basics of the faith.
DVDs include teaching input (over 5 hours in total) from Tom
Wright and a short discussion with an expert group, for each of the
ten topics. A study guide gives more background and biblical
material and discussion topics. Brief leader’s guide and (free) sample
introductory DVD also available.
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Living your Faith
www.cofeguildford.org.uk/diocesan-life/living-your-faith/
Living your Faith is the Guildford Diocesan discipleship course for parishes,
to help people develop their Christian faith as ‘whole life’ disciples. Four
modules of five sessions lasting two hours each can be programmed flexibly.
Modules can be run in any order, though starting with Module 1 is probably a
good way to get a group to gel. Any module would also make a good standalone course – during Lent or Advent, for example.
Module 1: Journey of Faith – where are you on the journey? Faith
development and life-stages; connecting with others; developing discipleship
and a sense of life’s mission.
Module 2: Roots of Faith – approaches to studying and interpreting the
Bible; encountering Jesus in and exploring the authority of scripture and its
relationship with Christian living today.
Module 3: Community of Faith – exploring the growth and nature of the
Church as the local and worldwide worshipping community, commissioned by
God to serve the world.
Module 4: Today’s Faith – understanding how to live as Christian disciples in
a fast-changing world; responding to people of other faiths and none;
expressing and sharing faith at home, at work, in the community and across
the whole of life.
All materials for leaders and participants for all four modules are available on
the Diocesan website. There are also printed booklets containing participant’s
material for each module (Modules 1 & 2 available to date, e-mail
[email protected] to order). Additional leader’s notes and
material on running, publicising and evaluating groups are also available on
the webpage.
lyfe
www.biblesociety.org.uk/about-bible-society/our-work/lyfe
lyfe is an online resource-led learning programme for groups or individuals,
modelled on six aspects of Jesus’ ministry, which makes an excellent base for
material for would-be disciples. In each of the six ‘zones’ there are six
sessions to follow. Downloadable resources for each are in the form of
stories, prayers, input from Christian leaders and video clips. Sessions follow
a suggested sequence of ‘read, reflect, respond’ but pathways through the
material are very much up to the user(s). Registration as a user required, but
there are no charges.
The six zones are: Still lyfe (prayer); Real lyfe (holiness); Spirit lyfe (spiritfilled); Word lyfe (scripture); Just lyfe (justice, peace, wholeness); Whole lyfe
(everyday faith). Visit the website for news of additional resources and events
and to sign up for an e-newsletter ‘lyfelines’.
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Moving On!
www.movingoncourse.org.uk
Moving On is a follow-on from the Start course and explores Christian
discipleship in seven small group sessions. The aim is to encourage ‘24/7
discipleship’ committed to living rather than spectating a Christian life. DVD
presentations and group exercises cover topics related to Church, Bible and
faith in daily living, including Christian character, giving and lifestyle. Leader’s
guide and photocopiable participant’s material available.
Network Course
www.willowcreek.org.uk/resources.php?r=10 www.zondervan.com/networkkit.html
Described as a course for discovering spiritual gifts and empowering people
for ministry (in the broadest sense), the Network course has recently been
updated, in partnership with the Willow Creek Association. The aim is to help
participants develop a better understanding of their gifting and of God’s will
and calling for them, and thus develop the discipleship roles that best reflects
who they are.
The ‘curriculum kit’ comprises: Leader’s guide; participant’s guide; DVD with
drama vignettes; CD-ROM with further resources and Power Point
documents. The six sessions can be presented in various formats (suggested
as 3 x 2 hours; 6 x 45 minutes; day retreats).
Play your Part
www.gartreemp.blogspot.co.uk/2008/06/play-your-part.html
Play your Part is a six-session resource, written by a team at Liverpool
University, to help Christians explore how to live out their faith in the
whole of life. It offers creative perspectives to reflect on key questions:
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Why am I here?
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What has God created for me?
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What does this mean for me as a Christian today?
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How can I become more Christ-like in all that I am and do?
A flexible resource that can be used by individuals or small groups to
discover more about each person’s unique role and potential as a follower of
Christ. Hosted on the Gartree Mission Partnership site. For more details,
contact Sally Beyer [email protected]
(The) Possible World Course
www.cms-uk.org/Resources/
Subtitled ‘Practical ways to join in Jesus’ mission’, this discipleship course
from CMS is about Christian living in the world and how we can join in with
what God is doing. It aims to offer small groups a real challenge, hope for
their communities and a sense of what could be done regarding vital issues
that concern us all. Seven sessions cover the prophetic; hospitality;
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The good, modern feel of the materials would be attractive to Christians who
are already well involved in living out their faith, but also to other more
marginal ones who are searching for an authentic exploration of options.
Resources available: DVD of interviews with people trying to embody Jesus’
mission in their lives; course guide for group facilitators; participants’ material
for each session; promotional material including film trailer.
Purpose Driven Discipleship
www.purposedriven.co.uk
Developing on from the original Rick Warren ‘Purpose Driven Life’ materials,
Purpose Driven UK now offers a range of courses and small group resources,
which all feature a combination of DVDs, books, leader’s and participant’s
materials.
Foundations is a resource for teaching the essential doctrines of Christian
faith, providing the theological basis for living a purpose-driven life.
The Purpose Driven Life offers 40 sessions over five ‘volumes’ each
containing seven ‘lessons’ and one further volume containing five. These are
based on the chapters of the original book, written for Churches to study over
the 40 days of Lent.
Other group study courses include: Discovering Spiritual Maturity; Discovering
my Life Mission; Living a Blessed Life; The Good Life; Living Beyond Yourself;
Developing a Faith that Works. See website for further information.
SEAN (Study by Extension for All Nations)
www.sean.uk.net
A range of courses available for new and more mature Christians to enable
ongoing discipleship. e.g. Life to the full - 18 sessions to help new Christians
think through the basics of living out their faith as new believers, and Bible
Matters – 10 sessions to familiarise growing Christians with the Bible.
Described as ‘ideal for post-Alpha.’
TLS Lite (Training for Living and Serving)
www.urc.org.uk (follow links to course via Discipleship)
LITE stands for Local Introductory Training Experiences, and were designed
by the United Reformed Church. The LITE course includes units designed for
home study containing up to three exercises as preparation for study group
meetings. These are sessions of two hours in a local group with a tutor,
involving further work on the study units. Additionally, study days concentrate
on practical work and discussion in a larger forum. The courses offer
participants a chance to complete a self appraisal and some assessed work.
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St Paul’s Theological Centre
http://sptc.htb.org.uk/dvd-resources
Theological education style sessions (one hour each) now available in sets on
DVD:
Faith track – introduction to systematic theology
Bible track – introduction to the Bible
Life track – introduction to Christian living
Box sets of sessions by leading theologians, with leader’s guide, talk outlines,
small group questions and full instructions for group presentation. User name
and password provided for purchasers, for further online support and
resources. Sales via www.alphashop.org
The Life You’ve Always Wanted
www.zondervan.com (put ‘The life you’ve always wanted’ into search box)
A six-session study course by John Ortberg, this resource aims at guiding
participants ‘down the ancient path of the spiritual disciplines.’ It looks at how
we may grow in discipleship through integrating the spiritual disciplines into
our lives. Sessions include DVD clips, Bible study and group discussions.
Participant’s guide, leader’s notes, DVD available.
The Journey to Wisdom
www.scriptureunion.org.uk/Shop/Churchandministry/Smallgroupmaterial/1001
.id
The Journey to Wisdom is a six session course exploring what it means to
‘live wisely’. It covers learning and growing; making choices; relationships. It
is interactive in style, featuring questions, exercises and discussion arising
from biblical passages.
The Me I Want to Be
www.zondervan.com (put ‘The me I want to be’ into the search box
A further DVD-based course from the Ortberg/Zondervan stable: five sessions
on spiritual growth with the theme of becoming ‘God’s best version of you’ as
the ‘greatest task of your life’. Sessions include: Discovering the Spirit;
Renewing my mind; Redeeming my time; Deepening my relationships;
Transforming my experience.
Resources: DVD and participant guide.
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The TIDE (Training in Discipleship and Evangelism) Course
www.firelighters.org.uk/tide.resources.htm
The TIDE course consists of a 58 page manual and six recorded talks on
DVD or as downloads. The manual is not designed to be used without the
recorded talks. The course has 12 topics with further suggestions after each
topic, so that it can span anything from 12 weeks to 12 months of study.
Stressing the cost as well as the blessings of following Jesus it describes
itself as a course in 'radical discipleship' and is not for someone who has not
yet decided to follow Jesus. It stresses the need to trust and obey him from
the very beginning of the first session, which assumes some familiarity with
who he is.
A local Guildford reviewer said “It is the most radically countercultural
discipleship course (for Western Christians) that I have yet seen, raising some
uncomfortable questions in a potentially very creative way. Not an easy ride
but a worthwhile one.”
Workshop – ‘because faith is a journey’
www.workshop.org.uk/programme
Six main themes offered in 12 weekend courses in regional venues, running
over a two-year cycle (join at any stage). Provides a ‘Jesus-centred learning
experience to encourage and inspire your spiritual journey’. Tackling current
questions, hard issues and practical responses such as the credibility of
belief, radical community life, lifestyle, creativity and taking action.
Some examples of modules: Spirituality; Re-imagining Hope; Peace and
Power; Mission and Compassion; One world, many Faiths; Living Community;
Body and Soul; Creativity and Life; Stories and Letters; Scrolls and
Parchments; Credible or Incredible; Quest and Questions; Salvation
Landscape.
YORK courses
www.yorkcourses.co.uk
Long-running series of short courses, traditionally associated with Lent, but
can be used at any season. Basic format includes recorded input from range
of prominent Christian leaders on DVD with accompanying booklet providing
questions and suggestions for groups. Large range of titles and topics; see
website.
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Your Shape for God’s Service
Email: [email protected]
Your Shape for God’s Service is designed to be appropriate for all kinds of
churches, including small ones whose members are not confident about
“having anything spiritual to offer”. The materials for six sessions are offered
in a simple and flexible form on a re-writeable computer disk so that it can be
tailored to suit the context. There are no copyright restrictions and materials
give full instructions for group leaders. Your Shape can be used with a small
group such as an existing home group or as a slightly extended Advent or
Lent course.
Way of Life: diocesan discipleship resources
www.trurodiocese.org.uk/vision-strategy/discipleship/way-of-life/
The diocese of Truro has made various discipleship resources available for all
on its website. The ‘Way of Life’ is a substantial and well-presented (A4
colour) booklet, downloadable in pdf, describing the nature of the discipleship
journey in terms of movements ‘upwards, outwards, inwards and with’.
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‘7/7 discipleship’ course materials are available as leaders’ and
participants’ notes.
‘Way of Life’ materials for home groups are in six sessions, covering
study, discussion and prayer.
Additional resources include a short course on Christian calling and
‘Journeying out’ on evangelism.
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3. Sharing Faith
Becoming a Contagious Christian
www.willowcreek.org.uk/resource.php?r=3
www.contagiouschristian.com
Becoming a Contagious Christian is a six session course to equip
Christians for effective relational evangelism in today's world. It avoids
stereotyped approaches that feel intimidating to many Christians. It shows
ordinary believers how they can share the gospel in a natural and powerful
way while being the person God made them to be. Each session's exercises,
discussions, self-assessments and video vignettes give step-by-step guidance
to become effective communicators for Christ to those around us.
The aim of the course is described as being to enable Christians to:
• Demonstrate a contagious Christian character
• Build spiritually strategic relationships
• Direct conversations toward matters of faith
• Communicate their faith in a natural style
• Explain biblical truths in everyday language
• Respond to the most common objections to
Christianity
Resources include two DVDs (180 minutes each); leader’s and participant’s
guides; CD-ROMs of promotional material and Power Point presentations;
course book ‘Becoming a Contagious Christian’.
Blowing Your Cover
www.blowingyourcover.com
Blowing Your Cover aims to equip and release Christians to confidently
share their faith and impact their community in a way that fits their character
and personality. It encourages people to live their Christian lives to the full
(‘Live it’) and demonstrate through words and action the difference Christ has
made to their lives (‘Share it’).
Course resources include workbooks; leader’s guide; training DVD, media
pack DVD including 21 short video clips. Information pack with sample
materials available.
Connect 4 Life
www.connect4life.org.uk
The aim of ‘Connect4Life’ is to inspire confidence in church
members reaching out to the lost with simple tools (but not
simplistic answers). Recognising that many Christians want to
reach out to their friends but are then at a loss to explain clearly or
answer tricky questions, this suite of courses aims to provide a
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solution. It is designed to bridge the gap before Alpha, Christianity Explored or
other seekers’ courses.
Separate but related courses, resources and events are aimed at leaders,
church members, disillusioned or lapsed church members, returning church
members and the totally unconnected with the church. The materials for the
‘disconnected’ are likely to be particularly helpful for those who have
previously been hurt by the church, and could make a very useful prelude to,
or follow up from ‘Back to Church Sunday’. Together these resources add up
to a flexible and practical strategy for reaching out to people in all kinds of
situations and distances from the church.
Everybody Welcome
www.everybodywelcome.org.uk
How many people ‘try out’ your church each year and do they
feel welcome enough to come back? What if 10, 25 or even
50% became members of your congregation? Everybody
Welcome aims to transform your church by reviewing your
attitude to newcomers, learning new approaches and areas for
improvement and change: “the course where everybody helps grow the
church”. Resources include leaders’ manual, participants’ manual, DVD and
access to website for additional resources.
Friends for Life
www.greatjourneys.org
Friends for Life is a four-week DVD-based course to help churches ‘release
their evangelisation potential’ and offers ‘powerful techniques to reach the unchurched’. Resources include leaders’ and participants’ guides; an
instructional DVD for leaders; a promotional video (see website).
Hope The Heartbeat of Mission
http://www.hopetogether.org.uk/
This comprehensive handbook on mission and evangelism provides a
complete guide to local outreach based on ‘Hope’s’ values of
• demonstrating God’s love as churches work together, meeting
community needs
• continuing to love and serve people whatever they choose to believe
• inviting people into a spiritual journey sharing the gospel in culturally
relevant ways
• giving people opportunities to respond to the gospel and connecting them to
church.
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A series of helpful and stimulating articles, some more theological and some
more practical look at the ‘whys’ and ‘hows’ of mission and evangelism.
Among a wide spectrum of contributors are Paula Gooder, Graham Cray,
Christopher Jamieson, Mark Greene and Rowan Williams. The second two
thirds of the book follows the church year with a series of ideas, resources
and suggestions for all kinds of ways for reaching out in a spirit of service to
the surrounding community.
Do you want to run a community festival, start a debt counselling service, run
a seekers group, support your community in the workplace, campaign on
human trafficking (or any one of scores of other ideas)? This book is packed
with good ideas, suggestions and places to find further support.
Inside Out
www.eauk.org/church/resources/inside-out.cfm
Inside Out is an interactive DVD and web based course including biblical
teaching, local church stories, discussion and activities. The six sessions will
enable you and your church to rethink the meaning of mission in every area of
life together; take a fresh look at integrating words and actions to help bring
change to your community; help build a church committed and equipped to
take action.
Lost for Words
www.cpas.org.uk/shop/category/20
The aim of Lost for Words is to help ordinary
Christians speak about their faith in the course of
everyday life in a relaxed, natural and helpful way, so others may discover
and respond to God’s love. The resource consists of three separate courses,
(as below), with leader's notes, a CD-ROM with PowerPoint presentations,
handouts, activities and publicity material.
The Children’s course consists of 3 creative sessions using a variety of
media. The sessions explore the story of what God is doing in his world and
how children can play their part. Age range: 5-11 Length: 60 minutes per
session.
The Youth course consists of 6 sessions packed with activities for young
people to explore what their faith means to them and how they share it with
their peers. Age range: 12-18 Length: 90 minutes per session.
The Adult course has 6 interactive sessions and has been used effectively
throughout the UK across the spectrum of church traditions. Age range: 18+
Length: 120 minutes per session.
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Mind the Gap
www.agape.org.uk/resources
http://shop.agape.org.uk/mindthegap.html
This envisioning and training course addresses the issue of the ‘gap’ between
church culture and a society in which there is a great spiritual hunger. There
are six workshops to help participants understand better the context in which
their church is set, to consider what method of evangelism would work best;
and to shape an effective evangelism plan. Each video-based workshop is
presented on two DVDs with supporting materials on CD for printing off
leaders’ and participants’ notes. Sessions last 90 minutes, including 5x
5minute video clips, practical exercises and guided evaluations of your own
situation. There is also a promotional DVD and sample publicity material.
More to Life
www.vizaviz.org (follow links via Ministry; Reaching Adults)
See also More to Life ‘Engaging through Story’ kit, for
“empowering believers to reach people who are far from God but
close to them”. See page 6.
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4. Leading Faith
Arrow Leadership Programme
www.cpas.org.uk/events-and-programmes/equipping-leaders/arrowleadership-programme
The Arrow Leadership programme is available through CPAS, to whom
application should be made. Church endorsement is advised, as cost is
significant and the course extends over 18 months; it aims to cover character
and calling as well as skills. Teaching and learning is delivered over four
residential sessions, via mentors, in ‘peer cells’ and through projects.
Additional personal study time of at least 3 hours per week should be allowed
for. Visit website for more details, such as curriculum outline.
Building a Discipleship Culture
www.weare3dm.com/store
Leaders’ guide and participants’ guide available.
Christian Life & … Resources for Small Groups
www.christianlifeand.com
See Page 10
Exploring Faith Matters
(Previously ‘Education for Ministry’)
www.efmuk.org.uk
EFM is an ecumenical part-time programme for lay ministerial development,
for established Christians to develop their understanding of the Bible, Church
History and Doctrine. Study in small groups over 4 years, or take specific
years separately. External academic validation is from Chester University.
Also a 3-day residential training event for those seeking to lead / mentor an
EFM group.
Emmaus - Leading an Emmaus Group
www.chpublishing.co.uk/category/christian-books/the-emmaus-course-1509
A resource to help set up and run a small group. Although specifically geared
towards use with the Emmaus courses, it provides a wealth of practical
advice on running any small group in the local church. Laying a biblical
framework for group leadership, it includes information and advice on the
following issues:
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the role of the leader in the group
making newcomers to the group feel welcome
how to prepare for each session
leading Nurture and Growth groups
how to use shared meals and retreats to help a group grow
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Growing Leaders
www.cpas.org.uk/church-resources/growing-leaders-suite
Growing Leaders is a practical resource from CPAS for developing leaders
from within a church community and requires a whole church commitment.
Over a year, its unique mix of teaching, mentoring and practical application
focuses on:
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leadership rooted in Christ
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deepening commitment to long-term service
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essential skills for the task.
The Growing Leaders pack includes:
• leader’s notes and resources
• photocopiable handouts
• the Growing Leaders paperback
• CD-ROM with PowerPoint presentations, brief training videos,
additional handouts, resources and software.
Imagine how we can reach the UK
www.licc.org.uk/imagine/home
This 50 minute film explores the main reasons for the church’s
difficulties in envisioning, equipping, resourcing and supporting
Christians for today’s world and proposes a simple but radical way
forward, focusing on two great biblical truths – the concern of the
Creator-redeemer God for every aspect of our lives and Jesus’ mandate
to make disciples not converts. The DVD comes with extra resources
making it highly flexible for use in one, two or three session formats in
small groups, cells, leadership teams or churches. Other related course
materials and resources; see website.
Mentoring Matters
www.cpas.org.uk/church-resources/mentoring-matters/
Sharpen discipleship and leadership in your church with this easy-to-use pack
which has everything you need to start a church-based mentoring network:
identifying, equipping and resourcing mentors.
Part 1 - Getting started: A guide on how to set up a church-based mentoring
scheme, and three introductory guides on mentoring (one for church leaders,
one for potential mentors, one for potential mentees).
Part 2 - Training process: Material for eight mentor training sessions over a
year, including leaders' guide, handouts and PowerPoint presentations.
Part 3 – Resources: Book recommendations, articles, website links, mentor ebulletins and publicity material.
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The OCCA Business Programme
www.theocca.org/business-programme
The Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics (OCCA) Business Programme
will equip you to live out your Christian life in a credible, culturally-engaging
and relevant way. Designed for senior business people and professionals with
over ten years’ experience, this programme will re-invigorate you to serve
God in your work environment. Annually, see website for details and dates.
This five-week intensive programme seeks to invest in up to 12 people, and
includes a mix of lectures, discussion groups and one-on-one vocational
meetings, as well as giving key times for spiritual reflection in small groups.
The Biblical mandate for apologetics, the relationship between science and
religion, competing worldviews, morality and ethics, and much more are all
brought together in this holistic programme.
For the final week, students will attend the RZIM Summer School held at The
Queen’s College, Oxford, where they will be joined by more than 100
international delegates for a week of teaching on a particular theme. Further
details of this week can be found on the RZIM website at www.rzim.eu
Toolbox
www.licc.org.uk/engaging-with-culture/licc-toolbox
Toolbox is an integrated, interactive programme designed to help develop:
• a robust Biblical method for interpreting the Bible and applying it to
contemporary life
• skills in reading contemporary culture through a biblical lens
• application of contemporary issues and to your own life context
• vision for whole-life Christianity and understanding the impact
of the sacred-secular divide on Christian mission and living.
Runs twice a year (for five days in June & September) in London;
see website for dates.
See also: Executive Toolbox
www.licc.org.uk/workforum/events-courses/executivetoolbox
Designed as three separate 24-hour training seminars across six months, for
Christians in mid to senior level positions of influence, Executive Toolbox is
structured to help you have a significant impact on the way you work, the
people you work with and the organisation you work in. Meet with a cohort of
about 30 people and an experienced training team to help you grow in your
discipleship. Modules run from 6pm until 6pm the next day (but not all
through the night!), usually in January, March and June. See website for more
details and dates.
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