Curriculum Ideas

Group Curriculum Guide | Winter/Spring 2012

Download our Winter/Spring Groups Curriculum Guide and find a wide range of studies for the months of February through April. These ideas were compiled from past group recommendations, personal recommendations of the Stonecreek staff and ongoing research. Our desire is to bring your group the best thinking around how to explore what it means to pursue life in Jesus as your greatest passion. Have a study you really like? E-mail the title and author to .

How To Use The Guide
For each recommendation you will find the number of sessions or chapters, a brief description and links to learn more. All studies have a link to Amazon.com or Christianbook.com for you to learn more and purchase study resources. Stonecreek has resources for a few of the studies. Use the links to request more information on these studies. If you have any questions, please let us know (770-754-7900 x112, .)

TIPS To ChoosING Your Next Study

Use the three Ps to choose the best study for your group:

Parameters: How often do you meet? How much time does the group really have to complete the work?  Don't choose a 12-week study if you only have four weeks until the end of a semester or the holidays. Likewise, don't choose a study with several hours of prep time if the group knows it won't be able to commit. 

People: Where is the majority of the group spiritually? Where are people struggling to understand? How can you challenge the group to grow? 

Purpose: What are one or two topics everyone is interested in learning? Is it how to be better parents? How to improve relationships? How to study a particular book of the Bible? Have the group e-mail a few ideas to you in order of interest and you determine what comes to the top. It's okay to have more than one purpose among the group. This just means whichever purpose is not chosen this time around can be the automatic default for the next group study.

"ING" GROUPS

An “ING” group is simple, fun and effective. First, take something you like to do. Next add an “ING” to it. Finally, bring a new Bible verse to discuss or share thoughts from the recent Sunday message. That's it! Some examples of ING groups:

If you decide to be an ING group, e-mail with the type of group to list in the Groups Guide and on the Web site.