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A printable checklist of practical tasks needed to start a small group including preparation, what you need for your first meeting, and what to do after the first meeting.
This handout outlines how to pace your small group's Bible study, depending on how much time you have available.
These two handouts offer multiple ideas for prayer and worship activities you can do with your small group to help keep you connected with God.
This resource will help you lead a group to prepare your hearts and ask Jesus to fill you with love for welcoming students during new student outreach (NSO).
A short guide to help you engage in silence as a spiritual practice.
This resource will help you keep track of the most important aspects of small group leading so you can be ready week to week.
This guided reflection based on Psalm 23 will help you to invest in your own self-care before, during, and after serving as a small group leader.
Theology & Podcast Season 1 Discussion Guide
A list of icebreaker ideas and activities to help groups get to know one another and grow in communication and hospitality. Curated by InterVarsity staff.
Saying yes to leading a small group is a risk. But it’s also an adventure, and this course will help you take the first step! As you lead, you’ll discover a life-giving community and growing love for Scripture.
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The Beyond Colorblind Proxe Station is designed as a catalyst for conversations around the Gospel through students' ethnic stories. Follow the link below to find everything you could need for training, promotion, set-up, and follow-up.
The Beyond Colorblind video series features people from various ethnic backgrounds sharing about the beauty, brokenness, redemption, and restoration they have experienced in their stories. We hope that the Holy Spirit would minister to students through the vulnerability and thoughtful reflection in these videos. Use these videos in tandem with the small group guides for guided discussion and response.
Ground Zero is a Bible study resource tailored to help plant a Black Campus Ministry chapter.
Learn about a method of planting campus ministry that takes on a distinctly inclusive, interdependent, communal posture
Students from all spiritual backgrounds want to understand the real stories behind their campuses. Use this guide to create a Justice Pilgrimage that will help students learn about their campus history, see how Jesus brings healing and justice to people and to places, and learn what it means to be part of an InterVarsity community.
A step-by-step guide for planning and leading a Nurses Christian Fellowship ministry. From the initial launch to the first four meetings, you'll have everything you need to start and grow an NCF community that loves God and serves others. Leaders guide also included.
This short Bible study on Matthew 9:35-38 can help you and other interested students discern God's invitation and think through your connections on campus.
This 5-week God-Investigation Group (GIG) series includes compelling illustrations, guided discussion, and application questions. Each study also has an accompanying leader's guide with community building suggestions, questions for going deeper, and other leadership insights.
A 4-week God-Investigation Group (GIG) series explores Jesus bringing justice to our world, designed for skeptics and seekers.
Want real community? This 7-week Bible study series unpacks what it means to be a flourishing community. Jesus is all about creating the kind of community that goes beyond just being known—how we live and love each other will change the world around us.