Discussion Tools
Guidelines for leading your group
What A Group Meeting Looks Like:
Connection
How is everyone doing?
Catch up with your group.
Storying
Bible reading and re-telling as a group (details below)
Discussion
Any questions or conversations that arise from the material.
Prayer
Close out the meeting by praying for each other.
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
Read the selected readings for the week prior to group meeting.
Review the questions and jot down some answers or questions you might have.
Bring any questions to your meeting and discuss the findings with your group.
NOTES and DISCUSSION questions
Majoring in the Minors: The Books of the Minor Prophets
STORYING
Step 1:
Group assigns portion of reading to one person in the group to re-tell at next meeting.
Step 2:
When groups meets next, the person assigned, retells the portion as best they can by memory.
Step 3:
Group then re-tells story together again, without help from original teller (help and prompt each other).
Step 4:
The bible passage is then read out loud, pausing to note where points were missed or incorrect.
Step 5:
Facilitator has group answer questions.
GOSPEL FLUENCY
QUESTIONS
As you study the daily readings, pause and ask these questions to better understand the good news.
1:
Who is God / Jesus?
3:
Who are we in light of that work?
2:
What has He done? What is He doing?
4:
How can we live in light of who we are?
1:
What am I doing or experiencing right now?
2:
In light of what I am doing or experiencing, what do I believe about myself?
3:
What do I believe God is doing or has done?
4:
What do I believe God is like?